SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual
South Indian International Movie Awards
The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA Awards) rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreciate and hono ...
, for the best acting done by an actor in a leading role in his debut
Telugu film. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011.
Superlatives
Winners
Nominations
* 2011:
Aadi – ''
Prema Kavali''
** Mano Tej – ''Babloo''
**
Arvind Krishna
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– ''
It's My Love Story''
**
Abijeet Duddala – ''
Life is Beautiful''
** Ajay – ''
Nuvvila''
* 2012:
Sudheer Babu – ''
Siva Manasulo Sruthi''
**
Rahul Ravindran – ''
Andala Rakshasi''
**
Naveen Chandra – ''
Andala Rakshasi''
**
Sumanth Ashwin – ''
Tuneega Tuneega''
**
Prince Cecil – ''
Neeku Naaku Dash Dash''
* 2013:
Raj Tarun – ''
Uyyala Jampala''
**
Allu Sirish – ''
Gouravam''
**
Mahat Raghavendra – ''
Backbench Student''
**
Sree Vishnu – ''
Prema Ishq Kaadhal''
**
Adivi Sesh
Adivi Sesh Sunny Chandra (born 17 December 1984) is an Indian actor, director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. Known for his work in action and suspense thrillers, he's received various awards including an IIFA Utsavam, IIFA Award T ...
– ''
Kiss
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''
* 2014:
Sai Dharam Tej
Sai Durgha Tej (born Sai Dharam Tej; 15 October 1986) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. Tej started his acting career with the box office success ''Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham'' (2014), which earned him t ...
– ''
Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam''
**
Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas – ''
Alludu Sreenu''
**
Sampoornesh Babu – ''
Hrudaya Kaleyam''
**
Varun Tej
Konidela Sai Varun Tej, better known as Varun Tej (born 19 January 1990) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut in 2014 with ''Mukunda''. He received praise for featuring in Krish (director), Krish's critically ...
– ''
Mukunda
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** Tejus Kancherla – ''
Ulavacharu Biriyani''
* 2015:
Akhil Akkineni –
''Akhil''
**
Akash Puri – ''
Andhra Pori''
** Parvatheesam – ''
Kerintha''
** Sathya Karthik – ''Tippu''
**
Vijay Deverakonda – ''
Yevade Subramanyam''
* 2016:
Roshan Meka – ''
Nirmala Convent''
**
Nikhil Kumar – ''
Jaguar
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**
Sandeep Kumar – ''
Vangaveeti''
**
Sagar – ''Siddhartha''
* 2017: Ishaan – ''
Rogue''
** Aashish Raj – ''
Aakatayi''
** Ganta Ravi – ''Jayadev''
**
Rakshit Atluri – ''
London Babulu''
**
Vishwak Sen – ''
Vellipomakey''
* 2018:
Kalyaan Dhev – ''
Vijetha
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** Aashish Gandhi – ''
Natakam''
**
Rahul Vijay – ''
Ee Maaya Peremito''
** Srinivasa Sayee – ''Subhalekha + Lu''
**
Sumanth Sailendra – ''
Brand Babu''
*2019:
Sri Simha – ''
Mathu Vadalara''
**
Anand Deverakonda – ''
Dorasaani''
**
Kiran Abbavaram
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Abbavaram later appeared in ''SR Kalyanamandapam'' (2021), whe ...
– ''
Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru''
**Meghamsh Srihari – ''
Rajdooth''
**Vijay Raja – ''
Edaina Jaragocchu''
*2020:
Shiva Kandukuri – ''
Choosi Choodangaane''
**Sanjay Rao – ''
O Pitta Katha''
**
Ankith Koyya
Ankith Koyya (born 20 June 20 1995) is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He has first appeared in the short film ''Yedhane Vadili Vellipomake'' (2016), for which he won SIIMA Short Film Awards, SIIMA Short Film Award ...
– ''
Johaar
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**
Shravan Reddy – ''
Dirty Hari''
**Dandamudi Pruthvi – ''
IIT Krishnamurthy''
*2021:
Vaisshnav Tej – ''
Uppena''
**
Pradeep Machiraju – ''
30 Rojullo Preminchadam Ela''
**
Teja Sajja – ''
Zombie Reddy''
**
Satya
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–
''Vivaha Bhojanambu''
** Vikas Vasistha – ''
Cinema Bandi''
*2022: Ashok Galla –
''Hero''
** Ashish Reddy – ''
Rowdy Boys''
** Bellamkonda Ganesh –
''Swathi Muthyam''
** Harsh Kanumilli – ''
Sehari''
** Srikanth Reddy – ''First Day First Show''
*2023:
Sangeeth Sobhan –
''Mad''
** Abhiram Daggubati –
''Ahimsa''
** Narne Nithin – ''Mad''
** Ram Nithin – ''Mad''
** Virat Karrna – ''
Peddha Kapu 1''
See also
*
SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu
*
SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu
*
SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu
*
Telugu cinema
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Cinema of India
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References
South Indian International Movie Awards
Film awards for male debut actors
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