Kerala State Television Award for Best Actor

The Kerala State Television Award for Best Actor is an honour presented annually at the Kerala State Television Awards of India to an actor for the best performance in a leading role in a Malayalam telefilm or serial. Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Since 1998, the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous non-profit organisation functioning under the Department of Cultural Affairs, has been exercising control over the awards.^[1]

Kerala State Television Award for Best Actor
State award for contributions to Malayalam television
M. R. Gopakumar, Most Wins (3 times)
Awarded for	Best performance by an actor in a leading role
Sponsored by	Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
Final award	2020
Highlights
Last winner	Shivaji Guruvayoor
Website	www.keralafilm.com

Superlatives

Superlative	Actor	Record
Actor with most awards	M. R. Gopakumar	3

Winners

The 2008 recipient Murali for Aranazhikaneram and 2013 recipient Salim Kumar for Parethante Paribhavangal are the only 2 actors to win the National Film Award for Best Actor, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor and Kerala State Television Award under the category of Best Actor

Year	Photo of Winners	Recipient(s)	Tele film / serial(s)	Ref.
2023		Anoop Krishnan	kanmashi
2022		Shivaji Guruvayoor	Bharthavinte Snehithan
2021		Ishaq	Pira
2020		Shivaji Guruvayoor	Kathayariyathe	[2]
2019		Madhu Vibhakar	Kunjiraman	[3]
2018		Raghavan	Dehantharam	[4]
2017		Krishnan Balakrishnan	Kaligandaki	[5]
2016		Gireesh Kumar K.	Ooriyattam	[6]
2015		Munshi Baiju	Nadakanthyam	[7]
2014		Murukan	Unmadham
2013		Salim Kumar	Parethante Paribhavangal	[8]
2012		Mukundan	Sandhya Ragam
2011		Babu Annur	Daivatinte Swantham Devooty
2010		Ashok Kumar	Planning
		Achuthanandan	Planning
2009		Manikandan Pattambi	Unaru
2008		Murali	Aranazhikaneram	[9]
2007		K. B. Ganesh Kumar	Madavam	[10]
2006		T. G. Ravi	Nizhalroopam	[11]
2005		Siddique	Samasya Annum Mazhayayirunnu	[12]
2004		Prem Prakash	Avicharitham	[13]
2003		Ravi Vallathol	American Dreams
2002		Ratheesh	Anna
2001		Nedumudi Venu	Avasthantharangal
2000		Sreenath
1999		M. R. Gopakumar	Pulari Balyakalasmaranakal
1998		M. R. Gopakumar	Pattolaponnu
1997
1996
1995
1994		M. R. Gopakumar	Koodaram
1993		Jose Prakash	Mikhayelinte Santhathikal

See also

• List of Asian television awards