SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu
| SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu | |
|---|---|
 The 2022 recipient: N. T. Rama Rao Jr.
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| Awarded for | Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a Telugu film |
| Country | India |
| Established | 2012 |
| First awarded | 2012 |
| Currently held by |
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. RRR (2022) |
| Most awards | Mahesh Babu (4) |
| Most nominations | Mahesh Babu (8) |
| Website | SIIMA Telugu |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Produced by | Vibri Media Group |
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 8 nominations and most awarded, winning four times.
Superlatives
| Categories | Recipient | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Most wins | Mahesh Babu | 4 |
| Most consecutive wins | Allu Arjun | 2 |
| Most nominations | Mahesh Babu | 8 |
| Most consecutive nominations | 5 | |
| Most nominations without a win | Nani | 4 |
| Youngest winner | Ram Charan | Age 27 |
| Oldest winner | Nandamuri Balakrishna | Age 58 |
- Allu Arjun 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
Nominations
- 2011: Mahesh Babu – Dookudu
- 2012: Pawan Kalyan – Gabbar Singh
- 2013: Mahesh Babu – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
- 2014: 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