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	Mammooty	5 awards
Third most winner	Bharath Gopi and Murali	4 awards

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		Sudeer (സുധീര്‍)	Sathyathinte Nizhalil	Babu Nanthancode
8	1976		M. G. Soman (എം. ജി. സോമന്‍)	Thanal, Pallavi	T. Rajeev Nadh, 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		Achan Kunju (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)	Kalapani, Spadikam	Priyadarsan, Bhadran
28	1996		Murali (മുരളി)	Kaanakkinavu	Sibi Malayil
29	1997		Suresh Gopi (സുരേഷ് ഗോപി)	Kaliyattam	Jayaraj
30	1998		Murali (മുരളി)	Thalolam	Jayaraj
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	100px	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

References

• Official website
• PRD, Govt. of Kerala: Awardees List