SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best acting done by an actor in Telugu films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011. Mahesh Babu is the most nominated with eight nominations and most awarded with four wins.
| SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu | |
|---|---|
 The 2025 recipient: Allu Arjun | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Telugu cinema |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Vibri Media Group |
| First award | 21 June 2012 (for films released in 2011) |
| Most recent winner | Allu Arjun, Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024) |
| Most awards | Mahesh Babu (4) |
| Most nominations | Mahesh Babu (8) |
| Website | http://Siima.in, http://www.siima.in  |
Superlatives
edit| Categories | Recipient | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Most wins | Mahesh Babu | 4 |
| Most consecutive wins | Allu Arjun | 2 (2020–2021) |
| Most nominations | Mahesh Babu | 8 |
| Most consecutive nominations | Mahesh Babu | 5 (2011–2015) |
| Most nominations without a win | Dulquer Salmaan | 3 |
| Naga Chaitanya | ||
| Oldest winner | Nandamuri Balakrishna | Age 55 (4th SIIMA) |
| Youngest winner | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Age 34 (6th SIIMA) |
| Oldest nominee | Chiranjeevi | Age 69 (12th SIIMA) |
| Youngest nominee | Naga Chaitanya | Age 25 (1st SIIMA) |
- Allu Arjun, Nani and Nandamuri Balakrishna have also won the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Telugu.
- Allu Arjun is the only actor to win the award consecutively, for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020) and Pushpa The Rise (2021).
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mahesh Babu | Dookudu | [1] |
| 2012 | Pawan Kalyan | Gabbar Singh | [2][3] |
| 2013 | Mahesh Babu | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | [4] |
| 2014 | Nandamuri Balakrishna | Legend | [5] |
| 2015 | Mahesh Babu | Srimanthudu | [6][7] |
| 2016 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | Janatha Garage | [8][9] |
| 2017 | Prabhas | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | [10][11] |
| 2018 | Ram Charan | Rangasthalam | [12][13] |
| 2019 | Mahesh Babu | Maharshi | [14] |
| 2020 | Allu Arjun | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | [15] |
| 2021 | Allu Arjun | Pushpa: The Rise | [16] |
| 2022 | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. | RRR | [17] |
| 2023 | Nani | Dasara | [18] |
| 2024 | Allu Arjun | Pushpa 2: The Rule | [19] |
Nominations
edit- 2011: Mahesh Babu – Dookudu
- 2012: Pawan Kalyan – Gabbar Singh
- 2013: Mahesh Babu – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
- 2014: Nandamuri Balakrishna – Legend
- 2015: Mahesh Babu – Srimanthudu
- 2016: N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – Janatha Garage
- 2017: Prabhas – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
- 2018: Ram Charan – Rangasthalam
- 2019: Mahesh Babu – Maharshi
- 2020: Allu Arjun – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
- 2021: Allu Arjun – Pushpa: The Rise
- 2022: N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – RRR
- 2023: Nani – Dasara
- 2024: Allu Arjun – Pushpa 2: The Rule
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2012 | winners | |". siima.in.
- ↑ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2013 | winners | |". siima.in.
- ↑ "SIIMA Awards 2013 best actor - Ram Charan :thumb:". www.sbdbforums.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ↑ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2014 | winners | |". siima.in.
- ↑ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2015 | winners | |". siima.in.
- ↑ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2016 | winners | |". siima.in.
- ↑ "SIIMA 2016 Telugu winners list". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ↑ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2017 | winners | |". siima.in.
- ↑ "SIIMA 2017 Day 1: Junior NTR, Rakul Preet win big; Akhil Akkineni performs song from upcoming film". Firstpost. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ↑ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2018 | winners | |". siima.in.
- ↑ Telugu360 (14 September 2018). "SIIMA 2018 Awards : Telugu Films Winners List". Telugu360.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "SIIMA Awards 2019: Ram Charan, Keerthy Suresh and Yash win big laurels". Hindustan Times. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ Network, Newsmeter (16 August 2019). "Ram Charan starrer Rangasthalam wins big at SIIMA 2019". NewsMeter. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ↑ Ravali, Hymavathi (20 September 2021). "SIIMA Awards 2021: Take A Look At The Full Winner's List". The Hans India.
- ↑ "SIIMA 2021 Telugu winners' full list: Mahesh Babu, Nitin Kumar Reddy, Nani, Rashmika Mandanna, and others win big". Times of India. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ↑ "SIIMA 2022: Pushpa wins big, Allu Arjun is best actor". The Economic Times. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
Awards for Tamil and Malayalam films will be distributed on Sunday evening.
- ↑ "SIIMA 2023 winners: Jr NTR wins Best Actor award for RRR, Rishab Shetty's Kantara wins in most categories". Hindustan Times. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ↑ "SIIMA winners list 2024 (Telugu, Kannada): Nani, Rakshit Shetty win Best Actor; Keerthy, Chaithra wins Best Actress". News18 India. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ↑ "SIIMA 2025 Telugu, Kannada winners list: Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna win big for Pushpa 2; Kamal Haasan, Amitabh Bachchan honoured for Kalki 2898 AD". The Indian Express. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.