Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil

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| awarded_for = Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Tamil films

| presenter = Cinema Express Awards

| country = India

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The Cinema Express Best Actor Award is given as a part of its annual Cinema Express Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films.{{Cite book |last=Film News |first=Anandan |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru (Tamil Film History and Its Achievements) |publisher=Sivagami Publications |year=2004 |pages=738}}

Winners

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1981	Kamal Haasan	Raja Paarvai
1982	Kamal Haasan	Moondram Pirai
1984	Rajinikanth	Nallavanuku Nallavan
1985	Rajinikanth	Sri Raghavendra
1986	Vijayakanth	Amman Kovil Kizhakale	{{Cite web\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y4plAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f54NAAAAIBAJ&pg=787,2870744\|title=The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search\|website=news.google.com\|accessdate=26 March 2023}}
1987	Kamal Haasan	Nayakan	{{Cite news \|date=22 April 1988 \|title='Cinema Express' awards \|page=32 \|work=Screen \|url=https://twitter.com/RajaparvaiB/status/1172349298803007489}}
1988 \|Prabhu \|Manasukkul Mathappu \|{{Cite web \|date=11 March 1989 \|title=Cinema Express readers choose Agni Nakshathiram \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19890311&printsec=frontpage&hl=en \|website=The Indian Express \|page=4 \|accessdate=5 September 2020}}
1990	Kamal Haasan	Michael Madhana Kamarajan
1991 \|Rajinikanth \|Thalapathi \|{{Cite web \|date=25 February 1992 \|title='Chinnathambhi' bags Cinema Express award \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VZBlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lJ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1432,722114&dq=cinema+express&hl=en \|website=The Indian Express \|page=3 \|accessdate=5 September 2020}}
1992	Kamal Haasan Rajinikanth	Thevar Magan Annaamalai	{{Cite news \|date=17 March 1993 \|title=Kamal, Revathi on top {{!}} Cinema Express Awards \|page=4 \|work=The Indian Express \|agency=Express News Service \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930317&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}
1993	Sathyaraj	Walter Vetrivel	{{Cite news \|date=13 March 1994 \|title=Kizhakku Cheemayile adjudged best film \|page=3 \|work=The Indian Express \|agency=Express News Service \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v2FlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G5QNAAAAIBAJ&pg=339%2C511626}}
1994	Sarathkumar	Nattamai	{{Cite web \|title=More about Sarath Kumar \|url=http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/sarath_kumar_about.php \|access-date=11 January 2014 \|publisher=bizhat.com}}
1995	Rajinikanth	Muthu
1996	Kamal Haasan	Indian
1998	Karthik	Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen	{{Cite web \|date=August 1999 \|title=Cinema Express awards presented \|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/Storyold/112784/}}
1999	Ajith Kumar	Valee, Amarkalam	{{Cite news \|title=Cinema Express Awards 1999 \|publisher=Cinematoday2.itgo.com \|url=http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/4Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U4.htm \|accessdate=13 March 2012}}
2000	Ajith Kumar	Mugavaree	{{Cite web \|date=1 May 2018 \|title=Happy birthday Thala: Here are some rare photos of actor Ajith on his birthday \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/entertainment/2018/may/01/happy-birthday-thala-here-are-some-rare-photos-of-actor-ajith-on-his-birthday-101472--34.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515194853/http://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/entertainment/2018/may/01/happy-birthday-thala-here-are-some-rare-photos-of-actor-ajith-on-his-birthday-101472--34.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=15 May 2019 \|access-date=18 January 2020 \|website=The New Indian Express}}
2001	Ajith Kumar	Citizen
2002 \|Vikram \| Kasi \|{{Cite news \|date=2002-12-22 \|title='Kannathil Muthamittal' bags 6 Cinema Express awards \|work=The Hindu \|url=http://www.hindu.com/2002/12/22/stories/2002122206330300.htm \|url-status=dead \|access-date=2012-03-13 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110041746/http://www.hindu.com/2002/12/22/stories/2002122206330300.htm \|archive-date=2012-11-10}}

References

Category:Cinema Express Awards

Category:Film awards for lead actor