Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South
# Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South

The Filmfare Best Male Debut Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for South Indian films. For Tamil films, 11 actors are awarded and for Telugu films, 10 actors are awarded, and for Malayalam films, three actors are awarded.

## Recipients

| Year | Recipient | Film | Language(s) | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | R. Madhavan | Alaipayuthey | Tamil | |
| 2002 | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | |
| 2003 | Nithiin | Jayam | Telugu | |
| 2004 | Vishnu Manchu | Vishnu | Telugu | |
| 2005 | Ravi Krishna | 7G Rainbow Colony | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Arya | Arinthum Ariyamalum | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Ram | Devadasu | Telugu | |
| 2008 | Ram Charan | Chirutha | Telugu | |
| 2009 | Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj | Sakkarakatti | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Naga Chaitanya | Josh | Telugu | |
| 2011 | Rana Daggubati | Leader | Telugu | |
| 2012 | Aadi | Prema Kavali | Telugu | |
| 2013 | Dulquer Salmaan | Second Show | Malayalam | |
| 2013 | Udhayanidhi Stalin | Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Nivin Pauly | Neram | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Gautham Karthik | Kadal | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Dulquer Salmaan | Vaayai Moodi Pesavum | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas | Alludu Seenu | Telugu | |
| 2016 | Akhil Akkineni | Akhil | Telugu | |
| 2016 | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Darling | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Shirish | Metro | Tamil | |
| 2018 | Vasanth Ravi | Taramani | Tamil | |
| 2018 | Antony Varghese | Angamaly Diaries | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | Not Awarded | |
| 2020–21 | Panja Vaisshnav Tej | Uppena | Telugu | |
| 2020–21 | Dev Mohan | Sufiyum Sujatayum | Malayalam | [18] [19] |
