The Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam is presented annually by ''

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'' magazine as part of its

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ceremony, honoring excellence in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

. The award was instituted in 1972 and is determined by a jury. The inaugural recipient of the award was

Madhu Madhu (Sanskrit: ) is a word used in several Indo-Aryan languages meaning ''honey'' or ''sweet''. It is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/médʰu, ''*médʰu'', whenc ...

for his performance in '' Swayamvaram'' (1972). As of 2023,

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam-language films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, ...

holds the record for the most wins in this category, with 13 awards. He is also the most recent recipient, having won the award in 2023.

Superlatives

holds the record for the most wins in the category, with 13 awards. He is the only actor to have won the award in five separate decades: the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s. He also holds the record for receiving nominations across all five decades. *

Premji Mullamangalath Parameshwaran Bhattathiripad (23 September 1908 – 10 August 1998), commonly known as M. P. Bhatathirippad or Premji, was a social reformer, cultural leader and actor from Kerala state, India. Premji joined Yogakshema Sabha ...

and Mammootty are the only actors to have received the award for portraying real-life individuals. Premji remains the only actor to win the award for a debut performance. *

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (; born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hin ...

holds the record for the most consecutive wins, having received the award three years in a row from 1993 to 1995. Other actors who have won in consecutive years include

(1976–1977),

Pratap Pothen Pratap Pothen (13 August 1952 – 15 July 2022) was an Indian actor and filmmaker who acted in about 100 films and directed 12 films. He appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam, and Telugu cinema, Telugu as well as Bollywo ...

(1979–1980),

Bharat Gopy Gopynathan Velayudhan Nair (2 November 1937 – 29 January 2008), popularly known by the stage name Bharat Gopy, was an Indian actor, producer, and director. Considered one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema, Gopy was one of ...

(1982–1983), Mammootty (1984–1985, 1990–1991, 1998–1999, 2009–2010, and 2014–2015), and

Fahadh Faasil Abdul Hameed Mohammed Fahad Fazil (born 8 August 1982), professionally known as Fahadh Faasil, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Malayalam films. Noted for his diverse portrayals, Fahadh is among the highest-paid and most ...

(2012–2013). *Fahadh Faasil has received the award three times within six years, for ''22 Female Kottayam'' (2012), ''North 24 Kaatham'' (2013), and ''Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum'' (2017). *

Kamal Haasan Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Considered as one of the most accomplished actors of Indian Cinema, Haas ...

remains the youngest recipient of the award, having won at the age of 20 for his performance in ''

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'' (1974). *In decade-wise distribution, Kamal Haasan and Madhu each received two awards in the 1970s. In the 1980s, Bharat Gopi, Mammootty, and Mohanlal received two awards each. Mammootty and Mohanlal led the 1990s with three wins each. Mammootty and Fahadh Faasil led with three wins each.

Multiple winners

* 13 Wins:

* 08 Wins:

* 03 Wins:

Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965), is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Bhojpuri language films. He is also a chenda ...

* 02 Wins: Kamal Hassan,

Winners

References

External links

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Actors An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...