Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu
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{{Infobox award
| name = Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu
| image = Sreeram chandra.jpg
| caption = The 2023 recipient: Sreerama Chandra
| awarded_for = Best work by a male playback singer in Telugu films
| country = India
| presenter = Filmfare
| holder = Sreerama Chandra, Baby
(2023)
| most_awards = Karthik (3)
| most_nominations = Karthik (9)
| website =
}}
The Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Telugu films. The award was first given in 1997.
Winners
Nominations
- 2005: Shankar Mahadevan – "Chandrullo Unde" – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
- Karthik – "Pilichina" – Athadu
- M. M. Keeravani – "Trisha Achata Ichata" – Allari Bullodu
- Sagar – "Jabilammavo" – Bunny
- 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
- 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 Vinayakam and 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 Seepana – "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 Seepana – "You Are My MLA" – Sarrainodu
- N. T. Rama Rao 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
- L. V. 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
- 2022: Kaala Bhairava – "Komuram Bheemudo" – RRR
- Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava – "Naatu Naatu" – RRR
- Ram Miriyala – "Tillu Anna DJ Pedithe" – DJ Tillu
- Sid Sriram – "Kalaavathi" – Sarkaru Vaari Paata
- S. P. Charan – "Inthandham" – Sita Ramam
- 2023: Sreerama Chandra – "O Rendu Prema Meghaalila" – Baby
- Anurag Kulkarni – "Samayama" – Hi Nanna
- Hesham Abdul Wahab – "Kushi Title Song" – Kushi
- P V N S Rohit – "Premisthunna" – Baby
- Ram Miriyala – "Potti Pilla" – Balagam
- Sid Sriram – "Aradhya" – Kushi
Superlatives
Karthik holds the record of maximum win in this category with three.
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| Superlative
! Artist ! Record | ||
|---|---|---|
| rowspan="1"|Most awards | Karthik | 3 |
| rowspan="11"|Most nominations | Karthik | 9 |
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | rowspan="2" |6 | |
| Sid Sriram | ||
| Shankar Mahadevan | 5 | |
| Hemachandra | rowspan="2" |3 | |
| Vijay Prakash | ||
| Hariharan | rowspan="5" |2 | |
| Kailash Kher | ||
| Ranjith | ||
| Tippu | ||
| Yazin Nizar |
References
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