SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu

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

 * 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).

Nominations

 * 2011: Mahesh Babu – Dookudu
 * Prabhas – Mr. Perfect
 * Naga Chaitanya – 100% Love
 * Nagarjuna – Rajanna
 * Balakrishna – Sri Rama Rajyam
 * 2012: Pawan Kalyan – Gabbar Singh
 * Rana Daggubati – Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
 * Mahesh Babu – Businessman
 * Nagarjuna – Shirdi Sai
 * Allu Arjun – Julayi
 * Ram Charan – Racha
 * 2013: Mahesh Babu – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
 * Ram Charan – Naayak
 * Venkatesh – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
 * Pawan Kalyan – Attarintiki Daredi
 * Nithiin – Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde
 * Prabhas – Mirchi
 * 2014: Balakrishna – Legend
 * Mahesh Babu – 1: Nenokkadine
 * Venkatesh – Drushyam
 * Naga Chaitanya – Manam
 * Allu Arjun – Race Gurram
 * 2015: Mahesh Babu – Srimanthudu
 * Ram Charan – Bruce Lee: The Fighter
 * Nani – Bhale Bhale Magadivoy
 * Prabhas – Baahubali: The Beginning
 * Varun Tej – Kanche
 * 2016: N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – Janatha Garage
 * Nithiin – A Aa
 * Venkatesh – Babu Bangaram
 * Nani – Krishna Gadi Veera Prema Gaadha
 * Ram Charan – Dhruva
 * 2017: Prabhas – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
 * Balakrishna – Gautamiputra Satakarni
 * Vijay Deverakonda – Arjun Reddy
 * N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – Jai Lava Kusa
 * Rana Daggubati – Nene Raju Nene Mantri
 * 2018: Ram Charan – Rangasthalam
 * Mahesh Babu – Bharat Ane Nenu
 * N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava
 * Dulquer Salmaan – Mahanati
 * Vijay Devarakonda – Geetha Govindam
 * Sudheer Babu – Sammohanam
 * 2019: Mahesh Babu – Maharshi
 * Ram Charan – Vinaya Vidheya Rama
 * Ram Pothineni – iSmart Shankar
 * Varun Tej – Gaddalakonda Ganesh
 * Nani – Jersey
 * Naveen Polishetty – Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya
 * 2020: Allu Arjun – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
 * Mahesh Babu – Sarileru Neekevvaru
 * Sudheer Babu – V
 * Satyadev – Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya
 * Nithiin – Bheeshma
 * 2021: Allu Arjun – Pushpa: The Rise
 * Balakrishna – Akhanda
 * Naveen Polishetty – Jathi Ratnalu
 * Allari Naresh – Naandhi
 * Naga Chaitanya – Love Story
 * Nani – Shyam Singha Roy
 * 2022: N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – RRR
 * Adivi Sesh – Major
 * Dulquer Salmaan – Sita Ramam
 * Nikhil Siddhartha – Karthikeya 2
 * Ram Charan – RRR
 * Siddhu Jonnalagadda – DJ Tillu