SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu

SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best acting done by an actor in Telugu films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011. Mahesh Babu is the most nominated with eight nominations and most awarded with four wins.

Superlatives CategoriesRecipientRecordMost winsMahesh Babu4Most consecutive winsAllu Arjun2 (20202021)Most nominationsMahesh Babu8Most consecutive nominationsMahesh Babu5 (20112015)Most nominations without a winDulquer Salmaan3Oldest winnerNandamuri BalakrishnaAge 55 (4th SIIMA)Youngest winnerN. T. Rama Rao Jr.Age 34 (6th SIIMA)Oldest nomineeChiranjeeviAge 69 (12th SIIMA)Youngest nomineeNaga ChaitanyaAge 25 (1st SIIMA)

Allu Arjun, Nani and Nandamuri Balakrishna have also won the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Telugu. Allu Arjun is the only actor to win the award consecutively, for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020) and Pushpa The Rise (2021). Mahesh Babu is the most awarded with 4 wins followed by Allu Arjun with 3 wins.

Winners

Year Winner Film Ref 2011Mahesh Babu Dookudu 2012 Pawan Kalyan Gabbar Singh 2013 Mahesh Babu Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu 2014Nandamuri BalakrishnaLegend2015Mahesh BabuSrimanthudu2016N. T. Rama Rao Jr.Janatha Garage2017PrabhasBaahubali 2: The Conclusion2018Ram CharanRangasthalam2019Mahesh BabuMaharshi 2020Allu Arjun Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo2021Allu ArjunPushpa: The Rise2022N. T. Rama Rao Jr.RRR2023NaniDasara2024Allu ArjunPushpa 2: The Rule2025Naga ChaitanyaThandel

Nominations 2011: Mahesh Babu – Dookudu Prabhas – Mr. Perfect Naga Chaitanya – 100% Love Nagarjuna – Rajanna Nandamuri Balakrishna – Sri Rama Rajyam 2012: Pawan Kalyan – Gabbar Singh Rana Daggubati – Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum Mahesh Babu – Businessman Nagarjuna – Shirdi Sai Allu Arjun – Julayi Ram Charan – Racha 2013: Mahesh Babu – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Ram Charan – Naayak Venkatesh – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Pawan Kalyan – Attarintiki Daredi Nithiin – Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde Prabhas – Mirchi 2014: Nandamuri Balakrishna – Legend Mahesh Babu – 1: Nenokkadine Venkatesh – Drushyam Naga Chaitanya – Manam Allu Arjun – Race Gurram 2015: Mahesh Babu – Srimanthudu Ram Charan – Bruce Lee: The Fighter Nani – Bhale Bhale Magadivoy Prabhas – Baahubali: The Beginning Varun Tej – Kanche 2016: N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – Janatha Garage Nithiin – A Aa Venkatesh – Babu Bangaram Nani – Krishna Gadi Veera Prema Gaadha Ram Charan – Dhruva 2017: Prabhas – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Nandamuri Balakrishna – Gautamiputra Satakarni Vijay Deverakonda – Arjun Reddy N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – Jai Lava Kusa Rana Daggubati – Nene Raju Nene Mantri 2018: Ram Charan – Rangasthalam Mahesh Babu – Bharat Ane Nenu N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava Dulquer Salmaan – Mahanati Vijay Devarakonda – Geetha Govindam Sudheer Babu – Sammohanam 2019: Mahesh Babu – Maharshi Ram Charan – Vinaya Vidheya Rama Ram Pothineni – iSmart Shankar Varun Tej – Gaddalakonda Ganesh Nani – Jersey Naveen Polishetty – Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya 2020: Allu Arjun – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Mahesh Babu – Sarileru Neekevvaru Sudheer Babu – V Satyadev – Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya Nithiin – Bheeshma 2021: Allu Arjun – Pushpa: The Rise Nandamuri Balakrishna – Akhanda Naveen Polishetty – Jathi Ratnalu Allari Naresh – Naandhi Naga Chaitanya – Love Story Nani – Shyam Singha Roy 2022: N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – RRR Adivi Sesh – Major Dulquer Salmaan – Sita Ramam Nikhil Siddhartha – Karthikeya 2 Ram Charan – RRR Siddhu Jonnalagadda – DJ Tillu 2023: Nani – Dasara Nandamuri Balakrishna – Bhagavanth Kesari Chiranjeevi – Waltair Veerayya Dhanush – Sir Sai Dharam Tej – Virupaksha 2024: Allu Arjun – Pushpa 2: The Rule Dulquer Salmaan – Lucky Baskhar N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – Devara: Part 1 Nani – Saripodhaa Sanivaaram Prabhas – Kalki 2898 AD Teja Sajja – Hanu-Man 2025: Naga Chaitanya – Thandel Dhanush – Kuberaa Nani – HIT: The Third Case Pawan Kalyan – They Call Him OG Teja Sajja – Mirai Venkatesh – Sankranthiki Vasthunam

See also

SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Telugu SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu

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