Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu
# 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 Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. 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 |
| Most nominations | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6 |
| Most nominations | Sid Sriram | 6 |
| Most nominations | Shankar Mahadevan | 5 |
| Most nominations | Hemachandra | 3 |
| Most nominations | Vijay Prakash | 3 |
| Most nominations | Hariharan | 2 |
| Most nominations | Kailash Kher | 2 |
| Most nominations | Ranjith | 2 |
| Most nominations | Tippu | 2 |
| Most nominations | Yazin Nizar | 2 |

## Winners

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

| Year | Singer | Film & Song |
| - | - | - |
| 1997 | Mano | Pelli – "Rukuruku Rukmini" |
| 1998 | Vandemataram Srinivas | 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 | Dookudu – "Guruvaram March Okati" |
| 2012 | Vaddepalli Srinivas | Gabbar Singh – "Gannulanti Kannulu" |
| 2013 | Kailash Kher | Mirchi – "Pandagala Digivacchavu" |
| 2014 | Simha | Race Gurram – "Cinema Choopistha Mama" |
| 2015 | M. L. R. Karthikeyan | Srimanthudu – "Pora Srimanthuda" |
| 2016 | Karthik | A Aa – "Yellipoke Shyamala" |
| 2017 | Hemachandra | Fidaa – "Oosupodhu" |
| 2018 | Sid Sriram | Geetha Govindam – "Inkem Inkem Kavaale" |
| 2020 2021 | Sid Sriram | 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
   * N. C. Karunya – "Andamaina Kalala" – 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
   * Naresh Iyer – "Nenu Nuvvantu" – 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
   * Shankar Mahadevan – "Bapu Gari Bomma" – Atharintiki Daaredi
   * Suchith Suresan – "Meenakshi Meenakshi" – Masala
* 2014: Simha – "Cinema Choopista" – Race Gurram
   * Arijit Singh – "Kanulanu Thake" – Manam
   * Haricharan – "Saripovu Koti" – 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
   * Anurag Kulkarni – "Mellaga Tellarindoi" – 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: Sid Sriram – "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
