Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
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{{Infobox award
| name = Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
| awarded_for = Best Performance by an Actress in a leading role in Telugu films
| image = Keerthy Suresh at Bhola Shankar pre release event (1) (cropped).jpg
| caption = The 2023 recipient: Keerthy Suresh
| presenter = Filmfare
| country = India
| year = 1972
| holder = {{ubl|Keerthy Suresh, Dasara (film) (2023)}}
| website = [http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/ Filmfare Awards]
}}
The Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The awards were extended to "Best Actress" in 1972. The year indicates the year of release of the film.{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/filmfare-awards-telugu-winners-1st-page | title=Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 1st Page | date=19 July 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/filmfare-awards-telugu-winners-2nd-page | title=Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 2nd Page | date=19 July 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015069813841&view=1up&seq=484 | title=The Times of India directory and year book including who's who 1984 }}
Winners and nominees
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|Indicates the winner |
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= 1970s =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" style="width:3%;"|Year
!scope="col" style="width:15%;"|Actress ! scope="col" style="width:15%;" |Role(s) ! scope="col" style="width:15%;" |Film !scope="col" style="width:1%;" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}} |
|---|
| rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1972
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|J. Jayalalithaa}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Satyabhama / Chandrasena|Satyabhama / Chandrasena}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Sri Krishna Satya |rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/filmfare-awards-telugu-winners-1st-page | title=Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 1st Page | date=19 July 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015069813841&view=1up&seq=484 | title=The Times of India directory and year book including who's who 1984 }} |
| rowspan="1" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1973
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Vanisri}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Roja|Roja}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Jeevana Tarangalu |rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/filmfare-awards-telugu-winners-1st-page | title=Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 1st Page | date=19 July 2024 }} |
| rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1974
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Vanisri}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Krishnaveni|Krishnaveni}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Krishnaveni |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/filmfare-awards-telugu-winners-1st-page | title=Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 1st Page | date=19 July 2024 }} |
| Roja Ramani
| |
| Vijaya Nirmala
|Seeta |
| rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1975
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Vanisri}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Lakshmi / Sobha|Lakshmi / Sobha}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Jeevana Jyothi |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/sobhan-received-best-actor-award-for-jeevanajyoti | title=Sobhan Received Filmfare Best Actor Award for Jeevanajyoti | date=3 January 2024 }} |
| Annapurna
|Annapoorna |
| Sangeeta
|Lakshmi |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1976
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Jayasudha}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Jyothi|Jyothi}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Jyothi |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/sobhan-received-best-actor-award-for-soggadu | title=Sobhan Received Best Actor Award for Soggadu | date=3 January 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/1976-filmfare-telugu-winners | title=1976 Filmfare Telugu Winners | date=15 November 2022 }} |
| rowspan="2" |Jaya Prada
|Saritha |
| Lalitha |
| Madhavi
|Hyma |
| Vanisri
|Radha |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1977
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Jayasudha}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" | | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Aame Katha |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/filmfare-awards-telugu-winners-1st-page | title=Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 1st Page | date=19 July 2024 }} |
| Jaya Prada
|Padma |
| Lakshmi
| |
| Sripriya
|Malli |
| Vanisri
|Radha |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1978
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Talluri Rameswari}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Seetalu|Seetalu}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Seetamalakshmi |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/filmfare-awards-telugu-winners-1st-page | title=Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 1st Page | date=19 July 2024 }} |
| Mamata Shankar
|Nilamma |
| Roopa
| |
| Saritha
|Swapna |
| Sridevi
|Malli |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1979
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Sujatha|Sujatha}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Vidya|Vidya}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Guppedu Manasu |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/filmfare-awards-telugu-winners-1st-page | title=Filmfare Awards Telugu Winners 1st Page | date=19 July 2024 }} |
| Jayasudha
| Suhasini |
| Sarada
| |
| Sowcar Janaki
|Tayaramma |
| Sridevi
|Radha |
= 1980s =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" style="width:3%;"|Year
!scope="col" style="width:15%;"|Actress ! scope="col" style="width:15%;" |Role(s) ! scope="col" style="width:15%;" |Film !scope="col" style="width:1%;" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}} |
|---|
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1980
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Jyothi|Jyothi}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|ASP Vyjayanthi|ASP Vyjayanthi}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Vamsa Vruksham |
| Jaya Prada
|Chandipriya |
| Jayasudha
| |
| Suryakantham
| |Gayyali Gangamma |
| Vanisri
| |Mahalakshmi |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1981
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Radhika Sarathkumar}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Bharathi Devi|Bharathi Devi}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Nyayam Kavali |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/29th-annual-filmfare-awards-south-winners | title=29th Annual Filmfare Awards South Winners | date=19 July 2024 }} |
| Jaya Prada
|Vaishali |
| Jayasudha
|Jayanthi |
| Poornima
|Durga |
| Sridevi
|Devi |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1982
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |Jayasudha {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" | | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Griha Pravesham |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/30th-filmfare-awards-winners | title=30th Filmfare Awards Winners | date=2 April 2024 }} |
| Jaya Prada
|Padma |
| Madhavi
|Jayalaxmi |
| Radhika Sarathkumar
|Lalithamba |
| Sumalatha
|Sujatha |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1983
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Jaya Prada}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Madhavi|Madhavi}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Sagara Sangamam |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1983+Jaya+Pradha+Sagara+Sangamam|title = Collections|year = 1991|access-date = 24 July 2021|archive-date = 17 April 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220417132953/https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1983+Jaya+Pradha+Sagara+Sangamam|url-status = live}} |
| Jayasudha
| |
| Radhika Sarathkumar
|Archana |
| Saritha
| |
| Vijayashanti
| |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1984
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Suhasini Maniratnam}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Swati|Swati}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Swathi |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1984+Jandhyala+Suhasini|title = Collections|year = 1991|access-date = 24 July 2021|archive-date = 28 October 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231028172413/https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=1984+Jandhyala+Suhasini|url-status = live}} |
| Bhanupriya
|Sitara / Kokila |
| Jayasudha
|Jayanthi |
| Poornima
|Swarna |
| Radha
|Madhavi / Mary |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1985
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Vijayashanti}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Jhansi|Jhansi}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Pratighatana |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/33rd-filmfare-awards-south | title=Img 20240315 084234 | date=15 March 2024 }} |
| Bhanupriya
|Hema |
| Jayasudha
| |Bharyabhartala Bandham |
| Sudha Chandran
|Mayuri Olpam |
| Suhasini Maniratnam
|Sravanti |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1986
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Lakshmi|Lakshmi}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" | | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Sravana Meghalu |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/34th-filmfare-south-winners | title=34th Filmfare South Winners | date=19 July 2021 }}{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/s.-p-balu-krishnam-raju-won-filmfare | title=S. P Balu Krishnam Raju Won Filmfare | date=19 July 2021 }}{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/34th-annual-filmfare-south-ceremony | title=34th Annual Filmfare South Ceremony | date=20 July 2021 }} |
| Khushbu Sundar
|Bharathi |
| Radhika Sarathkumar
|Lalitha |
| Radha
| |Pasupu Thadu |
| Suhasini Maniratnam
|Subhashini |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1987
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Vijayashanti}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Ganga|Ganga}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Swayamkrushi |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |https://archive.org/download/35thAnnualFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/35th_Annual_Filmfare_Awards_South_Winners%5B1%5D.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=August 2024}} |
| Bhanupriya
|SI Vidya |
| Rajani
|Padma |
| Suhasini Maniratnam
|Uma |
| Sumalatha
|Sita |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1988
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Bhanupriya}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Meenakshi|Meenakshi}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Swarnakamalam |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |https://archive.org/download/venkatesh-won-filmfare-award-for-best-telugu-actor-brahma-putrudu/IMG_20220518_125845.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=August 2024}} |
| Archana
|Kamalakshi |
| Shobana
|Lalitha Sivajyoti |
| Sridevi
|Pravallika |
| Vijayashanti
|Janaki / Lakshmi |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1989
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Vijayashanti}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" | | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Bharatha Nari |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/37th-annual-filmfare-awards-south-best-actress-winners | title=37th Annual Filmfare Awards South Best Actress Winners | date=31 July 2024 }}{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/37th_annual_-filmfare_-awards_south_winners |title=37th Annual Filmfare Awards South winners |date=22 April 2022 }} |
| Amala Akkineni
|Asha |Siva |
| Girija Shettar
|Geethanjali |
| Ramya Krishnan
|Maggie |
| Revathi
|Seethalu |
= 1990s =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" style="width:3%;"|Year
!scope="col" style="width:15%;"|Actress ! scope="col" style="width:15%;" |Role(s) ! scope="col" style="width:15%;" |Film !scope="col" style="width:1%;" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}} |
|---|
| rowspan="6" scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1990
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Vijayashanti}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|ASP Vyjayanthi|ASP Vyjayanthi}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Karthavyam |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |Refer Filmfare Bollywood Magazine August 1991, 38th filmfare awards south Juhi Chawla Shilpa Abused Madras Awards:Winners |
| Divya Bharti
|Rani |
| Malashri
|Neelima |
| Radha
|Bijili |
| Shobana
|Kalyani |
| Sridevi
|Indraja |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1991
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Sridevi}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Satya|Satya}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Kshana Kshanam |
| Divyavani
|Satyabhama |
| Meena
|Seeta |
| Sarada
|Rajinama |
| Shobana
|Anjali |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1992
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Revathi}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Sindhura|Sindhura}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Ankuram |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/FilmfareBestActorActressDirectorTamil|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180501091723/https://archive.org/details/FilmfareBestActorActressDirectorTamil|url-status=dead|title=Filmfare Best Actor Actress Director Tamil|date=1 May 2018|via=Internet Archive|archive-date=1 May 2018|access-date=9 September 2019}} |
| Divya Bharti
|Chittemma |
| Meena
|Nandini |
| Meenakshi Seshadri
|Hema |
| Nagma
|Uma Devi |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1993
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Vijayashanti}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" | | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Police Lockup |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/FilmfareBestTeluguActorAndActress|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180501125017/https://archive.org/details/FilmfareBestTeluguActorAndActress|url-status=dead|title=Filmfare Best Telugu Actor And Actress|date=1 May 2018|via=Internet Archive|archive-date=1 May 2018|access-date=9 September 2019}} |
| Aamani
|Jhansi / Goddess Lakshmi |
| Madhavi
|Sarada |
| Ramya Krishnan
|Lalita Rani |
| Revathi
|Anitha |
| rowspan="4" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1994
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Aamani}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Radha|Radha}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Subhalagnam |rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/42nd-annual-filmfare-awards-south-telugu-malayalam-winners | title=42nd Annual Filmfare Awards South Telugu & Malayalam Winners | date=5 August 2024 }}{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/download/42ndannualFilmfareTeluguWinnersbestactorbestactress/42nd_filmfare_telugu_winners%5B1%5D.jpg|title=Filmfare Tellugu winner}} |
| Jayasudha
|Savitri |
| Ooha
|Ooha |Aame |
| Radhika Sarathkumar
|Seetha |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1995
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Soundarya}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Bhavani|Bhavani}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Ammoru |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm |title=Filmfare Awards |website=filmfare.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991010171143/http://www.filmfare.com/site/nov96/faward.htm |archive-date=10 October 1999 |url-status=dead}} |
| Aamani
|Ganga |
| Indraja
|Neelima |
| Maheswari
|Pooja |
| Rohini
| |Stri |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1996
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Tabu|Tabu}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Mahalakshmi|Mahalakshmi}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Ninne Pelladata |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3e.htm |title=Filmfare – South Special |access-date=16 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991103180423/http://www.filmfare.com/site/october97/south3e.htm |archive-date=3 November 1999 |url-status=dead }} |
| Rambha
|Raga Sudha |
| Ravali
|Kalyani |
| Shilpa Shetty
|Bangaram |
| Soundarya
|Radha |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center"|1997
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Vijayashanti}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Ramulamma|Ramulamma}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Osey Ramulamma |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/45thFilmfareSouthBestActresses|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205073121/https://archive.org/details/45thFilmfareSouthBestActresses|url-status=dead|title=45th Filmfare South Best Actresses|date=5 February 2017|via=Internet Archive|archive-date=5 February 2017|access-date=9 September 2019}} |
| Anjala Zaveri
|Kaveri |
| Maheswari
|Maheswari |
| Sanghavi
|Baby |
| Soundarya
|Subbalakshmi |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1998
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Soundarya}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Bhanumati|Bhanumati}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Anthahpuram |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/download/46thFilmfareAwardsSouthWinners/46th%20Filmfare%20Awards%20south%20winners.jpg|title=46th Filmfare winners}} |
| Isha Koppikar
|Lekha |
| Keerthi Reddy
|Anu |
| Preity Zinta
|Shailaja |
| Ramya Krishnan
|Jyothi |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |1999
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Soundarya}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Anjali|Anjali}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Raja |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2000/04/15/stories/09150651.htm |title=Star-spangled show on cards |work=The Hindu |access-date=20 October 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060715231701/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2000/04/15/stories/09150651.htm |archive-date=15 July 2006 }} |
| Antara Mali
|Divya |
| Maheswari
|Sasirekha |
| Prema
|Devi |Devi |
| Raasi
|Mahalakshmi |
= 2000s =
= 2010s =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" style="width:3%;"|Year
!scope="col" style="width:15%;"|Actress ! scope="col" style="width:15%;" |Role(s) ! scope="col" style="width:15%;" |Film !scope="col" style="width:1%;" class="unsortable" |{{Refh}} |
|---|
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2010
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Anushka Shetty}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Saroja|Saroja}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Vedam |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/The-glitter-the-gloss-the-razzmatazz-/articleshow/9083584.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105194656/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-03/chennai/29732898_1_lifetime-achievement-award-telugu-film-director-award|url-status=live|archive-date=5 November 2012|work=The Times of India|title=The glitter, the gloss, the razzmatazz|date=3 July 2011 }} |
| Anushka Shetty
|Chandramukhi/Nagavalli |
| Kajal Aggarwal
|Nandini |
| Nayanthara
|Gayatri |
| Samantha
|Jessie Thekekuthu |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2011
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Nayanthara}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Sita}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Sri Rama Rajyam |
| Kajal Aggarwal
|Priya |
| Nithya Menen
|Nithya |
| Samantha
|Prasanthi Ajay Kumar |
| Tamannaah Bhatia
|Veera Venkata Satya Sai Naga Durga Sesha Avathara Seetha Mahalakshmi |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2012
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Bindu|Bindu}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Eega |
| Anushka Shetty
|Maheswari |
| Hansika Motwani
|Sharmila |
| Nayanthara
|Devika |
| Tamannaah Bhatia
|Chaitra |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2013
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Nithya Menen}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Sravani|Sravani}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde |
| Anushka Shetty
|Vennela |
| Nanditha Raj
|Nanditha |
| Rakul Preet Singh
|Prarthana |
| Samantha
|Sashi |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2014
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Shruti Haasan}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Spandana|Spandana}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Race Gurram |
| Kajal Aggarwal
|Satya |
| Pooja Hegde
|Nandana |
| Rakul Preet Singh
|Chandrakala |
| Samantha
|Krishna Veni / Priya |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2015
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Anushka Shetty}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Rudrama Devi}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Rudhramadevi |
| Hebah Patel
|Meena Kumari |
| Nithya Menen
|Nazeera Khanum |
| Shruti Haasan
|Charuseela |
| Tamannaah Bhatia
|Avantika |
| rowspan="6" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2016
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Anasuya|Anasuya Ramalingam}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |A Aa |
| Keerthy Suresh
|Sailaja |
| Lavanya Tripathi
| Seetha |
| Nivetha Thomas
|Catherine |
| Rakul Preet Singh
|Divyanka Krishnamurthy |
| Ritu Varma
|Chitra |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2017
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Sai Pallavi}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Bhanumati|Bhanumati}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Fidaa |
| Anushka Shetty
| Devasena |
| Nivetha Thomas
|Pallavi |
| Rakul Preet Singh
|Bhramaramba |
| Ritika Singh
|Rameswari |Guru |
| rowspan="6" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |2018
|style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Keerthy Suresh}} {{double dagger|alt=Award winner}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |{{sort|Savitri|Savitri}} | style="background:#FAEB86;" |Mahanati |rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-38163.html|title=Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019|website=Filmfare|access-date=22 December 2019|archive-date=22 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222020917/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-38163.html|url-status=live}} |
| Aditi Rao Hydari
|Sameera Rathore |
| Anushka Shetty
|Bhaagamathie / Chanchala IAS |
| Pooja Hegde
|Aravindha |
| Rashmika Mandanna
|Geetha |
| Samantha
|Ramalakshmi |
= 2020s =
Superlatives
| class="wikitable" |
| Superlative
! Actress ! Record |
|---|
| Most awards
| 6 wins |
| Youngest winner
| Jyothi | 17 years |
| Youngest nominees
| 16 years |
- Vanisri won the award the most times in the 70's with three wins. Vijayashanti won the most in the 80s and 90s with three wins each decade. In the 90s, Soundarya had three wins. Trisha Krishnan won the award three times in 2000s, while Anushka Shetty has the most wins in 2010s with two wins.
- Jayasudha and Tabu are the two actress who have won both Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu.
- Seven actresses have won the awards in consecutive years: Vanisri (1973–1975), Jayasudha (1976–1977), Vijayashanti (1989–1990), Soundarya (1998–1999), Trisha Krishnan (2004–2005), Anushka Shetty (2009–2010) and Sai Pallavi (2021-2022). Vanisri is the only actress to win the award three times consecutively.
- J. Jayalalithaa, Revathi, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Sai Pallavi are the only actresses to win both Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil and Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu in the same year for their performances in the year 1972, 1992, 2012 and 2022 respectively.
- Seven actresses have won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for their debut Telugu films. In chronological order Sujatha(1979),Radhika Sarathkumar (1981), Richa Pallod (2000), Sadha (2002), Asin (2003), Sai Pallavi (2017) and Mrunal Thakur (2022).
- Nithya Menen is the first actress to win both the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu (in 2013) and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress (in 2015).
- Sai Pallavi is the first actress who won both Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress -Telugu awards in the same year (2022).
- Vijayashanti and Keerthy Suresh both have won Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and National Film Award for Best Actress for their performances in Kartavyam (1990) and Mahanati (2018) respectively.
- Jayasudha has received the most nominations with Ten, followed by Anushka Shetty, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu each with nine nominations.
- In 1981, the one and only time till date, two actresses were nominated for the same film: Jayasudha and Sridevi for Premabhishekam.
Multiple wins
The following individuals have received multiple Best Actress awards:
| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" |Wins ! scope="col" |Actress |
| style="text-align:center;" |6 |
| style="text-align:center;" |3
|Vanisri, Jayasudha, Soundarya, Trisha Krishnan, Anushka Shetty |
| style="text-align:center;" |2 |
= Multiple nominations =
The following individuals have received multiple Best Actress nominations:
| class="wikitable" |
| Nominations
!Actress |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" |10 |
| style="text-align:center;" |9 |
| style="text-align:center;" |8 |
| style="text-align:center;" |7 |
| style="text-align:center;" |6 |
| style="text-align:center;" |5 |
| style="text-align:center;" |4 |
| style="text-align:center;" |3
|Keerthy Suresh, Pooja Hegde, Rashmika Mandanna, Nivetha Thomas |
Notes
- {{cite book|last=Ramachandran|first=T.M.|title=Film world|year=1973|volume=9|ref=Tmr}}
- {{cite book|title=Collections|year=1991|publisher=Update Video Publication|ref=Collections}}
- {{cite book|title=The Times of India directory and year book including who's who|year=1984|publisher=Times of India Press|ref=Toi}}
References
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