Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor

The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor has been awarded annually in India since 1969. The Kerala State Film Awards were managed directly by the Government of Kerala's Department of Cultural Affairs until 1997; they are now given by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous non-profit institution working under the Department of Cultural Affairs. The following is a list of past recipients of the Best Actor award. Mohanlal has received it the most number of times -6.

Superlatives

Superlative Actor
Most awards Mohanlal 6 awards
Second most winner Mammootty 5 awards
Third most winner Bharath Gopi
Murali		 4 awards

Winners

No Year Image Actor Film Director
1 1969 Sathyan
(സത്യന്‍)		 Kadalpalam K. S. Sethumadhavan
2 1970 Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
(കൊട്ടാരക്കര ശ്രീധരന്‍ നായര്‍)		 Ara Nazhika Neram K. S. Sethumadhavan
3 1971 Sathyan
(സത്യന്‍)		 Karakanakadal K. S. Sethumadhavan
4 1972 Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
(തിക്കുറിശ്ശി സുകുമാരന്‍ നായര്‍)		 Maya Ramu Kariat
5 1973 P. J. Antony
(പി. ജെ. ആന്റണി)		 Nirmalyam M. T. Vasudevan Nair
6 1974 Adoor Bhasi
(അടൂര്‍ ഭാസി)		 Chattakari K. S. Sethumadhavan
7 1975 Sudheer
(സുധീര്‍)		 Sathyathinte Nizhalil Babu Nanthankode
8 1976 M. G. Soman
(എം. ജി. സോമന്‍)		 Thanal
Pallavi		 T. Rajeevnath
N. Sankaran Nair
9 1977 Bharath Gopi
(ഭരത് ഗോപി)		 Kodiyettam Adoor Gopalakrishnan
10 1978 Sukumaran
(സുകുമാരന്‍)		 Bandhanam M. T. Vasudevan Nair
11 1979 Adoor Bhasi
(അടൂര്‍ ഭാസി)		 Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal John Abraham
12 1980 Achankunju
(അച്ചന്‍ കുഞ്ഞു്)		 Lorry Bharathan
13 1981 Nedumudi Venu
(നെടുമുടി വേണു)		 Various films
14 1982 Bharath Gopi
(ഭരത് ഗോപി)		 Ormakkayi Bharathan
15 1983 Bharath Gopi
(ഭരത് ഗോപി) 		Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku
Rachana
Kattathe Kilikkoodu
Eenam		 Fazil
Mohan
Bharathan
Bharathan
16 1984 Mammootty
(മമ്മൂട്ടി)		 Adiyozhukkukal I. V. Sasi
17 1985 Bharath Gopi
(ഭരത് ഗോപി) 		Chidambaram G. Aravindan
18 1986 Mohanlal
(മോഹന്‍‌ലാല്‍)		 T. P. Balagopalan M.A. Sathyan Anthikad
19 1987 Nedumudi Venu
(നെടുമുടി വേണു)		 Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam Bharathan
20 1988 Premji
(പ്രേം‌ജി)		 Piravi Shaji N. Karun
21 1989 Mammootty
(മമ്മൂട്ടി)		 Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
Mrigaya
Mahayanam		 Hariharan
I. V. Sasi
Joshi
22 1990 Thilakan
(തിലകന്‍)		 Perumthachan Ajayan
23 1991 Mohanlal
(മോഹന്‍‌ലാല്‍)		 Abhimanyu
Ulladakkam
Kilukkam		 Priyadarsan
Kamal
Priyadarsan
24 1992 Murali
(മുരളി)		 Aadhaaram George Kithu
25 1993 Mammootty
(മമ്മൂട്ടി)		 Vidheyan
'Ponthan Mada
Vatsalyam		 Adoor Gopalakrishnan
T. V. Chandran
Cochin Haneefa
26 1994 Thilakan
(തിലകന്‍)		 Gamanam
Santhanagopalam		 Sree Prakash
Sathyan Anthikad
27 1995 Mohanlal
(മോഹന്‍‌ലാല്‍)		 Spadikam
Kalapani 		Bhadran
Priyadarsan
28 1996 Murali
(മുരളി)		 Kanakkinavu Sibi Malayil
29 1997 Suresh Gopi
(സുരേഷ് ഗോപി)		 Kaliyattam Jayaraj
30 1998 Murali
(മുരളി)		 Thalolam Jayaraj
Rajit Kapur
(രാജിറ്റ് കപൂര്)		 Agni Sakshi. Shyamaprasad
31 1999 Mohanlal
(മോഹന്‍‌ലാല്‍)		 Vaanaprastham Shaji N. Karun
32 2000 O. Madhavan
(ഓ. മാധവന്‍)		 Sayahnam R. Sarath
33 2001 Murali
(മുരളി)		 Neythukaran Priyanandanan
34 2002 Oduvil Unnikrishnan
(ഒടുവില്‍ ഉണ്ണിക്കൃഷ്ണന്‍)		 Nizhalkuthu Adoor Gopalakrishnan
35 2003 Nedumudi Venu
(നെടുമുടി വേണു)		 Margam Rajiv Vijayaraghavan
36 2004 Mammootty
(മമ്മൂട്ടി)		 Kaazhcha Blessy
37 2005 Mohanlal
(മോഹന്‍‌ലാല്‍)		 Thanmathra Blessy
38 2006 Prithviraj
(പൃഥ്വിരാജ്)		 Vaasthavam M. Padmakumar
39 2007 Mohanlal
(മോഹന്‍‌ലാല്‍)		 'Paradesi P. T. Kunju Muhammed
40 2008 Lal
(ലാല്‍)		 Thalapavu Madhupal
41 2009 Mammootty
(മമ്മൂട്ടി)		 Paleri Manikyam Ranjith
42 2010 Salim Kumar
(സലിം കുമാര്‍)		 Adaminte Makan Abu Salim Ahamed
43 2011 Dileep
(ദിലീപ്)		 Vellaripravinte Changathi Akku Akbar
44 2012 Prithviraj
(പൃഥ്വിരാജ്)		 Celluloid
Ayalum Njanum Thammil		 Kamal
Lal Jose
45 2013 Fahadh Faasil
(ഫഹധ് ഫാസിൽ)		 Artist
North 24 Kaatham
 Shyamaprasad
Anil Radhakrishnan Menon
Lal
(ലാല്‍) 		Ayaal
Zachariayude Garbhinikal		 Suresh Unnithan
Aneesh Anwar

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