The Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films (Sandalwood). The awards were extended to "Best Actress" in 1972. The year indicates the year of release of the film.

Superlatives Superlative Actress Record Actor with most awards Aarathi, Saritha 4 wins Actor with most nominationsRamya 7 nominations Actor with most consecutive wins Radhika Pandit 3 wins Actor with most nominations without ever winning Hariprriya, Rachita Ram 3 nominations Oldest winnerLakshmi 41 years Oldest nominee Suhasini 46 years Youngest winner Malashri 18 years Youngest nomineeHariprriya18 years

Multiple wins Radhika Pandit won the award in three consecutive years (2008, 2009 and 2010)

The following recipients have received two or more Best Actress awards:

Wins Actress432

Multiple nominations The following individuals have received three or more Best Actress nominations overall:

Nominations Actress7Ramya643

Winners Year Actress Role Film Ref2024Akshatha PandavapuraHuchheeriKoli Esru2023Siri RavikumarPrerana Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye2022Chaithra J AcharSaakiTaledanda2020–21Yagna Shetty Geetha Act 1978 2018Manvitha KamathPunarvasuTagaru2017Sruthi Hariharan Nandini Beautiful Manasugalu 2016Shraddha Srinath Rachana U Turn 2015 Parul Yadav Mallika Aatagara 2014 Shwetha Srivatsav Bhumika Fair & Lovely 2013 AmulyaShravani Shravani Subramanya 2012 PriyamaniChaaruLatha Chaarulatha 2011 RamyaGeetha Sanju Weds Geetha 2010 Radhika Pandit Geetha Krishnan Love Story 2009 Radhika Pandit Khushi Love Guru 57th Filmfare Awards 2009 winners 2008 Radhika Pandit Chanchala Moggina Manasu Winners indiatimes.com 2007 Rashmi Poornima Duniya 2006 RamyaVanaja Tananam Tananam 2005 Vidya Venkatesh Indu Nenapirali India New England News 2004 Soundarya Ganga Apthamitra 2003 Meena Lalitha Swathi Muthu 2002 Soundarya Naagi Dweepa 2001 Prema Sangeetha Kanasugara 2000 Sudha Rani Radha Sparsha 1999 Tara Subbamma Heggadithi Kanooru Heggadithi Star-spangled show on cards The Hindu 1998 Jayamala Narmada Thaayi Saheba Thaayi SahebaWinners 1997 Vijayalakshmi Rani Nagamandala 1996 Shilpa Kanaka Janumada Jodi 1995 Shruti Usha Aagatha 1994 Shruti Hettha Karulu Winners 1993 Lakshmi Ramabai Hoovu Hannu 41st Annual Filmfare Best Telugu Film winners 1992 Sudha Rani Padma Mysooru Mallige Winners 1991 MalashriAsha Hrudaya Haadithu 1990 Suhasini Maniratnam Annapoorna Muthina Haara 1989 Saritha Banneri Sankranthi 1988 Suhasini Maniratnam Hema Suprabhatha 1987 Geetha Kamala Shruthi Seridaaga 1986 Saritha Mouna Geethe Winners 1985 Saritha Kamala Mugila Mallige Winners 1984 Abhinaya Gowri Anubhava 1983 Suhasini Maniratnam Kavitha Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu 1982 Saritha Vathsala Hosa Belaku 1981 Aarathi Ranganayaki / Mala Ranganayaki 1980 Ashwini Savithri Savithri 1979 Aarathi Thunga Dharmasere 1978 Shobha Kusuma Aparichita 1977 Manjula Deepa Deepa 1976 Jayanthi Thulasi Tulasi 1975 Aarathi Hema Shubhamangala 1974 Aarathi Sharada Upasane 1973 Jayanthi Madhavi Edakallu Guddada Mele 1972 Kalpana Lalitha Yaava Janmada Maitri

Nominations 2005 Vidya Venkatesh – Nenapirali as Sindhu Meena – My Autograph as Divya Shilpa Shetty – Auto Shankar as Maya Ramya – Amrithadhare as Amritha Radhika Kumaraswamy – Anna Thangi as Lakshmi 2006 Ramya – Tananam Tananam as Vanaja Meera Jasmine – Arasu as Aishwarya Rakshitha – Neenello Naanalle as Siri Radhika Kumaraswamy – Hatavadi as Anisha 2007 Rashmi – Duniya as Poornima Parvathy Thiruvothu – Milana as Anjali Suhasini – Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige as Kanaka Jaya Prada - Ee Bandhana as Nandini 2008 Radhika Pandit – Moggina Manasu as Chanchala Daisy Bopanna – Gaalipata as Soumya Pooja Gandhi – Taj Mahal as Shruti Ramya – Mussanjemaatu as Tanu Suhasi – Haage Summane as Khushi 2009 Radhika Pandit – Love Guru as Kushi Haripriya – Kallara Santhe as Roopa Priyamani – Raam as Pooja Priyanka Kothari – Raaj The Showman as Parvathy Rekha – Parichaya as Nirmala (Nimmi) 2010 Radhika Pandit – Krishnan Love Story as Geetha Aindrita Ray – Veera Parampare Nayanthara – Super as Indira Nidhi Subbaiah – Pancharangi as Ambika Ramya – Just Math Mathalli as Tanu 2011 Ramya – Sanju Weds Geetha as Geetha Deepa Sannidhi – Paramathma as Deepa aka Thithi Vade Nidhi Subbaiah – Krishnan Marriage Story as Khushi Radhika Pandit – Hudugaru as Gayathri Ragini Dwivedi – Kempe Gowda as Kavya 2012 Priyamani – Chaarulatha Pooja Gandhi – Dandupalya Pranitha Subhash – Bheema Theeradalli Radhika Pandit – Addhuri Ramya – Sidlingu 2013 Amulya – Shravani Subramanya Aindrita Ray – Bhajarangi Meghana Gaonkar – Charminar Nithya Menen – Mynaa Rachita Ram – Bulbul Shwetha Srivatsav – Simple Agi Ondh Love Story 2014 Shwetha Srivatsav – Fair & Lovely Haripriya – Ugramm Kriti Kharbanda – Super Ranga Radhika Pandit – Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari Ragini Dwivedi – Ragini IPS 2015 Parul Yadav – Aatagara Mayuri Kyatari – Krishna Leela Nabha Natesh – Vajrakaya Rachita Ram – Ranna Shanvi Srivastava – Masterpiece 2016 Shraddha Srinath – U Turn Hariprriya – Neer Dose Parul Yadav – Killing Veerappan Shwetha Srivatsav – Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu Sruthi Hariharan – Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu 2017 Sruthi Hariharan – Beautiful Manasugalu Nivedihta – Shuddhi Rashmika Mandanna – Chamak Shanvi Srivastava – Tarak Shraddha Srinath – Operation Aalamelamma 2018 Manvitha Kamath – Tagaru Ashika Ranganath – Raambo 2 Meghana Raj – Iruvudellava Bittu Nishvika Naidu -Amma I Love You Sruthi Hariharan – Nathicharami 2020–21 Yagna Shetty – Act 1978 Aarohi Narayan – Bheemasena Nalamaharaja Amrutha Iyengar – Badava Rascal Asha Bhat – Roberrt Kushee Ravi – Dia Milana Nagaraj – Love Mocktail Reba Monica John – Rathnan Prapancha 2022 Chaithra J. Achar – Taledanda as Saaki Aishani Shetty – Dharani Mandala Madhyadolage as Shreya Ganavi Laxman – Vedha as Pushpa Meghana Gaonkar – Shubhamangala as Anu Rachita Ram – Monsoon Raaga as Asma Begum Sapthami Gowda – Kantara as Leela 2023 Siri Ravikumar – Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye as Prerana Akshatha Pandavapura – Pinki Elli Amrutha Prem – Tagaru Palya as Jyothi Milana Nagaraj – Kousalya Supraja Rama as Muthulakshmi Rukmini Vasanth – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello as Priya Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy – Aachar & Co as Suma 2024 Akshatha Pandavapura – Koli Esru as Hucchheeri Ankita Amar – Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali as Anahita Madhumita Banarjee Bindu Shivaram – Kerebete as Meena Chaithra J Achar – Blink as Devaki Roshni Prakash – Murphy as Janani Rukmini Vasanth – Bagheera as Dr. Sneha

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