The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual

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films. The first Malayalam award was given in 2007. Before that, since 1997 till 2005, a common award for playback was available for both Male and Female singers of all the four South Indian languages.

Superlatives

Winners

The following is a list of the award winners and the film and song for which they won.

Nominations

The nominees were announced publicly only from 2009. The list along with winners:

2000s

2009:

K. S. Chithra Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra (born 27 July 1963), always credited as K. S. Chithra or Chithra, is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. In a career spanning over four decades, she has recorded over 25,000 songs in various In ...

– "Oduvil Oru" – '' Thirakkatha'' * Aparna Rajeev – "Manju Thara" – ''

Mizhikal Sakshi ''Mizhikal Sakshi'' () is a 2008 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Asok R. Nath and starring Sukumari and Mohanlal. Plot Sukumari plays a key role of an aged lady named Kuniyamma and Mohanlal in a guest role, as Kuniyamma's son. K ...

'' * Gayatri – "Kannin Vathil" – '' Mulla'' * Manjari – "Kadaloram Vatsa" – ''

Minnaminnikoottam ''Minnaminnikootam'' (2008) is a Malayalam film directed by Kamal. It stars Narain, Jayasurya, Indrajith, Meera Jasmine, Roma, Samvrutha, Anoop Chandran and Radhika in the lead roles. The score and soundtrack is composed by Bijibal. The story ...

'' * Rimy Tomy – "Aarumugham" – ''Mulla''

2010s

2010:

– "Kunnathe Konna" – '' Pazhassi Raja'' * Shreya Ghoshal – "Chanthu Thottille" – ''

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'' * Shweta Mohan – "Thottal Pookkum" – ''

Moz & Cat ''Moz & Cat'' is a 2009 Indian psychological comedy-drama film written and directed by Fazil starring Dileep and Rahman in lead roles. Cast *Dileep as Moss D Samuel or Moz *Baby Niveditha as Tezzy or Cat * Aswathi Ashok as Nandana or Nandu * ...

'' * Shweta Mohan – "Priyanu Mathram" – '' Robin Hood'' *

Sujatha Mohan Sujatha Mohan (credited as Sujatha) is an Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. She has also sung for Kannada, Badaga, Hindi and Marathi movies. In a career spanning 48 years, she has recorde ...

– "Muthe Muthe" – '' Kana Kanmani'' 2011: Shreya Ghoshal – "Kizhakku Pookkum" – '' Anwar'' *

– "Malakha Pole" – ''

Mummy & Me ''Mummy & Me'' is a 2010 Malayalam Physiological thriller written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. Mummy ''& Me'' stars Archana Kavi, Mukesh, Urvashi and Kunchacko Boban in the main lead and the remaining cast include Lalu Alex, Shari, Janardha ...

'' * Shreya Ghoshal – "Manju Mazhakkattil" – ''

Aagathan ''Aagathan'' () is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language revenge drama thriller film directed by Kamal and written by Kamal and Kalavoor Ravikumar from a story by Kamal. Starring Dileep, Sathyaraj, Charmy Kaur and Lal. The music for the film was ...

'' * Shweta Mohan – "Maavin Chuvatile" – ''

Oru Naal Varum ''Oru Naal Varum'' () is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language satirical film directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar, written by Sreenivasan, and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. It stars Mohanlal and Sameera Reddy in her Malayalam debut, with Sreenivasan, ...

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– "Pachila Charthan" – ''

Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram ''Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram'' ( ml, കരയിലേക്ക്‌ ഒരു കടൽ ദൂരം; en, A Sea Away to the Shore) is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Vinod Mankara, starring Indrajith, Mamta Mohandas and Dhanya Mary Varg ...

'' 2012: Shreya Ghoshal – "Paattil Ee Paattil" – ''

Pranayam ''Pranayam'' () is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written and directed by Blessy. The film stars Mohanlal, Jaya Prada, and Anupam Kher. The plot revolves around the love bound between the characters of Mathews (Mohanlal), ...

'' * Gayatri – "Ninviral Thumbil" – '' Beautiful'' *

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– "Chantham Thikanjoru" – '' Mohabbath'' * Manjari – "Chimmi Chimmi" – '' Urumi'' *Shreya Ghoshal – "Kaanamullal" – ''

Salt N' Pepper ''Salt N' Pepper'' is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Aashiq Abu and produced for Lucsam Creations. The film stars Lal, Asif Ali, Shwetha Menon, and Mythili in the lead roles, while Baburaj and Vijayaraghava ...

'' 2013: Shweta Mohan – "Shyama Hare" – ''

Arike ''Arike'' (''So Close'') is a 2012 Malayalam romantic comedy film K. S. Chithra Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra (born 27 July 1963), always credited as K. S. Chithra or Chithra, is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. In a career spanning over four decades, she has recorded over 25,000 songs in various In ...

– "Vishukkani Poothu" – ''

Ivan Megharoopan ''Ivan Megharoopan'' is a 2012 Malayalam biographical film written and directed by P. Balachandran. The film is based on the life of Malayalam poet P. Kunhiraman Nair and is particularly based on his autobiography, ''Kaviyude Kalpadukal''. Prak ...

'' * Mamta Mohandas – "Iravil Viriyum" – ''Arike'' * Remya Nambeesan – "Andelonde" – ''Ivan Megharoopan'' * Shreya Ghoshal – "Nilave Nilave" – '' Chattakaari'' 2014:

Vaikom Vijayalakshmi Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (born 7 October 1981) is an Indian playback singer from Kerala, India. She is an expert in a rare musical instrument called Gayatriveena. She won special jury mention for her much appreciated work in the 2013 film ''Cellulo ...

– "Ottakku Padunna" – ''

Nadan ''Nadan'' ( ml, നടൻ, English: The actor) is a 2013 Malayalam drama film directed by Kamal and written by S. Suresh Babu. Jayaram and Remya Nambeeshan play the lead roles, while the rest of the cast are former theatre artists that include ...

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Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram (born 9 July 1970) is an Indian carnatic and playback singer and child actress who hails from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung more than 700 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Sinhala, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Hindi f ...

– "Vadakkini Poomughathu" – ''

Ayal Njanalla Ayal Njanalla (English: ''He is not me'') is a 2015 Malayalam romantic comedy film written and directed by actor Vineeth Kumar, making his debut based on the story by director Ranjith. The film stars Fahadh Faasil, Mrudula Murali, Divya Pillai a ...

'' * Mridula Warrier – "Laalee Laalee" – '' Kalimannu'' * Shreya Ghoshal – "Shalabhamayi" – '' Kalimannu'' * Sithara – "Ennundodee" – '' Celluloid'' 2015: Shreya Ghoshal – "Vijanathayil" – '' How Old Are You?'' * B. Arundhathi – "Maara Sannibho" – ''

Swapaanam ''Swapaanam'' (English translation: ''The Voiding Soul'') is a 2014 Indian Malayalam film directed by Shaji N. Karun and produced by M. Rajan for Horizon Entertainments. The film features Jayaram and Kadambari in the lead roles, alongside Siddi ...

'' * Shweta Mohan – "Onaam Kombath" – ''Ottamandaram'' *

– "Elampoo Vazhi" – ''Ottamandaram'' * Vani Jayaram – "Olenjil Kuruvi" – ''

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'' 2016: Shreya Ghoshal – "Kaathirunnu" – '' Ennu Ninte Moideen'' * Chitra Arun – "Oru Makara Nilavayi" – '' Rani Padmi'' * Shreya Ghoshal – "Mele Mele" – ''

Life of Josutty ''Life of Josutty'' is a 2015 Malayalam-language family drama film directed by Jeethu Joseph. The film stars Dileep in the title role along with a supporting cast consisting of Jyothi Krishna, Rachana Narayanankutty, Renjini Rupesh, Hareesh Per ...

'' * Shweta Mohan – "Kayampoo Niramayi" – ''

Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam ''Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam'', sometimes stylized as ''Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam'', is a 2015 Malayalam comedy-drama film directed, co-written and co-produced by Ranjith Sankar. The film stars Jayasurya in a lead role, who also co-produced the ...

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– "Kaikkottum" – ''

Oru Vadakkan Selfie ''Oru Vadakkan Selfie'' () is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language road-comedy film directed by G. Prajith and scripted by Vineeth Sreenivasan. The film features Nivin Pauly, Manjima Mohan, Aju Varghese, Neeraj Madhav and Vineeth Sreenivasan. The mu ...

'' 2017:

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– "Oonjalil Aadi" – ''

Action Hero Biju ''Action Hero Biju'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language police procedural comedy film directed by Abrid Shine. The film stars Nivin Pauly, Anu Emmanuel, Saiju Kurup, Joju George, Alexander Prasanth , Kalabhavan Prajod, Rony David and Sohan S ...

'' * Divya S. Menon – "Varthinkale" – ''

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'' * Rinu Razak – "Raavu Mayave" – ''

Vettah Vettah (English: ''Hunt'') is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-Language Psychological crime mystery thriller film directed and co-produced by Rajesh Pillai. The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Manju Warrier, Indrajith Sukumaran and Sandhya. The script was w ...

'' * Shweta Mohan – "Oruvela" – ''

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'' * Varsha Vinu – "Melle Vannupoyi" – ''

Marupadi ''Marupadi'' ( en, Reply) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written by Juliana Ashraf and directed by V.M. Vinu. It stars Rahman, Bhama and Baby Nayanthra in the lead roles. The film is produced by Ashraf Bedi under the banner of B ...

'' 2018:

– "Nadavathil Thurannilla" – '' Kambhoji'' * Gayathri Varma – "Kasavu Njorium" – ''

Udaharanam Sujatha ''Udaharanam Sujatha'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by debutant director "Phantom" Praveen, adapted by Naveen Bhaskar and produced by Martin Prakkat and Joju George. It is a remake of the 2016 Hindi-language film ' ...

'' * Shreya Ghoshal – "Akale Oru Kaadinte" – ''

Ramante Edanthottam ''Ramante Edanthottam'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Ranjith Sankar. The film stars Kunchacko Boban and Anu Sithara in the lead roles. Filming began in February 2017 in Kochi and Va ...

'' * Shweta Mohan – "Orupuzhayarikil" – '' Munthiri Vallikal Thalirkkumbol'' *

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– "Vanamakalunnu" – ''

Vimaanam ''Vimaanam'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by debutant Pradeep M. Nair, and starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Durga Krishna. The film was released on 22 December 2017. This film is said to be loosely ba ...

'' 2019:

Anne Amie Anne Amie is an Indian playback singer and voice artist. She marked her debut in playback singing with the solo 'Ethu Meghamaari - Reprise' for the film Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho. She received her first Filmfare Award in 2019 for the son ...

– "Aararo" – ''

Koode ''Koode'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language psychological drama film written and directed by Anjali Menon, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Nazriya Nazim and Parvathy Thiruvothu. The music was released by Muzik 247. The film marks the 100th ...

'' * Megha Josekutty – "Endhe Kanna" – ''

Aravindante Athidhikal ''Aravindante Athidhikal'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by M. Mohanan and produced by Pradeep Kumar Pathiyara and co-produced by Noble Babu Thomas under the studios Pathiyara Entertainments and Big Bang Ent ...

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Neha Nair Neha Nair is an Indian playback singer and composer. Her debut was a duet with Job Kurian in the film '' Ritu'', with music composed by Rahul Raj. She is a guest singer in the Malayalam rock band Avial. Personal life She currently resides i ...

– "Ponnumkasavitta" – ''

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'' * Shreya Ghoshal – "Palthira" – ''

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'' * Shreya Ghoshal – "Maanam Thudukkanu" – ''

Odiyan ''Odiyan'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy drama film directed by V. A. Shrikumar Menon in his feature film debut. The film was written by Harikrishnan; it is based on the legend of the Odiyan clan, who in Kerala folklore are me ...

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Superlatives

Winners

Nominations

2000s

2010s

See also

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