Nandi Award for Best Actor


The Nandi Award for Best Actor was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977. The winner is awarded a "Silver Nandi", "Shri Rajendra Prasad Gold Medal", cash award and a commendation certificate. Venkatesh is the actor to have won the best actor award five times, followed Mahesh Babu with four.

Winners

YearActorRoleFilmRef
2016N. T. Rama Rao Jr.Abhiram
Anand		Nannaku Prematho
Janatha Garage
2015Mahesh BabuHarsha VardhanSrimanthudu
2014BalakrishnaJaidev
Krishna		Legend
2013PrabhasJaiMirchi
2012NaniVarun KrishnaYeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
2011Mahesh BabuDookudu
2010BalakrishnaSimha
2009Dasari Narayana RaoMestri
2008Ravi TejaNeninthe
2007VenkateshGaneshAadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
2006NagarjunaBhadrachala RamadasuSri Ramadasu
2005Mahesh BabuNanda Gopal / PardhuAthadu
2004Rajendra PrasadRaghuramayyaAa Naluguru
2003Mahesh BabuG. SeetaramNijam
2002
ChiranjeeviIndrasena Reddy / Shankar Narayana Indra
2002
NagarjunaSantosham
2001BalakrishnaNarasimha Naidu
2000Jagapati BabuManoharam
1999VenkateshKalisundam Raa
1998VenkateshGanesh
1997NagarjunaAnnamacharyaAnnamayya
1996Jagapati BabuMaavichiguru
1995VenkateshDharma Chakram
1994Akkineni Nageswara RaoBangaru Kutumbam
1993
Jagapati BabuGaayam
1993SumanBava Bamarindi
1992ChiranjeeviAapathbandhavudu
1991Dasari Narayana RaoMamagaaru
1990Rajendra PrasadErra Mandaram
1989Kamal HaasanIndrudu Chandrudu
1988VenkateshPrema
1987ChiranjeeviSwayam Krushi
1986Kamal HaasanSivayyaSwathi Muthyam
1985Murali MohanO Thandri Teerpu
1984Krishnam RajuBobbili Brahmanna
1983Kamal HaasanBalakrishnaSaagara Sangamam
1982Akkineni Nageswara RaoMeghasandesam
1981M. Prabhakar ReddyPalle Pilichindi
1980M. Prabhakar ReddyYuvatharam Kadilindi
1979Gokina Rama RaoPunadhirallu
1978Hema SunderNaalaga Endaro
1977Krishnam RajuAmaradeepam