Nandi Award for Best Actor
| Nandi Award for Best Actor | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an actor in a leading role in Telugu cinema | 
| Sponsored by | Government of Andhra Pradesh | 
| Reward(s) | "Silver Nandi", "Sri Rajendra Prasad Gold Medal", cash award and a commendation certificate | 
| First award | 1977 | 
| Final award | 2016 | 
| Most recent winner | N. T. Rama Rao Jr. for the films Nannaku Prematho and Janatha Garage | 
| Highlights | |
| Most wins | Venkatesh (5 awards) Mahesh Babu (4 awards) | 
| Total awarded | 40 | 
| First winner | Krishnam Raju | 
The Nandi Award for Best Actor was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977.[1] The winner is awarded a "Silver Nandi", "Sri Rajendra Prasad Gold Medal", cash award and a commendation certificate. Venkatesh has won the most Best Actor awards with five wins, followed by Mahesh Babu with four wins.[2]
Winners
| Artist | Wins | 
|---|---|
| 5 | |
| 4 | |
| 3 | |
| 3 | |
| 3 | |
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| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 | 
References
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Nandi Awards Best actors list since the beginning". Idlebrain.com. 13 February 2008.
- ^ "AP Government announces Nandi Awards". The Hans India. 11 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Nandi Awards 2012 and 2013: Rajamouli, Ilayaraja, Samantha and Prabhas emerge winners". 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Nandi Awards 2011 Winners List". indiaglitz.com. 13 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
