Nandi Award for Best Actor

The Nandi Award for Best Actor was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977.^[1] The winner is awarded a "Silver Nandi", "Sri Rajendra Prasad Gold Medal", cash award and a commendation certificate. Venkatesh has won the most Best Actor awards with five wins, followed by Mahesh Babu with four wins.^[2]

Nandi Award for Best Actor
Awarded for	Best Performance by an actor in a leading role in Telugu cinema
Sponsored by	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Reward(s)	"Silver Nandi", "Sri Rajendra Prasad Gold Medal", cash award and a commendation certificate
First award	1977
Final award	2016
Most recent winner	N. T. Rama Rao Jr. for the films Nannaku Prematho and Janatha Garage
Highlights
Most wins	Venkatesh (5 awards) Mahesh Babu (4 awards)
Total awarded	40
First winner	Krishnam Raju

Winners

List of winners of Nandi Awards for Best Actor

Artist	Wins
Venkatesh	5
Mahesh Babu	4
Chiranjeevi	3
Balakrishna	3
Nagarjuna	3
Kamal Haasan	3
Jagapati Babu	2
Krishnam Raju	2
Dasari Narayana Rao	2
Rajendra Prasad	2
M. Prabhakar Reddy	2
Ravi Teja	1
Prabhas	1
Nani	1
N.T. Rama Rao Jr	1

Year	Actor	Role	Film	Ref.
2016	N. T. Rama Rao Jr.	• Abhiram  • Anand	• Nannaku Prematho  • Janatha Garage	[3]
2015	Mahesh Babu	Harsha Vardhan	Srimanthudu
2014	Balakrishna	Jaidev / Krishna	Legend
2013	Prabhas	Jai	Mirchi	[4]
2012	Nani	Varun Krishna	Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu	[4]
2011	Mahesh Babu	Ajay	Dookudu	[5]
2010	Balakrishna	Srimannarayana / Dr. Narasimha	Simha
2009	Dasari Narayana Rao	Palakollu	Mestri
2008	Ravi Teja	Ravi	Neninthe
2007	Venkatesh	Ganesh	Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule
2006	Nagarjuna	Bhadrachala Ramadasu	Sri Ramadasu
2005	Mahesh Babu	Nanda Gopal (Nandu) / Pardhu	Athadu
2004	Rajendra Prasad	Raghuramayya	Aa Naluguru
2003	Mahesh Babu	G. Seetaram	Nijam
2002 †	• Chiranjeevi  • Nagarjuna	• Indrasena Reddy / Shankar Narayana  • Karthik	• Indra  • Santosham
2001	Balakrishna	Narasimha	Narasimha Naidu
2000	Jagapati Babu	Anand Babu	Manoharam
1999	Venkatesh	Raghu	Kalisundam Raa
1998	Venkatesh	Ganesh	Ganesh
1997	Nagarjuna	Annamacharya	Annamayya
1996	Jagapati Babu	Madhu	Maavichiguru
1995	Venkatesh	Rakesh	Dharma Chakram
1994	Akkineni Nageswara Rao	Srinivasa Rao	Bangaru Kutumbam
1993	Suman	Raju	Bava Bavamaridi
1992	Chiranjeevi	Madhava	Aapathbandhavudu
1991	Dasari Narayana Rao	Satteyya	Mamagaaru
1990	Rajendra Prasad	Ramudu	Yerra Mandaram
1989	Kamal Haasan	G.K. Rayudu/Chandram	Indrudu Chandrudu
1988	Venkatesh	Pruthvi	Prema
1987	Chiranjeevi	Sambayya	Swayam Krushi
1986	Kamal Haasan	Sivayya	Swathi Muthyam
1985	Murali Mohan	Ramachandra	O Thandri Theerpu
1984	Krishnam Raju	Brahmanna/Ravi	Bobbili Brahmanna
1983	Kamal Haasan	Balakrishna	Saagara Sangamam
1982	Akkineni Nageswara Rao	Ravindra Babu	Meghasandesam
1981	M. Prabhakar Reddy		Palle Pilichindi
1980	M. Prabhakar Reddy		Yuvatharam Kadilindi
1979	Gokina Rama Rao	Sarpanch Raghuramayya	Punadhirallu
1978	Hema Sunder	Parvateesam	Naalaga Endaro
1977	Krishnam Raju	Hari/Krishna	Amaradeepam