The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award is and award presented annually by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the Kannada film industry. Although the awards for Kannada films started in 1970, awards for the best supporting actor category started only in 2007. At the 54th Filmfare Awards South ceremony held in 2007, Rangayana Raghu was the first winner of this award for his role in Cyanide. Since its inception, the award has been given to eight actors. Achyuth Kumar has received the most awards in this category with three awards.
| Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Filmfare |
| First awarded | Rangayana Raghu, Cyanide (2006) |
| Currently held by | P. Ravishankar, College Kumar (2017) |
| Website | Filmfare Awards |
Superlatives edit
| Superlative | Actor | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Actor with most awards | Achyuth Kumar | 3 wins |
| Actor with most nominations | 7 nominations | |
| Actor with most nominations without ever winning | Anant Nag | 3 nominations |
| Actor with most nominations in a single year | Anant Nag (2008) | 2 nominations |
| Oldest winner | B. Suresha | 60 years |
| Oldest nominee | H. G. Dattatreya | 75 years |
| Youngest winner | Yash | 22 years |
| Youngest nominee |
Winners and nominees edit
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
References edit
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