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", "Shri Rajendra Prasad Gold Medal", cash award and a commendation certificate. Venkatesh is the actor to have won the best actor award five times,^[2] followed Mahesh Babu with four.

Winners

Year	Actor	Role	Film	Ref
2016	N. T. Rama Rao Jr.	• Abhiram  • Anand	• Nannaku Prematho  • Janatha Garage	[3]
2015	Mahesh Babu	Harsha Vardhan	Srimanthudu	[3]
2014	Balakrishna	• Jaidev  • Krishna	Legend	[3]
2013	Prabhas	Jai	Mirchi	[4]
2012	Nani	Varun Krishna	Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu	[5]
2011	Mahesh Babu		Dookudu	[6]
2010	Balakrishna		Simha	[7]
2009	Dasari Narayana Rao		Mestri
2008	Ravi Teja		Neninthe	[8]
2007	Venkatesh	Ganesh	Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule	[9]
2006	Nagarjuna	Bhadrachala Ramadasu	Sri Ramadasu	[10]
2005	Mahesh Babu		Athadu	[11]
2004	Rajendra Prasad	Raghuramayya	Aa Naluguru	[12]
2003	Mahesh Babu		Nijam	[13]
2002	Chiranjeevi		Indra	[14]
2002	Nagarjuna		Santosham	[15]
2001	Balakrishna		Narasimha Naidu	[16]
2000	Jagapati Babu		Manoharam	[17]
1999	Venkatesh		Kalisundam Raa	[18]
1998	Venkatesh		Ganesh	[19]
1997	Nagarjuna	Annamacharya	Annamayya	[20]
1996	Jagapati Babu		Maavichiguru	[21]
1995	Venkatesh		Dharma Chakram	[22]
1994	Akkineni Nageswara Rao		Bangaru Kutumbam	[23]
1993	Jagapati Babu		Gaayam	[24]
1993	Suman		Bava Bamarindi	[25]
1992	Chiranjeevi		Aapathbandhavudu	[26]
1991	Dasari Narayana Rao		Mamagaaru	[27]
1990	Rajendra Prasad		Erra Mandaram	[28]
1989	Kamal Haasan		Indrudu Chandrudu	[29]
1988	Venkatesh		Prema	[30]
1987	Chiranjeevi		Swayam Krushi	[31]
1986	Kamal Haasan	Sivayya	Swathi Muthyam	[32]
1985	Murali Mohan		O Thandri Teerpu	[33]
1984	Krishnam Raju		Bobbili Brahmanna	[34]
1983	Kamal Haasan		Saagara Sangamam	[35]
1982	Akkineni Nageswara Rao		Meghasandesam	[36]
1981	M. Prabhakar Reddy		Palle Pilichindi	[37]
1980	M. Prabhakar Reddy		Yuvatharam Kadilindi	[38]
1979	Gokina Rama Rao		Punadhirallu	[39]
1978	Hema Sunder		Naalaga Endaro	[40]
1977	Krishnam Raju		Amaradeepam	[41]

References

See also

• Cinema of Andhra Pradesh
• Nandi Awards