SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Tamil

SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Tamil is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for best acting done by an actor in Tamil films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011.

Superlatives

 * Dhanush is the only actor to have also won the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil.

Nominations

 * 2011: Dhanush – Aadukalam
 * Vikram – Deiva Thirumagal
 * Suriya – 7aum Arivu
 * Ajith Kumar – Mankatha
 * Vishal – Avan Ivan
 * 2012: Dhanush – 3
 * Vijay Sethupathi – Pizza
 * Vijay – Thuppakki
 * Vishnu – Neerparavai
 * Suriya – Maattrraan
 * 2013: Sivakarthikeyan – Ethir Neechal
 * Dhanush – Mariyaan
 * Kamal Haasan – Vishwaroopam
 * Suriya – Singam II
 * Vishal – Pandiya Naadu
 * 2014: Dhanush – Velaiilla Pattadhari
 * Vijay – Kaththi
 * Karthi – Madras
 * Siddharth – Jigarthanda
 * Vijay Sethupathi – Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
 * 2015: Vikram – I
 * Dhanush – Anegan
 * Jayam Ravi – Thani Oruvan
 * Lawrence Raghavendra – Kanchana 2
 * Vijay Sethupathi – Orange Mittai
 * 2016: Sivakarthikeyan – Remo
 * Karthi – Thozha
 * Suriya – 24
 * Vijay – Theri
 * Vikram – Iru Mugan
 * 2017: Sivakarthikeyan – Velaikkaran
 * Karthi – Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru
 * Vishal – Thupparivaalan
 * Vijay – Mersal
 * Vijay Sethupathi – Vikram Vedha
 * 2018: Dhanush – Vada Chennai
 * Vijay – Sarkar
 * Karthi – Kadaikutty Singam
 * Jayam Ravi – Adanga Maru
 * Vijay Sethupathi – 96
 * 2019: Dhanush – Asuran
 * Vijay – Bigil
 * Karthi – Kaithi
 * Ajith Kumar – Viswasam
 * Sivakarthikeyan – Namma Veettu Pillai
 * Vijay Sethupathi – Super Deluxe
 * 2020: Suriya – Soorarai Pottru
 * Udhayanidhi Stalin – Psycho
 * Jiiva – Gypsy
 * RJ Balaji – Mookuthi Amman
 * Shantanu Bhagyaraj – Paava Kadhaigal
 * 2021: Sivakarthikeyan – Doctor & Silambarasan – Maanaadu
 * Arya – Sarpatta Parambarai
 * Dhanush – Karnan
 * Suriya – Jai Bhim
 * Vijay – Master
 * 2022: Kamal Haasan – Vikram
 * Dhanush – Thiruchitrambalam
 * R. Madhavan – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
 * Silambarasan – Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
 * Vikram – Mahaan & Ponniyin Selvan: I