Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada

The Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. The award was first given in 1972. As of 2026, Rajkumar has won the award a record 8 times, followed by Anant Nag with 6 wins.

Superlatives

Multiple winners

• Rajkumar - 8 Awards
• Anant Nag - 6 Awards
• Vishnuvardhan, Shiva Rajkumar, Puneeth Rajkumar - 4 Awards
• Sudeepa - 3 Awards
• Lokesh, Ramesh Aravind, Ganesh, Prem, Yash - 2 Awards

Hattricks

• Rajkumar (1984, 1985, 1986)
• Anant Nag (1989, 1990, 1991)
• Sudeepa (2001, 2002, 2003)

Winners

Notes

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