Top South Actors Who Won The National Awards For Best Actors

Winning a National Award for acting is considered a Lifetime Achievement for the actors. Not all get the opportunity to showcase their talent. With the right script and the right director, an actor could expose his acting talent. Here are some super actors from the South Indian Film Industry who grabbed the National Award for the Best Actor.

1. Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan is the most versatile actor that Indi >> Read More...

The versatile Kamal Haasan started his career as a child actor. The multi-talented Kamal grabbed his first National Award for the Best Actor in 1982 for Moondram Pirai, directed by Balu Mahendra Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran was born in a Sri La >> Read More... . The film had “ Sridevi Sridevi is an Indian an actress renowned for her w >> Read More... ” as the female lead. Both Kamal and Sridevi did a splendid job in that film. His next award came in 1987 for Nayakan, directed by Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker deeply rooted t >> Read More... . In 1996, he grabbed the National Award for the best actor for Indian directed by “S Shankar.”

2. Dhanush Dhanush is an actor from Tamil cinema but has appe >> Read More...

“Dhanush,” the son of director Kasthuri Raja Born in Theni, a small town in Tamil Nadu in India >> Read More... , impressed everyone in his second film, Kaadhal Kondein. He grabbed his first National Award for the Best Actor in 2010 for “Aadukalam,” directed by “Vetrimaaran.” Taapsee Pannu Taapsee Pannu is an actress and model of Indian or >> Read More... paired him in this film and it is her debut in Tamil. After nine years, he grabbed the award for “Asuran,” directed by Vetrimaaran. The film has Manju Warrier Manju Warrier is a South-Indian film actress, born >> Read More... as the female lead and it is her debut in Tamil. Dhanush received accolades for his performance from regional and national media.

3. Mammootty Muhammed Kutty Ismail Paniparambil is the original >> Read More...

“Mammootty” is one among the few actors who have no haters. The multilingual star from Mollywood has grabbed the National Film Award for Best Actor thrice. He received his first award in 1989 for two movies, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha and Mathilukal. In 1994, he grabbed the award for two films, Ponthan Mada and Vidheyan. In 1999, he received the award for the third time for portraying Ambedkar in Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.

4. Mohanlal Mohan Lal is the Super Star of the Malayalam film >> Read More...

“Mohanlal” is a charming actor who impresses the audience with his natural performances. Mohanlal received four national awards for his acting. Among them, two are for Best Actor, one under the Special Mention category for acting and the other is a Special Jury Award. He received his first Best Actor for the movie Bharatham and in 1999, he received the award for Vanaprastham.

5. Chiyaan Vikram Vikram is from the Tamil family. His father is Chr >> Read More...

Vikram is one of the talented stars in the South. He got his first National Award in 2003 for playing the role, Chithan in the film “Pithamagan” directed by “Bala.” Suriya Sivakumar Suriya Sivakumar is undoubtedly the biggest star i >> Read More... , Laila Mehdin Laila Mehdin is an Indian actress who entered the >> Read More... and Sangeetha Krish When contemplating a serial TV star, one cannot po >> Read More... had also done a fantabulous job in that film.

6. Sanchari Vijay Vijay Kumar B alias Sanchari Vijay is a Kannada Th >> Read More...

Sanchari Vijay from Sandalwood grabbed his first National Award for Best Actor in 2014 for his wonderful performance in Naanu Avanalla Avalu. The film, directed by BS Lingadevaru, is based on the autobiographical book I am Vidya.