8 South Indian Actors With The Most Number Of Filmfare Award Wins

South Indian actors are amongst the most followed celebs in India. Their popularity even exceeds the popularity of well known Bollywood actors and their films give a tough competition to the Bollywood movies both nationally and internationally. Some of these actors have given some of the biggest cinematic hits India has ever seen and a few South films are the highest grossing Indian films in the overseas markets of US, UAE and Australia.

These actors are some of the most accomplished the Indian audiences have ever seen and have gone on to win a number of acting awards both domestically and internationally. They have immortalised a number of characters onscreen and some of them are known more by the antics of their on-screen avatars. Here are 8 South Indian actors with the most number of Filmfare Awards:

Chiranjeevi: The Khaidi No. 150 star has won 7 Filmfare Awards for Best Actor in Telegu Category.

Mahesh Babu: The Bharat Ane Nenu star has won a total of 5 Filmfare Best Actor Awards in Telegu.

Vikram: The Iru Mugan star has won 7 Filmfare Awards for Best Actor in Tamil.

Kamal Haasan: The ace actor has won a staggering 17 Awards for best actor in Tamil, Telegu, Kannada and Malayalam. 

Mohanlal: The veteran actor has won 8 Filmfare Awards for best actor in Malayalam.

Mammootty: He has won 12 Filmfare Best Actor Awards in Malayalam. 

Raj Kumar: The legendary Kannada actor won a total of 8 Filmfare Best Actor Awards. 

Anant Nag: The Kannada actor has won 6 Best Actor Filmfare Awards.