Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu

The Telugu Filmfare Best Male Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual

. The award was first given in 1997.

Superlatives

Karthik holds the record of maximum win in this category with three.

Superlative	Artist	Record
Most Awards	Karthik	3
Most nominations	Karthik	9
	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	6
	Sid Sriram
	Shankar Mahadevan	5
	Hemachandra	3
	Vijay Prakash
	Hariharan	2
	Kailash Kher
	Ranjith
	Tippu
	Yazin Nizar

Winners

Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.

Year	Singer	Film & Song
1997	Mano[1][2]	Pelli – "Rukuruku Rukmini"
1998	Vandemataram Srinivas[3]	Aahaa..! – "Priyurali"
2000	Sriram Prabhu	Nuvve Kavali – Yekkada unna
2003	Chakri	Satyam – "O Maguva"
2005	Shankar Mahadevan	Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana – "Chandrullo"
2006	S.P. Balasubramaniam	Sri Ramadasu – "Adagadigo Bhadragri"
2007	Karthik	Happy Days – "Arerey Arerey"
2008	Karthik	Kotha Bangaru Lokam – "Nijangaa Nenenaa"
2009	Anuj Gurwara	Magadheera – "Panchadara Bomma"
2010	Ramesh Vinayagam & N. C. Karunya	Mahesh Khaleja – "Sada Siva Sanyasi"
2011	Rahul Nambiar[4]	Dookudu – "Guruvaram March Okati"
2012	Vaddepalli Srinivas [5]	Gabbar Singh – "Gannulanti Kannulu"
2013	Kailash Kher[6]	Mirchi – "Pandagala Digivacchavu"
2014	Simha[7]	Race Gurram – "Cinema Choopistha Mama"
2015	M. L. R. Karthikeyan[8]	Srimanthudu – "Pora Srimanthuda"
2016	Karthik[9]	A Aa – "Yellipoke Shyamala"
2017	Hemachandra[10]	Fidaa – "Oosupodhu"
2018	Sid Sriram[11]	Geetha Govindam – "Inkem Inkem Kavaale"
2020 2021	Sid Sriram[12]	Pushpa: The Rise – "Srivalli"

Nominations

• 2005: Shankar Mahadevan – "Chandrullo Unde" – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
  • Karthik – "Pilichina" – Athadu
  • M. M. Keeravani – "Trisha Achata Ichata" – Allari Bullodu
  • S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – "Ghal Ghal Ghal Ghal" – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
  • Tippu – "Something Something" – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
• 2006: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – "Adigo Bhadradri" – Sri Ramadasu
  • Chakri – "Nuvvantene Ishtam" – Devadasu
  • Nihal – "Gala Gala" – Pokiri
  • Sagar – "Jabilammavo" – Bunny
  • Siddharth – "Apudo Ipudo" – Bommarillu
• 2008: Karthik – "Nijangaa Nenenaa" – Kotha Bangaru Lokam
  • Baladur
  • Ranjith – "Entavaraku" – Gamyam
  • S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – "Matrudevobhava" – Pandurangadu
  • Saketh – "Nammavemo Ganee" – Parugu
• 2009: Anuj Gurwara – "Panchadara Bomma" – Magadheera
  • Baba Sehgal – "Mr. Perfect" – Arya 2
  • Kailash Kher – "Kammukunna Cheekatlona" – Arundhati
  • S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – "Indiramma" – Mahatma
  • Shankar Mahadevan – "Konchem Ishtam" – Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam
• 2010:
  Ramesh Vinayagam & N. C. Karunya – "Sada Shiva Sanyasi" – Khaleja
  • Hariharan – "Bangaru Konda" – Simha
  • Karthik – "Nijamena" – Brindaavanam
  • Orange
  • Vijay Prakash – "Ee Hrudayam" – Ye Maaya Chesave
• 2011: Rahul Nambiar – "Guruvaram March Okati" – Dookudu
  • Karthik – "Champakamala" – Kandireega
  • Hemachandra – "Oka Vithanam" – Golconda High School
  • Tippu – "Kalaya Nijama" – Sri Rama Rajyam
  • Vijay Prakash – "Niharika" – Oosaravelli
• 2012: Vaddepalli Srinivas – "Gannulanti Kannulunna" –
  Gabbar Singh
  • Adnan Sami – "O Madhu" – Julayi
  • Deepu – "Nene Nani E" – Eega
  • Karthik – "Yevvaro" – Boduguard
  • S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – "Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum" – Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
• 2013: Kailash Kher – "Pandagala Digivachavu" – Mirchi
  • Daler Mehndi – "Banthi Poola Janaki" – Baadshah
  • Ranjith – "Jabilli Nuvve Cheppamma" – Ramayya Vasthavayya
  • Atharintiki Daaredi
  • Suchith Suresan – "Meenakshi Meenakshi" – Masala
• 2014: Simha – "Cinema Choopista" – Race Gurram
  • Arijit Singh – "Kanulanu Thake" – Manam
  • Karthikeya
  • Hariharan – "Neelirangu" – Govindudu Andarivadele
  • Hemachandra – "Intakante" – Oohalu Gusagusalade
• 2015: M. L. R. Karthikeyan – "Pora Srimanthuda" – Srimanthudu
  • Dhanunjay – "Bhaje Bhaje" – Gopala Gopala
  • Keerthi Sagathia – "Neeku Theliyanida" – Kanche
  • Yazin Nizar – "Meghalu Lekunna" – Kumari 21F
  • Yazin Nizar – "Charusheela" – Srimanthudu
• 2016: Karthik – "Yellipoke Shyamala" from A Aa
  • Dhanunjay – "You Are My MLA" – Sarrainodu
  • NTR Jr. – "Follow Follow" – Nannaku Prematho
  • Shankar Mahadevan – "Oka Laalana" – Jyo Achyutananda
  • Vijay Prakash – "Thanu Nenu" – Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo
• 2017:
  Hemachandra – "Oosupodhu" – Fidaa
  • Sathamanam Bhavati
  • Armaan Malik – "Hello" – Hello
  • LV Revanth – "Teliseney Na Nuvvey" – Arjun Reddy
  • Sid Sriram – "Adiga Adiga" – Ninnu Kori
• 2018: Sid Sriram – "Inkem Inkem Kavaali" – Geetha Govindam
  • Armaan Malik – "Ninnila Ninnila" – Tholi Prema
  • Anurag Kulkarni – "Aasha Paasham" – C/o Kancharapalem
  • Anurag Kulkarni – "Pillaa Raa" – RX 100
  • Kaala Bhairava – "Peniviti" – Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava
  • Rahul Sipligunj – "Rangaa Rangaa Rangasthalaana" – Rangasthalam
• 2020–2021:
  Srivalli" – Pushpa: The Rise
  • Anurag Kulkarni – "Ramuloo Ramulaa" – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
  • Anurag Kulkarni – "Sirivennala" – Shyam Singha Roy
  • Armaan Malik – "Butta Bomma" – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
  • Ram Miriyala – "Chitti" – Jathi Ratnalu
  • Sid Sriram – "
    Samajavaragamana
    " – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
  • Sid Sriram – "Manasa Manasa" – Most Eligible Bachelor
  • Sid Sriram – "Maguva Maguva" – Vakeel Saab

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