The Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam is an award instituted in 1972, presently annually at the Filmfare Awards South to an actor via a jury. This given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for performers in Malayalam cinema. The award was first given in 1972. The 2022 winner of the award is Biju Menon. As of 2021, Mammootty leads the list with 12 wins.

Superlatives

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically app ...

holds the record for most consecutive wins, having won the award for three years in a row from 1993 to 1995. Five other actors have won the award in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Madhu (1976–77), Pratap Pothen (1979–80), Bharat Gopi (1982–83), Mammootty (1984–85), Mammootty (1998–99), and Mammootty (1990–91), Mammootty (2009–10),

Fahadh Faasil Fahadh Fazil (8 August 1982) is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and has appeared in few Tamil and Telugu films. He has acted in more than 50 films and has received several awards, including a Nati ...

(2012–13) and Mammootty (2014–15). *Only one actor has won the Best Actor award for their debut performance: Premji for '' Piravi'' (1989) *Kamal Haasan became the youngest Best Actor winner in the history of the award at the age of 20 for ''

Kanyakumari Kanniyakumari (; , referring to Devi Kanya Kumari), also known as Cape Comorin, is a city in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent and the southernmost city in mainland Ind ...

'' (1974). Mohanlal became the second youngest winner of the Best Actor award at the age of 26 for ''

Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam ''Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Sreenivasan from a story by Anthikkad. The film stars Mohanlal, Karthika, Sreenivasan and M. G. Soman. The ...

'' (1986). * Kamal Haasan and Madhu achieved supremacy in the 1970s with 2 wins, each. In the 1980s with 2 wins Bharat Gopi, Mammootty and

reigned. Mammootty and Mohanlal continued their domination in the 1990s with 3 wins each. Mammootty triumphed in the 2000s with 4 wins. Mammootty again led the 2010s with 3 wins to his credit. *Mammootty and Mohanlal holds a unique record of receiving nominations in this category in 4 decades (1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s). *Mammootty holds the record of winning an award in 4 decades. *Premji and Mammootty are the only actors to win a Best Actor award for portraying a real person. Premji won in 1989 for portraying ''Professor Raghava Chakyar'' in '' Piravi and'' Mammootty in 1990 for portraying ''

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (21 January 1908 – 5 July 1994), popularly referred to as Beypore Sulthan, was a writer of Malayalam literature. He was a writer, humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer, noted for his path-breaking, ...

'' in '' Mathilukal'' (1990).

Multiple winners

* 12 Wins: Mammootty * 8 Wins:

* 3 Wins: Madhu,

Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965) known mononymously as Jayaram, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam,Tamil films, along with a few Telugu films. He is also a chenda percussionist, mimicry artist, and occasional ...

, Fahad Fasil

Winners

Kamal Haasan at Promotions of 'Vishwaroop' with Videocon (03)

References

External links

Filmfare Awards
indiatimes.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Malayalam

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