The Tamil State Film Awards for Best Actor is given by the state government as part of its annual
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The aw ...
for
Tamil (
Kollywood
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood ...
) films.
List of winners
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, 1967
,
A. V. M. Rajan
,
, ''
Karpooram''
,
, -
, 1968
,
M. G. Ramachandran
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 24 December 1987), also popularly known as M.G.R., was an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and filmmaker who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987 ...
, Anand, Sekhar
, ''
Kudiyirundha Koyil''
,
, -
, 1969
,
Sivaji Ganesan
Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...
, Shankar, Kannan, Vijay
, ''
Deiva Magan''
,
, -
, 1970
,
Gemini Ganesan
Ramasamy Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was referred to as the ''Kaadhal Mannan'' (King of Romance) for his romantic roles ...
, Suresh
, ''
Kaaviya Thalaivi''
,
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, 1971
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, -style="text-align:center;"
, 1972
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, -style="text-align:center;"
, 1973
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, -style="text-align:center;"
, 1974
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, 1975
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, 1976
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, -
, 1977
,
Kamal Haasan
, Gopalakrishnan
, ''
16 Vayathinile
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''
,
, -
, 1978
,
Srikanth
,
, ''
Karunai Ullam''
,
, -
, 1979–80
,
Sivakumar
,
, ''
Avan Aval Adhu
''Avan Aval Adhu'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Muktha Srinivasan and written by Visu. The film stars Sivakumar, Lakshmi, Sripriya and Thengai Srinivasan. Dealing with the then-groundbreaking issue of surrogate pregnan ...
''
,
, -
, 1980–81
,
Kamal Haasan
, Sundaram Rangan
, ''
Varumayin Niram Sigappu''
,
, -
, 1981–82
,
Kamal Haasan
, R. Sreenivas
, ''
Moondram Pirai''
,
, -
, 1982
,
Sivakumar
, Aravindhan
, ''
Agni Sakshi''
,
, -style="text-align:center;"
, 1983
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, -style="text-align:center;"
, 1984
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, -style="text-align:center;"
, 1985
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, -style="text-align:center;"
, 1986
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, -style="text-align:center;"
, 1987
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, -
, 1988
,
Vijayakanth
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, Captain Sundarapandian
, ''
Senthoora Poove
''Senthoora Poove'' () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by P. R. Devaraj, starring Vijayakanth, Ramki, and Nirosha, while Chandrasekhar, Sripriya, C. L. Anandan, Vijaya Lalitha, Anandaraj, Senthil, and Charle play supporti ...
''
,
, -
, 1989
,
Kamal Haasan
, Sethupathi, Appu, Raja
, ''
Apoorva Sagodharargal''
,
, -
, 1990
,
Karthik
, Ponnurangam
, ''
Kizhakku Vasal
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''
,
, -
, 1991
,
Prabhu
, Chinna Thambi
, ''
Chinna Thambi
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''
,
, -
, 1992
,
Kamal Haasan
, Sakthivel
, ''
Thevar Magan''
,
, -
, 1993
,
Arjun
, Krishnamoorthy
, ''
Gentleman''
,
, -
, 1994
,
Prabhudeva
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, Deva
, ''
Kadhalan
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''
,
, -
, 1994
,
Sarath Kumar
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, Nattamai
, Pasupathy
, ''
Nattamai
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''
,
, -
, 1995
,
Rajinikanth
, Zamindar, Muthu
, ''
Muthu''
,
, -
, 1996
,
Kamal Haasan
, Senapathy
, Chandrabose
, ''
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,
, -
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Vijay
, Jeevanantham
, ''
Kadhalukku Mariyadhai
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''
,
, -
, style="background:#ADD8E6", 1997
,
Parthiban
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, Bharathi
, ''
Bharathi Kannamma
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''
,
[
, -
, 1998
, ]Sarath Kumar
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, Chinnaiya, Muthaiya
, '' Natpukaaga
,
, -
, 1999
, Rajinikanth
, Aarupadayappan
, ''Padayappa
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''
, Mudhalvan
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''
, Kadal Pookal
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''
, Nandha
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''
,
Anbarasu
Thiruchelvan
, '' Run''
''Anbe Sivam
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''
'' Kannathil Muthamittal''
, Jayam Ravi
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, M. Kumaran
, '' M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi''
, Sivaji
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''
,
, George W. Bush, Christian Fletcher, Shingan Narahazi, Balram Naidu, Avtar Singh, Krishnaveni Paatti, Vincent Poovaraghan, Khalifullah Khan Mukhtar
, ''Dasavathaaram
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, Karan
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, Malayan
, '' Malayan''
,
, '' Raavanan''
, Vaagai Sooda Vaa
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''
, Neethaane En Ponvasantham
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''
, Arya
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, John
, '' Raja Rani''
,
See also
* Cinema of India
References
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Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...