Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam

Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in Malayalam films
Country	India
Presented by	Filmfare
First awarded	Roja Ramani, Chembarathy (1972)
Currently held by	Parvathy, Ennu Ninte Moideen (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 Malayalam films. The awards were extended to "Best Actress" in 1972.^[1] The year indicates the year of release of the film.

Manju Warrier holds the record of maximum wins in this category with five.

Meera Jasmine is the second most winner in this category with three.

Superlatives

Superlative	Best Actress
Most awards	Manju Warrier	5 awards
Second most winner	Meera Jasmine, Lakshmi	3 awards
Third most winner	Samyuktha Varma, Sridivya & Shobhana	2 awards

Winners

Year	Actress	Film	Ref
2015	Parvathy	Ennu Ninte Moideen	[2]
2014	Manju Warrier	How Old Are You?	[3]
2013	Ann Augustine	Artist	[4]
2012	Rima Kallingal	22 Female Kottayam
2011	Kavya Madhavan	Gaddama	[5]
2010	Mamta Mohandas	Katha Thudarunnu	[6]
2009	Shwetha Menon	Paleri Manikyam	[7]
2008	Priyamani	Thirakkatha	[7]
2007	Meera Jasmine	Ore Kadal	[8]
2006	Padmapriya	Karutha Pakshikal	[9]
2005	Meera Jasmine	Achuvinte Amma	[9]
2004	Geethu Mohandas	Akale	[10]
2003	Meera Jasmine	Kasthoorimann	[11]
2002	Navya Nair	Nandanam	[12]
2001	Samyuktha Varma	Meghamalhar	[13]
2000	Samyuktha Varma	Mazha	[14]
1999	Manju Warrier	Pathram	[15]
1998	Manju Warrier	Kanmadam	[16]
1997	Manju Warrier	Aaraam Thampuran	[17]
1996	Manju Warrier	Ee Puzhayum Kadannu	[18]
1995	Annie	Mazhayethum Munpe	[19]
1994	Shobhana	Thenmavin Kombath
1993	Madhavi	Akashadoothu
1992	Geetha	Aadhaaram
1991	Amala	Ulladakkam
1990	Shobana	Innale	[20]
1989	Rekha	Dasharatham	[21]
1988	Revathi	Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal	[22]
1987
1986
1985
1984	Seema	Adiozhukkukal	[23]
1983	Seema	Aaroodam	[24]
1982	Poornima Jayaram	Olangal	[25]
1981	Jalaja	Venal	[25]
1980	Srividya	Puzha	[25]
1979	Srividya	Edavazhiyile Poocha Minda Poocha	[25]
1978	Jayabharathi	Vadakakkoru Hridhyam	[25]
1977	Sheela	Lakshmi	[25]
1976	Lakshmi	Mohiniyaattam (film)	[25]
1975	Lakshmi	Chalanum	[25]
1974	Lakshmi	Chattakari	[25]
1973	Nanditha Bose	Swapnam	[25]
1972	Roja Ramani	Chembarathy	[25]

Nominations

• 2008 Priyamani – Thirakkatha as Malavika
  • Gopika – Veruthe Oru Bharya as Bindu
  • Meera Jasmine – Calcutta News as Krishna Priya
  • Meera Nandan – Mulla as Lachi
  • Padmapriya – Panchamara Thanalil
• 2009 Swetha Menon – Paleri Manikyam as Cheeru
  • Gopika – Swantham Lekhakan as Vimala
  • Kanika – Bhagyadevatha as Daisy
  • Mamta Mohandas – Passenger as Anuradha Nandan
  • Jyothika – Seetha Kalyanam as Nimisha
• 2010 Mamta Mohandas – Kadha Thudarunnu as Vidyalakshmi
  • Archana Jose Kavi – Mummy & Me as Jewel
  • Kavya Madhavan – Paappi Appacha as Annie
  • Priyamani – Pranchiyettan & the Saint as Padmashree a.k.a. Pappy
  • Samvrutha Sunil – Cocktail as Parvathy
• 2011 Kavya Madhavan – Khaddama as Aswathi
  • Jaya Prada – Pranayam as Grace
  • Shwetha Menon – Salt N' Pepper as Maya Krishnan
  • Samvrutha Sunil – Swapna Sanchari as Reshmi
  • Rima Kallingal – City of God as Surya Prabha
• 2012 Rima Kallingal – 22 Female Kottayam as Tessa K. Abraham
  • Kavya Madhavan – Bavuttiyude Namathil as Vanaja
  • Mamta Mohandas – Arike as Anuradha
  • Revathi – Molly Aunty Rocks! as Molly Aunty
  • Shweta Menon – Ozhimuri as Kali Pillai
• 2013 Ann Augustine - Artist
  • Mamta Mohandas - Celluloid
  • Meena - Drishyam
  • Shobhana - Thira
  • Shweta Menon - Kalimannu
• 2014 Manju Warrier - How Old Are You?
  • Anusree - Ithihasa
  • Aparna Gopinath - Munnariyippu
  • Asha Sarath - Varsham
  • Nazriya Nazim - Om Shanti Oshana
• 2015 Parvathy – Ennu Ninte Moideen
  • Amala Paul – Mili
  • Anusree – Chandrettan Evideya
  • Mamta Mohandas – Two Countries
  • Manju Warrier – Rani Padmini

Notes

1. Film world, p 43
2. "Winners: 63rd Filmfare South Awards". Times of India. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
3. 62nd Filmfare Awards South (2015) : Winners' List
4. 61st Filmfare South Awards 2014 Results: List of Winners
5. "Filmfare Awards South Winners". Indicine.com. 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
6. "Vedam wins big at Filmfare Awards (South) 2011 - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
7. "The glowing filmfare night!". The Times Of India. 2 August 2009.
8. "I want to look nice shirtless: Karthi". The Times Of India. 23 July 2008.
9. "Malayalam Actors Actress Gallery Movie Stills images clips". Indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
10. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/15576.html
11. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/9366.html
12. "Ajit, Simran bag Filmfare awards". The Times Of India. 17 May 2003.
13. "Nuvvu Nenu wins 4 Filmfare awards". The Times Of India. 6 April 2002.
14. Kannan, Ramya (24 March 2001). The Hindu. Chennai, India http://www.hindu.com/2001/03/24/stories/0424401t.htm. Missing or empty |title= (help)
15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 1 July 2004.
16. "Filmfare awards presented at a dazzling function - The Times of India". Cscsarchive.org:8081. 1999-04-25. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
17. http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~kailasan/news/rahman_bags_12th_filmfare_award.htm
18. "Filmfare - South Special". Web.archive.org. 1998-07-05. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
19. "Filmfare Awards". Web.archive.org. 1999-10-10. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
20. K. Jeshi (31 March 2005). "Thinking actress". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
21. Vidura. C. Sarkar. 1990. p. 52. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
23. Filmfare Magazine April 16-30 1986
24. Filmfare Magazine April 16-30 1986
25. The Times of India directory and year book including who's who, p 234

References

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