The National Film Awards are one of the country’s most prestigious film awards. The awards were first established in the year 1954. Since 1973, the award ceremonies are initiated by the Indian government’s Directorate of Films Festivals. The Government of India introduced the award ceremonies to honor and encourage films that were directed across India. Every year the government appoints a national panel to select the winning entry. The awards are presented by the President of India to the winners for the year. The ‘Best Actor Award’ is one of the sub-categories of Silver Lotus Award and was first introduced in the year 1968. The inaugural award was bagged by Uttam Kumar for the movie ‘Antony Firingee & Chiriakhana’. Kamal Haasan & Mammootty are the frequent winners for the best actor category.
The Winners For Silver Lotus Best Actor Award Are:
|
Year
|
Winner
|
Film
|
Language
|
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2009
|
Upendra Limaye
|
Jogva
|
Marathi
|
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2008
|
Prakash Raj
|
Kanchivaram
|
Tamil
|
|
2007
|
Soumitra Chatterjee
|
Podokkhep
|
Bengali
|
|
2006
|
Amitabh Bachchan
|
Black
|
Hindi
|
|
2005
|
Saif Ali Khan
|
Hum Tum
|
Hindi
|
|
2004
|
Vikram
|
Pithamagan
|
Tamil
|
|
2003
|
Ajay Devgan
|
The Legend of Bhagat Singh
|
Hindi
|
|
2002
|
Murali
|
Neythukaaran
|
Malayalam
|
|
2001
|
Anil Kapoor
|
Pukar
|
Hindi
|
|
2000
|
Mohan Lal
|
Vaanaprastham
|
English
Malayalam
|
|
1999
|
Mammootty
|
Dr. Ambedkar
|
English
|
|
1999
|
Ajay Devgan
|
Zakhm
|
Hindi
|
|
1998
|
Suresh Gopi
|
Kaliyattam
|
Malayalam
|
|
1998
|
Balachandra Menon
|
Samaantharangal
|
Malayalam
|
|
1997
|
Kamal Haasan
|
Indian
|
Tamil
|
|
1996
|
Rajit Kapur
|
The Making of the Mahatma
|
English
|
|
1995
|
Nana Patekar
|
Krantiveer
|
Hindi
|
|
1994
|
Mammootty
|
Ponthan Mada & Vidheyan
|
Malayalam
|
|
1993
|
Mithun Chakraborty
|
Tahader Katha
|
Bengali
|
|
1992
|
Mohan Lal
|
Bharatham
|
Malayalam
|
|
1991
|
Amitabh Bachchan
|
Agneepath
|
Hindi
|
|
1990
|
Mammootty
|
Mathilukal & Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
|
Malayalam
|
|
1989
|
Premji
|
Piravi
|
Malayalam
|
|
1988
|
Kamal Haasan
|
Nayakan
|
Tamil
|
|
1987
|
Charuhasan
|
Tabarana Kathe
|
Kannada
|
|
1986
|
Shashi Kapoor
|
New Delhi Times
|
Hindi
|
|
1985
|
Naseeruddin Shah
|
Paar
|
Hindi
|
|
1984
|
Om Puri
|
Ardh Satya
|
Hindi
|
|
1983
|
Kamal Haasan
|
Moondram Pirai
|
Tamil
|
|
1982
|
Om Puri
|
Arohan
|
Hindi
|
|
1981
|
Balan K. Nair
|
Oppol
|
Malayalam
|
|
1980
|
Naseeruddin Shah
|
Sparsh
|
Hindi
|
|
1979
|
Arun Mukherjee
|
Parashuram
|
Bengali
|
|
1978
|
Gopi
|
Kodiyettam
|
Malayalam
|
|
1977
|
Mithun Chakraborty
|
Mrigaaya
|
Bengali
|
|
1976
|
M.V. Vasudeva Rao
|
Chomana Dudi
|
Kannada
|
|
1975
|
Sadhu Mehr
|
Ankur
|
Hindi
|
|
1974
|
P. J. Antony
|
Nirmalyam
|
Malayalam
|
|
1973
|
Sanjeev Kumar
|
Koshish
|
Hindi
|
|
1972
|
M.G. Ramachandran
|
Rickshawkaran
|
Tamil
|
|
1971
|
Sanjeev Kumar
|
Dastak
|
Hindi
|
|
1970
|
Utpal Dutt
|
Bhuvan Shome
|
Hindi
|
|
1969
|
Ashok Kumar
|
Aashirwaad
|
Hindi
|
|
1968
|
Uttam Kumar
|
Antony Firingee & Chiriakhana
|
Bengali
|