Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil

The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil (Kollywood) films.

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Tamil
The 2023 recipient: Fahadh Faasil
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Tamil
Country	India
Presented by	Filmfare
First award	Jayaram, Panchathanthiram (2003)
Currently held by	Fahadh Faasil Maamannan (2023)
Website	Filmfare Awards

The award was introduced and first given at the 50th South Filmfare Awards in 2003,^[1] with Jayaram being the first recipient.^[2]

Superlatives

Superlative	Actor	Record
Actor with most awards	Ajmal Ameer Sathyaraj Pasupathy	2
Actor with most nominations	Prakash Raj	9
Actor with most nominations without ever winning
Actors with most nominations in a single year	Santhanam	2
Films with most nominations in a single year	Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) – J. D. Chakravarthy, Prakash Raj Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004) – R. Madhavan, Siddharth Em Magan (2006) – Nassar, Vadivelu Ayan (2009) – Jagan, Prabhu Raja Rani (2013) – Jai, Sathyaraj Theri (2016) – Mahendran, Rajendran
Oldest winner	Sathyaraj	64
Oldest nominee	Mahendran	76
Youngest winner	Ajmal Ameer	24
Youngest nominee

Multiple nominations

• 9 nominations: Prakash Raj
• 5 nominations: Prabhu, Samuthirakani
• 4 nominations: Santhanam, Pasupathy
• 3 nominations: R. Madhavan, Thambi Ramaiah, Sathyaraj, S. J. Suryah
• 2 nominations: Rajkiran, Arya, Prasanna, Ajmal Ameer, Vadivelu, Rajendran, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Yogi Babu
• 1 nomination: Vinay Rai, R. Sarathkumar

Winners

Year	Actor	Film
2022	Kaali Venkat	Gargi
	Arav	Kalaga Thalaivan
	S. J. Suryah	Don
	Selvaraghavan	Saani Kaayidham
	Vijay Sethupathi	Vikram
	Yogi Babu	Love Today
2021	Pasupathy	Sarpatta Parambarai
	Gautham Vasudev Menon	Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal
	Paresh Rawal	Soorarai Pottru
	Prakash Raj	Jai Bhim
	R. Sarathkumar	Vaanam Kottatum
	S. J. Suryah	Maanaadu
	Samuthirakani	Udanpirappe
2018	Sathyaraj	Kanaa
	Akshay Kumar	2.0
	Anurag Kashyap	Imaikkaa Nodigal
	Arun Vijay	Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
	Samuthirakani	Kaala
2017	Prasanna	Thiruttu Payale 2
	Abhimanyu Singh	Theeran Adhigaram Ondru
	S. J. Suryah	Mersal
	Vinay Rai	Thupparivaalan
	Vivek Oberoi	Vivegam
2016	Samuthirakani	Visaranai
	Mahendran	Theri
	Rajendran	Theri
	Sathish	Remo
	Sathish Krishnan	Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada
2015	Arvind Swamy	Thani Oruvan
	Arun Vijay	Yennai Arindhaal
	K. S. Ravikumar	Thanga Magan
	Prakash Raj	OK Kanmani
	R. Parthiepan	Naanum Rowdy Dhaan
2014	Bobby Simha	Jigarthanda
	Kalaiyarasan	Madras
	Siddharth	Kaaviya Thalaivan
	Samuthirakani	Velaiyilla Pattathari
	Thambi Ramaiah	Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam
2013	Sathyaraj	Raja Rani
	Arya	Arrambam
	Jai	Raja Rani
	Jerry	Paradesi
	Rahman	Singam 2
2012	Thambi Ramaiah	Kumki
	Pasupathi	Aravaan
	Santhanam	Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
	Sathyaraj (again)	Nanban
	Vidyut Jamwal	Thuppakki
2011	Ajmal Ameer	Ko
	Santhanam	Deiva Thirumagal
	Santhanam (again)	Siruthai
	Sunder Ramu	Mayakkam Enna
	V. I. S. Jayapalan	Aadukalam
2010	Parthiban	Aayirathil Oruvan
	Madhavan	Manmadan Ambu
	Prakash Raj	Singam
	Prithviraj	Raavanan
	Santhanam	Boss Engira Bhaskaran
	Thambi Ramaiah	Mynaa
2009	Jayaprakash	Pasanga
	Jagan	Ayan
	Prabhu	Ayan
	Rajendran	Naan Kadavul
	Vadivelu	Aadhavan
2008	Ajmal Ameer	Anjathey
	Prakash Raj	Abhiyum Naanum
	Prasanna	Anjathe
	Sampath Raj	Saroja
	Samuthirakani	Subramaniyapuram
2007	Saravanan	Paruthiveeran
	Kishore	Polladhavan
	Prabhu	Billa
	Prakash Raj	Mozhi
	Suman	Sivaji
2006	Pasupathy	E
	Guinness Pakru	Dishyum
	Nassar	Em Magan
	Prakash Raj	Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu
	Vadivelu	Em Magan
2005	Rajkiran	Thavamai Thavamirundhu
	Arya	Ullam Ketkumae
	Napoleon	Ayya
	Pasupathy	Majaa
	Prabhu	Chandramukhi
2004	Madhavan	Aayutha Ezhuthu
	Prabhu	Vasool Raja MBBS
	Prakash Raj	M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi
	Rajkiran	Kovil
	Siddharth	Aayutha Ezhuthu
2003	Suriya	Pithamagan
	Madhavan	Anbe Sivam
	Prakash Raj	Chokka Thangam
2002	Jayaram	Panchathanthiram
	J. D. Chakravarthy	Kannathil Muthamittal
	Prabhu	Charlie Chaplin
	Prakash Raj	Kannathil Muthamittal
	Yugi Sethu	Ramana