Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam

Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
	The record setting six time and the current recipient Manju Warrier
Country	India
Presented by	Filmfare
First awarded	Roja Ramani,; Chembarathy (1972)
Currently held by	Manju Warrier, ; Aami (2018)
Website	Filmfare Awards

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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.

Superlatives[edit]

Wins	Recipient(s)
6	Manju Warrier
3	Lakshmi Meera Jasmine
2	Srividya Seema Shobana Samyuktha Varma Parvathy Thiruvothu

Winners[edit]

Year	Actress	Role	Film	Ref
1972	Roja Ramani	Santha	Chembarathy	^[2]
1973	Nanditha Bose	Gowri	Swapnam	^[3]
1974	Lakshmi	Julie	Chattakari	^[4]
1975	Lakshmi	Pavizham	Chalanum	^[5]
1976	Lakshmi	Mohini	Mohiniyaattam	^[6]
1977	Sheela	Lakshmi	Lakshmi	^[7]
1978	Jayabharathi	Aswathi	Vadakakkoru Hridhyam	^[8]
1979	Srividya	Rohini	Edavazhiyile Poocha Minda Poocha	^[9]
1980	Srividya		Puzha	^[10]
1981	Jalaja		Venal	^[11]
1982	Poornima Jayaram	Radha Ravi Chattan	Olangal	^[12]
1983	Seema		Aaroodam	^[13]
1984	Nadhiya	Girly Mathew	Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu	^[14]
1986	Shari	Sofia	Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal	^[15]
1987	Sharada	Saraswathi Amma	Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam	^[16]^[17]
1988	Revathi	Kakkothi	Kakkothikkavile Appooppan Thaadikal	^[18]
1989	Rekha	Annie	Dasharatham	^[19] ^[20]
1990	Shobana	Maya / Gowri	Innale	^[21]
1991	Amala	Reshma	Ulladakkam	^[22]
1992	Geetha	Sethulekshmi	Aadhaaram	^[23] ^[24]
1993	Madhavi	Annie	Akashadoothu	^[25]
1994	Shobhana	Karthumbi	Thenmavin Kombath	^[26]^[27]
1995	Annie	Shruthi	Mazhayethum Munpe	^[28]
1996	Manju Warrier	Anjali	Ee Puzhayum Kadannu	^[29]
1997	Manju Warrier	Unnimaya Thamara	Aaraam Thampuran Kaliyattam	^[30]
1998	Manju Warrier	Bhanumathi	Kanmadam	^[31]
1999	Manju Warrier	Devika Shekar	Pathram	^[32]
2000	Samyuktha Varma	Bhadra	Mazha	^[33]
2001	Samyuktha Varma	Nanditha	Meghamalhar	^[34]
2002	Navya Nair	Balamani	Nandanam	^[35]
2003	Meera Jasmine	Priyamvada	Kasthoorimann	^[36]
2004	Geethu Mohandas	Rose	Akale	^[37]
2005	Meera Jasmine	Aswathi	Achuvinte Amma	^[38]
2006	Padmapriya	Poompodi	Karutha Pakshikal	^[38]
2007	Meera Jasmine	Deepthi	Ore Kadal	^[39]
2008	Priyamani	Malavika	Thirakkatha	^[40]
2009	Shwetha Menon	Cheeru	Paleri Manikyam	^[40]
2010	Mamta Mohandas	Vidyalakshmi	Katha Thudarunnu	^[41]
2011	Kavya Madhavan	Aswathi	Gaddama	^[42]
2012	Rima Kallingal	Tessa K. Abraham	22 Female Kottayam	^[43]
2013	Ann Augustine	Gayathri	Artist	^[44]
2014	Manju Warrier	Nirupama Rajeev	How Old Are You?	^[45]
2015	Parvathy Thiruvothu	Kottathil Kanchanamala	Ennu Ninte Moideen	^[46]
2016	Nayanthara	Vasuki Iyer	Puthiya Niyamam	^[47]
2017	Parvathy Thiruvothu	Sameera	Take Off	^[48]
2018	Manju Warrier	Kamala Surayya	Aami	^[49]

Nominations[edit]

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
- Priyanka Nair – Vilapangalkkappuram as Zahira
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 as Gayathri
- Mamta Mohandas – Celluloid as Janet
- Meena – Drishyam as Rani George
- Shobhana – Thira as Dr. Rohini Pranab
- Shweta Menon – Kalimannu as Meera
2014 Manju Warrier - How Old Are You? as Nirupama Rajeev
- Anusree – Ithihasa as Janaki
- Aparna Gopinath – Munnariyippu as Anjali Arakal
- Asha Sarath – Varsham as Nandhini
- Nazriya Nazim – Om Shanti Oshana as Pooja Mathew
2015 Parvathy – Ennu Ninte Moideen as Kanchanamala
- Amala Paul – Mili as Mili
- Anusree – Chandrettan Evideya as Sushama
- Mamta Mohandas – Two Countries as Laya
- Manju Warrier – Rani Padmini as Padmini
2016 Nayanthara – Puthiya Niyamam as Vasuki Iyer
- Manju Warrier – Karinkunnam 6'S as Vandhana
- Rajisha Vijayan – Anuraga Karikkin Vellam as Elizabeth
- Sai Pallavi – Kali as Anjali Siddharth
- Shruthy Menon – Kismath as Anita
2017^[50] Parvathy – Take Off as Sameera
- Aishwarya Lekshmi – Mayanadhi as Aparna Ravi
- Anu Sithara – Ramante Edanthottam as Malini
- Manju Warrier – Udaharanam Sujatha as Sujatha Krishnan
- Nimisha Sajayan – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum as Sreeja
2018 Manju Warrier – Aami as Kamala Surayya
- Aishwarya Lekshmi – Varathan as Priya Paul
- Anu Sithara – Captain as Anitha Sathyan
- Nimisha Sajayan – Eeda as Aishwarya Gopal
- Nazriya – Koode as Jennifer Maria Thomas

References[edit]

↑ Film world, p 43
↑ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 22 August 1973 – via Google Books.
↑ Reed, Sir Stanley (22 August 1974). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". Bennett, Coleman & Company – via Google Books.
↑ Reed, Sir Stanley (22 August 1976). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". Times of India Press – via Google Books.
↑ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". Times of India Press. 22 August 1978 – via Google Books.
↑ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 22 August 1980 – via Google Books.
↑ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 22 August 1979 – via Google Books.
↑ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 22 August 1980 – via Google Books.
↑ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 22 August 1982 – via Google Books.
↑ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 22 August 1982 – via Google Books.
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↑ Reed, Sir Stanley (22 August 1984). "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". Bennett, Coleman. – via Google Books.
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↑ Google Books Search "Collections MALAYALAM 1984 Best Actress Nadiya Nokketha" See page 392
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↑ "Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)".
↑ "Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South)". filmfare.com.
↑ "Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South)".
↑ "66th Yamaha Fascino Filmfare Awards South: Complete winners' list (Malayalam)". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
↑ "65th Jio Filmfare Awards South 2018: Official list of nominations". Retrieved 18 August 2018.

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v t e Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actress
1972–1989	Roja Ramani (1972) Nanditha Bose (1973) Lakshmi (1974) Lakshmi (1975) Lakshmi (1976) Sheela (1977) Jayabharathi (1978) Srividya (1979) Srividya (1980) Jalaja (1981) Poornima Bhagyaraj (1982) (1983) (1984) (1985) (1986) Sharada (1987) Revathi (1988) Rekha (1989)
1990–2009	Shobana (1990) Amala Akkineni (1991) Geetha (1992) Madhavi (1993) (1994) Annie (1995) Manju Warrier (1996) Manju Warrier (1997) Manju Warrier (1998) Manju Warrier (1999) Samyuktha Varma (2000) Samyuktha Varma (2001) Navya Nair (2002) Meera Jasmine (2003) Geetu Mohandas (2004) Meera Jasmine (2005) Padmapriya Janakiraman (2006) Meera Jasmine (2007) Priyamani (2008) Shweta Menon (2009)
2010–present	Mamta Mohandas (2010) Kavya Madhavan (2011) Rima Kallingal (2012) Ann Augustine (2013) Manju Warrier (2014) Parvathy Thiruvothu (2015) Nayanthara (2016) Parvathy Thiruvothu (2017) Manju Warrier (2018)