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The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual
Filmfare Awards South The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was intr ...
for Kannada films ''(Sandalwood)''. The awards were extended to "Best Actress" in 1972. The year indicates the year of release of the film.


Superlatives


Multiple wins

Actress to win hat-trick award:
Radhika Pandit Radhika Pandit (born 7 March 1984) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada films. Among the most popular and highest paid Kannada actresses, she is a recipient of several accolades including three Filmfare Awards South, one Kar ...
- 2008, 2009 and 2010 The following individuals have received two or more Best Actress awards:


Multiple nominations

The following individuals have received two or more Best Actress nominations (Post 2005):


Winners


Nominations

*2005 Vidya Venkatesh – '' Nenapirali'' as Sindhu **
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– '' My Autograph'' as Divya **
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''Auto Shankar'' as Maya ** Ramya – '' Amrithadhare'' as Amritha ** Radhika Kumaraswamy''Anna Thangi'' as Lakshmi *2006 Ramya – ''
Tananam Tananam ''Tananam Tananam'' is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic musical film directed and written by Kavitha Lankesh. The film has Ramya and Rakshita teaming up together for the first time, and introduces Shaam, a Tamil actor, to Kannada cine ...
'' as Vanaja **
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''Arasu'' as Aishwarya ** Rakshitha – ''
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'' as Siri ** Radhika Kumaraswamy – '' Hatavadi'' as Anisha *2007 RashmiDuniya as Poornima ** Parvathy ThiruvothuMilana as Anjali ** Suhasini – '' Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige'' as Kanaka **
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Ee Bandhana ''Ee Bandhana'' () is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language drama film written, directed and co-produced by Vijayalakshmi Singh. This marks her debut directorial project. It stars Vishnuvardhan and Jayapradha while Darshan, Ananth Nag, Tara, Sha ...
as Nandini *2008
Radhika Pandit Radhika Pandit (born 7 March 1984) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada films. Among the most popular and highest paid Kannada actresses, she is a recipient of several accolades including three Filmfare Awards South, one Kar ...
– '' Moggina Manasu'' as Chanchala **
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– '' Gaalipata'' as Soumya **
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''Taj Mahal'' as Shruti ** Ramya – ''
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'' as Tanu ** Suhasi – '' Haage Summane'' as Khushi *2009
Radhika Pandit Radhika Pandit (born 7 March 1984) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada films. Among the most popular and highest paid Kannada actresses, she is a recipient of several accolades including three Filmfare Awards South, one Kar ...
– '' Love Guru'' as Kushi **
Haripriya Shruthi Chandrasena (born 29 October 1991), known professionally as Hariprriya, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Kannada films also appeared in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, and Malayalam films. Hariprr ...
– '' Kallara Santhe as Roopa'' **
Priyamani Priya Mani Raj (née Iyer; born 4 June 1984 ), known professionally as Priyamani, is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi films. She is the recipient of a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards Sout ...
– '' Raam'' as Pooja ** Priyanka Kothari – '' Raaj The Showman'' as Parvathy ** Rekha – '' Parichaya'' as Nirmala (Nimmi) *2010
Radhika Pandit Radhika Pandit (born 7 March 1984) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada films. Among the most popular and highest paid Kannada actresses, she is a recipient of several accolades including three Filmfare Awards South, one Kar ...
– '' Krishnan Love Story'' as Geetha **
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– '' Veera Parampare'' **
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'' as Ambika ** Ramya – '' Just Math Mathalli'' as Tanu *2011 Ramya – '' Sanju Weds Geetha'' as Geetha **
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– '' Paramathma'' as Deepa aka Thithi Vade **
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– '' Krishnan Marriage Story'' as Khushi **
Radhika Pandit Radhika Pandit (born 7 March 1984) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada films. Among the most popular and highest paid Kannada actresses, she is a recipient of several accolades including three Filmfare Awards South, one Kar ...
– '' Hudugaru'' as Gayathri **
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'' as Kavya * 2012
Priyamani Priya Mani Raj (née Iyer; born 4 June 1984 ), known professionally as Priyamani, is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi films. She is the recipient of a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards Sout ...
– '' Chaarulatha'' **
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– '' Dandupalya'' **
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Bheema Theeradalli Bheema Theeradalli is a 2012 Kannada biopic action film directed by Om Prakash Rao and produced-shot by cinematographer Anaji Nagaraj. The film stars Duniya Vijay, Vijay Kumar (Duniya Vijay) and Pranitha Subhash. Controversial Excise minister ...
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Radhika Pandit Radhika Pandit (born 7 March 1984) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada films. Among the most popular and highest paid Kannada actresses, she is a recipient of several accolades including three Filmfare Awards South, one Kar ...
– '' Addhuri'' ** Ramya – '' Sidlingu'' * 2013 Amulya – '' Shravani Subramanya'' **
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– '' Bhajarangi'' ** Meghana Gaonkar – ''
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'' ** Shwetha Srivatsav – ''
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'' * 2014 Shwetha Srivatsav – '' Fair & Lovely'' **
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Kriti Kharbanda Kriti Kharbanda (born 29 October 1990) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada and Telugu cinema, Telugu language films. Kharbanda is a recipient of several accolades including a South Indian In ...
– '' Super Ranga'' **
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– '' Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari'' **
Ragini Dwivedi Ragini Dwivedi (born 24 May 1990) is an Indian actress and model who works primarily in Kannada films. She made her debut with '' Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari'' (2009). She is a recipient of a SIIMA Award and an Udaya Film Award. Dwivedi ...
– '' Ragini IPS'' * 2015 Parul Yadav – '' Aatagara'' **
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– '' Krishna Leela'' ** Nabha Natesh – '' Vajrakaya'' **
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– '' Ranna'' ** Shanvi Srivastava – ''
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'' * 2016 Shraddha Srinath – '' U Turn'' ** Hariprriya – '' Neer Dose'' ** Parul Yadav – '' Killing Veerappan'' ** Shwetha Srivatsav – '' Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu'' **
Sruthi Hariharan Sruthi Hariharan (born 2 February 1989) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Kannada and Tamil language, Tamil films. Sruthi is a recipient of a National Film Awards, National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards South and one Karnataka ...
– '' Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu'' * 2017
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'' ** Nivedihta''Shuddhi'' **
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''Chamak'' ** Shanvi Srivastava''Tarak'' ** Shraddha Srinath''Operation Aalamelamma'' * 2018 Manvitha Kamath – '' Tagaru'' **
Ashika Ranganath Ashika Ranganath (born 5 August 1996) in Tumakuru. She is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Kannada films also appeared in few Telugu and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Kannada film '' Crazy Boy'' (2016). Ashika ...
– '' Raambo 2'' **
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– '' Iruvudellava Bittu'' ** Nishvika Naidu -''
Amma I Love You ''Amma I Love You'' () is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by K. M. Chaitanya and produced by Dwarkish and Yogi Dwarkish. It features Chiranjeevi Sarja and debutant Nishvika Naidu along with Sithara in the lead roles. The ...
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Sruthi Hariharan Sruthi Hariharan (born 2 February 1989) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Kannada and Tamil language, Tamil films. Sruthi is a recipient of a National Film Awards, National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards South and one Karnataka ...
– '' 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 Rachita Ram (born Bindhya Ram; 3 October), is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Kannada films, Kannada films. Considered among the leading Kannada actresses, Rachita is a recipient of various accolades including one Filmfare Awards ...
– '' Monsoon Raaga'' as Asma Begum ** Sapthami Gowda''Kantara'' as Leela * 2023 Siri Ravikumar – ''
Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye ''Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye'' is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film written and directed by actor-director Raj B. Shetty. It was co-produced by actress Ramya under her home production studio, AppleBox Studios, in collaborati ...
'' 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


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada
Actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
Film awards for lead actress