Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil

Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in Tamil films
Country	India
Presented by	Filmfare
First awarded	Jayalalithaa, Pattikada Pattanama(1972)
Currently held by	Nayantara, Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015)
Official website	Filmfare Awards

The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil (Kollywood) films. The awards were extended to "Best Actress" in 1972.^[1] The year indicates the year of release of the film.

Winners

Year	Actress	Film	Ref
2015	Nayantara	Naanum Rowdy Dhaan	[2]
2014	Malavika Nair	Cuckoo	[3]
2013	Nayantara	Raja Rani	[4]
2012	Samantha Ruth Prabhu	Neethaane En Ponvasantham	[5]
2011	Anjali	Engaeyum Eppothum	[6]
2010	Anjali	Angadi Theru
2009	Pooja	Naan Kadavul	[7]
2008	Parvathy	Poo	[8]
2007	Priyamani	Paruthi Veeran	[9]
2006	Bhavana	Chithiram Pesuthadi	[10]
2005	Asin	Ghajini	[11]
2004	Sandhya	Kaadhal	[12]
2003	Laila	Pithamagan	[13]
2002	Simran	Kannathil Muthamittal	[14]
2001	Laila	Nandha	[15]
2000	Jyothika	Kushi	[16]
1999	Ramya Krishnan	Padayappa	[17]
1998	Kausalya	Pooveli	[18][19][20]
1997	Meena	Bharathi Kannamma	[21]
1996	Shruti	Kalki	[22]
1995	Manisha Koirala	Bombay	[23][24]
1994	Revathi	Priyanka	[25]
1993	Revathi	Marupadiyum	[26]
1992	Revathi	Thevar Magan	[26][27]
1991	Gauthami	Nee Pathi Naan Pathi	[28]
1990	Raadhika	Keladi Kanmani	[28]
1989	Bhanupriya	Aararo Aaariraro	[29]
1988	Archana	Veedu
1986	Raadhika	Dharma Devathai	[30]
1985	Radha	Mudhal Mariyathai	[30]
1984	Saritha	Achamillai Achamillai	[30]
1983	Lakshmi	Unmaigal	[30]
1982	Poornima Jayaram	Payanangal Mudivathillai	[30]
1981	Sridevi	Meendum Kokila	[30]
1980	Saritha	Vandichakkaram	[30]
1979	Shobha	Pasi	[31]
1978	Latha	Vattathukkul Sathuram	[31]
1977	Sujatha	Avargal	[31]
1976	Sujatha	Annakili	[31]
1975	Sujatha	Uravu Solla Oruvan	[31]
1974	Lakshmi	Thikkatra Parvathi	[31]
1973	Jayalalithaa	Suryakanthi	[31]
1972	Jayalalithaa	Pattikada Pattanama	[31]

Nominations

2000s

• 2001 - Laila for Nandha as Kalyani^[32]
  • Devayani - Aanandham as Bharathi
  • Jyothika - Poovellam Un Vasam as Chella
• 2007 – Priyamani for Paruthiveeran as Muththazhagu^[33]
  • Asin Thottumkal – Pokkiri as Shruthi
  • Jyothika – Mozhi as Archana
  • Nayantara – Billa as Sasha
  • Tamannaah – Kalloori as Shobana
  • Archana - Onbadhu Roobai Nottu as Velayi
• 2008 – Parvathy for Poo as Maari
  • Asin Thottumkal — Dasavatharam as Andal/Kothai Radha
  • Genelia D'Souza – Santosh Subramaniam as Hasini
  • Nayantara – Yaaradi Nee Mohini as Keerthi
  • Sneha – Pirivom Santhippom as Visalatchi
  • Swathi – Subramaniyapuram as Thulasi
• 2009 Pooja Umashankar – Naan Kadavul as Hamshavalli
  • Padmapriya Janakiraman – Pokkisham as Nadhira
  • Sreya Reddy – Kanchivaram as Annam
  • Sneha – Achamundu Achamundu as Malini Kumar
  • Tamannaah – Kandein Kadhalai as Anjali

2010s

• 2010 Anjali – Angadi Theru as Sermakkani
  • Amala Paul – Mynaa as Mynaa
  • Nayantara – Boss Engira Bhaskaran as Chandrika Shanmugasundaram
  • Reema Sen – Aayirathil Oruvan as Anitha Pandiyan
  • Tamannaah – Paiyya as Charulatha
  • Trisha Krishnan – Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa as Jessie Thekekuttu
• 2011 Anjali – Engaeyum Eppothum as Manimegalai Ramasamy
  • Anushka Shetty – Deiva Thirumagal as Anuradha Ragunathan
  • Iniya – Vaagai Sooda Vaa as Madhi
  • Richa Gangopadhyay – Mayakkam Enna as Yamini
  • Shruti Haasan – 7aum Arivu as Subha
• 2012 Samantha – Neethane En Ponvasantham as Nithya Vasudevan
  • Lakshmi Menon – Kumki as Alli
  • Shruti Haasan – 3 as Janani
  • Amala Paul – Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi as Parvathi
  • Sunaina – Neerparavai as Esther
• 2013 - Nayantara - Raja Rani as Regina John
  • Parvathy – Maryan as Panimalar
  • Pooja - Vidiyum Munn as Rekha
  • Sneha – Haridas as Amudhavalli
  • Trisha Krishnan – Endrendrum Punnagai as Priya
  • Vedhicka - Paradesi as Angamma
• 2014 - Malavika Nair - Cuckoo as Sudhanthirakodi
  • Amala Paul - Velaiyilla Pattathari as Shalini
  • Catherine Tresa – Madras as Kalaiarasi
  • Samantha – Kaththi as Ankitha
  • Vedhicka - Kaaviya Thalaivan as Vadivambal
• 2015 - Nayantara – Naanum Rowdy Dhaan as Kadhambari
  • Nithya Menen – OK Kanmani as Tara Kalingarayar
  • Jyothika – 36 Vayadhinile as Vasanthi Tamizhselvan
  • Iyshwarya Rajesh – Kaaka Muttai as mother
  • Gauthami – Papanasam as Rani Suyambulingam

Notes

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8. Ramanjuam, Srinivasa (2009-08-02). "The glowing filmfare night!". The Times Of India.
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16. Kannan, Ramya (2001-03-24). The Hindu. Chennai, India http://www.hindu.com/2001/03/24/stories/0424401t.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
17. "Star-spangled show on cards". The Hindu. Archived from the original on July 15, 2006. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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21. Competition Science Vision. Pratiyogita Darpan. p. 791. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
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25. India Today. 20. Aroon Purie for Living Media India Limited. 1995. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
26. http://www.revathy.com/awards.htm
27. Press Institute of India (1993). Data India. Press Institute of India. ISSN 0377-6832. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
28. "sathumpodaathay/images/sep2007/profile_content_new-1". im.sify.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
29. C. Sarkar., 1990
30. Collections, p 394
31. The Times of India directory and year book including who's who, p 234
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33. "The 55th Filmfare South Awards in Chennai on July 12". Televisionpoint. Bhash Media Private Limited. Retrieved 2012-06-28.

References

• Ramachandran, T.M. (1973). Film world. 9.
• Collections. Update Video Publication. 1991.
• The Times of India directory and year book including who's who. Times of India Press. 1984.