Filmfare Award For Best Actress – Telugu

The awards were extended to "Best Actress" in 1972. The year indicates the year of release of the film.

Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
2021 winner
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in Telugu films
Country	India
Presented by	Filmfare
First awarded	Jayalalithaa, Sri Krishna Satya (1972)
Currently held by	Sai Pallavi, Love Story (2020–2021)
Website	Filmfare Awards

• Vijayashanti has maximum awards with six wins.
• 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 won the award three times in 2000s, while Anushka Shetty has the most wins in 2010s with three.
• 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.
• Six actresses have won the awards in consecutive years: Vanisri (1973–1975), Jayasudha (1976–1977), Vijayashanti (1989–1990), Soundarya (1998–1999), Trisha (2004–2005) and Anushka Shetty (2009–2010). Vanisri is the only actress to win the award three times consecutively.
• Jayalalithaa, Revathi and Samantha Akkineni 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 and 2012 respectively.
• Five actresses have won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for their debut Telugu films. In chronological order, Radhika (1981), Richa Pallod (2000), Sadha (2002), Asin (2003) and Sai Pallavi (2017).
• Nithya Menon 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 was 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 with nine, Soundarya, Jaya Prada and Vijayashanti each with eight.
• In 1981, the one and only time till date, two actresses were nominated for the same film: Jayasudha and Sridevi for Premabhishekam.

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

The following individuals have received five or more Best Actress nominations:

1970s

Year	Photos of winners	Actress	Role(s)	Film	Ref.
1972 (20th)		J. Jayalalithaa ‡	Satyabhama / Chandrasena	Sri Krishna Satya
1973 (21st)		Vanisri ‡	Roja	Jeevana Tarangalu
1974 (22nd)		Vanisri ‡	Krishnaveni	Krishnaveni
		Roja Ramani		O Seeta Katha
		Vijaya Nirmala	Seeta	Alluri Seetarama Raju
1975 (23rd)		Vanisri ‡	Lakshmi / Sobha	Jeevana Jyothi
		Annapurna	Annapoorna	Swargam Narakam
		Sangeeta	Lakshmi	Mutyala Muggu
1976 (24th)		Jayasudha ‡	Jyothi	Jyothi
		Jaya Prada	Saritha	Anthuleni Katha
			Lalitha	Siri Siri Muvva
		Madhavi	Hyma	Oorummadi Brathukulu
		Vanisri	Radha	Aradhana
1977 (25th)		Jayasudha ‡		Aame Katha
		Jaya Prada	Padma	Adavi Ramudu
		Lakshmi		Panthulamma
		Sripriya	Malli	Chilakamma Cheppindi
		Vanisri	Radha	Edureeta
1978 (26th)		Talluri Rameswari ‡	Seetalu	Seetamalakshmi
		Mamata Shankar	Nilamma	Oka Oori Katha
		Roopa		Naalaaga Endaro
		Saritha	Swapna	Maro Charitra
		Sridevi	Malli	Padaharella Vayasu
1979 (27th)		Sujatha ‡	Vidya	Guppedu Manasu
		Jayasudha	Suhasini	Idi Katha Kaadu
		Sarada		Nimajjanam
		Sowcar Janaki	Tayaramma	Tayaramma Bangarayya
		Sridevi	Radha	Karthika Deepam

1980s

Year	Photos of winners	Actress	Role(s)	Film	Ref.
1980 (28th)		Jyothi ‡	ASP Vyjayanthi	Vamsa Vruksham
		Jaya Prada	Chandipriya	Chandipriya
		Jayasudha		Pilla Zamindar
		Suryakantham		Gayyali Gangamma
		Vanisri		Mahalakshmi
1981 (29th)		Radhika Sarathkumar ‡	Bharathi Devi	Nyayam Kavali
		Jaya Prada	Vaishali	47 Rojulu
		Jayasudha	Jayanthi	Premabhishekam
		Poornima		Mudda Mandaram
		Sridevi	Devi	Premabhishekam
1982 (30th)		Jayasudha ‡		Griha Pravesham
		Jaya Prada	Padma	Meghasandesam
		Madhavi	Jayalaxmi	Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya
		Radhika Sarathkumar	Lalithamba	Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu
		Sumalatha	Sujatha	Subhalekha
1983 (31st)		Jaya Prada ‡	Madhavi	Sagara Sangamam
		Jayasudha		Dharmaatmudu
		Radhika Sarathkumar	Archana	Abhilasha
		Saritha		Kokilamma
		Vijayashanti		Neti Bharatam
1984 (32nd)		Suhasini Maniratnam ‡	Swati	Swathi
		Bhanupriya	Sitara / Kokila	Sitaara
		Jayasudha	Jayanthi	Justice Chakravarthy
		Poornima	Swarna	Srivariki Premalekha
		Radha	Madhavi / Mary	Vasantha Geetam
1985 (33rd)		Vijayashanti ‡	Jhansi	Pratighatana
		Bhanupriya	Hema	Anveshana
		Jayasudha		Bharyabhartala Bandham
		Sudha Chandran	Mayuri Olpam	Mayuri
		Suhasini Maniratnam	Sravanti	Sravanthi
1986 (34th)		Lakshmi ‡		Sravana Meghalu
		Khushbu	Bharathi	Kaliyuga Pandavulu
		Radhika Sarathkumar	Lalitha	Swathi Muthyam
		Radha		Pasupu Thadu
		Suhasini Maniratnam	Subhashini	Sirivennela
1987 (35th)		Vijayashanti ‡	Ganga	Swayamkrushi
		Bhanupriya	S.I. Vidya	Dharmapatni
		Rajani	Padma	Aha Naa-Pellanta!
		Suhasini Maniratnam	Uma	Samsaram Oka Chadarangam
		Sumalatha	Sita	Sruthilayalu
1988 (36th)		Bhanupriya ‡	Meenakshi	Swarnakamalam
		Archana	Kamalakshi	Daasi
		Shobana	Lalitha Sivajyoti	Rudraveena
		Sridevi	Pravallika	Aakhari Poratam
		Vijayashanti	Janaki / Lakshmi	Janaki Ramudu
1989 (37th)		Vijayashanti ‡		Bharatha Nari
		Amala Akkineni	Asha	Siva
		Girija Shettar	Geethanjali	Geethanjali
		Ramya Krishnan	Maggie	Sutradharulu
		Revathi	Seethalu	Prema

1990s

Year	Photos of winners	Actress	Role(s)	Film	Ref.
1990 (38th)		Vijayashanti ‡	ASP Vyjayanthi	Karthavyam
		Divya Bharti	Rani	Bobbili Raja
		Malashri	Neelima	Prema Khaidi
		Radha	Bijili	Kodama Simham
		Shobana	Kalyani	Alludugaru
		Sridevi	Indraja	Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari
1991 (39th)		Sridevi ‡	Satya	Kshana Kshanam
		Divyavani	Satyabhama	Pelli Pustakam
		Meena	Seeta	Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu
		Sarada	Rajinama	Amma Rajinama
		Shobana	Anjali	Rowdy Gaari Pellam
1992 (40th)		Revathi ‡	Sindhura	Ankuram
		Divya Bharti	Chittemma	Chittemma Mogudu
		Meena	Nandini	Chanti
		Meenakshi Seshadri	Hema	Aapadbandhavudu
		Nagma	Uma Devi	Gharana Mogudu
1993 (41st)		Vijayashanti ‡		Police Lockup
		Aamani	Jhansi / Goddess Lakshmi	Mister Pellam
		Madhavi	Sarada	Matru Devo Bhava
		Ramya Krishnan	Lalita Rani	Allari Priyudu
		Revathi	Anitha	Gaayam
1994 (42nd)		Aamani ‡	Radha	Subhalagnam
		Jayasudha	Savitri	Bangaru Kutumbam
		Ooha	Ooha	Aame
		Radhika Sarathkumar	Seetha	Palnati Pourusham
1995 (43rd)		Soundarya ‡	Bhavani	Ammoru
		Aamani	Ganga	Subha Sankalpam
		Indraja	Neelima	Sogasu Chooda Tarama!
		Maheswari	Pooja	Gulabi
		Rohini		Stri
1996 (44th)		Tabu ‡	Mahalakshmi	Ninne Pelladata
		Rambha	Raga Sudha	Bombay Priyudu
		Ravali	Kalyani	Pelli Sandadi
		Shilpa Shetty	Bangaram	Sahasa Veerudu Sagara Kanya
		Soundarya	Radha	Pavitra Bandham
1997 (45th)		Vijayashanti ‡	Ramulamma	Osey Ramulamma
		Anjala Zaveri	Kaveri	Preminchukundam Raa
		Maheswari	Maheswari	Pelli
		Sanghavi	Baby	Sindhooram
		Soundarya	Subbalakshmi	Dongaata
1998 (46th)		Soundarya ‡	Bhanumati	Anthahpuram
		Isha Koppikar	Lekha	Chandralekha
		Keerthi Reddy	Anu	Tholi Prema
		Preity Zinta	Shailaja	Premante Idera
		Ramya Krishnan	Jyothi	Kante Koothurne Kanu
1999 (47th)		Soundarya ‡	Anjali	Raja
		Antara Mali	Divya	Prema Katha
		Maheswari	Sasirekha	Nee Kosam
		Prema	Devi	Devi
		Raasi	Mahalakshmi	Preyasi Raave

2000s

Year	Photos of winners	Actress	Role(s)	Film	Ref.
2000 (48th)		Richa Pallod ‡	Madhu	Nuvve Kavali
		Laya	Usha	Manoharam
		Soundarya	Uma	Jayam Manadera
			Gajjala Kanaka Maha Lakshmi Devi	Annayya
2001 (49th)		Bhumika Chawla ‡	Madhumati	Kushi
		Laya	Meena	Preminchu
		Simran	Sravani	Narasimha Naidu
		Sonali Bendre	Vasundhara	Murari
2002 (50th)		Sadha ‡	Sujatha	Jayam
		Aarthi Agarwal	Krishna Veni	Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu
		Kalyani	Swathi	Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru!
		Shriya Saran	Bhanu	Santosham
2003 (51st)		Asin ‡	Mugambigambal	Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
		Asin	Vasanta	Sivamani
		Bhumika Chawla	Meghana	Missamma
		Sridevi Vijaykumar	Geetanjali	Ninne Ishtapaddanu
2004 (52nd)		Trisha ‡	Sailaja	Varsham
		Jyothika	Anjali	Mass
		Kamalinee Mukherjee	Roopa	Anand
		Katrina Kaif	Malliswari	Malliswari
		Shriya Saran	Anu	Nenunnanu
2005 (53rd)		Trisha ‡	Siri	Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
		Ayesha Takia	Siri Valli	Super
		Charmy Kaur	Sahasra	Anukokunda Oka Roju
		Shriya Saran	Neelu	Chatrapathi
		Trisha	Poori	Athadu
2006 (54th)		Genelia D'Souza ‡	Haasini Rao	Bommarillu
		Aarthi Aggarwal	Radha	Andala Ramudu
		Ileana D'Cruz	Shruti	Pokiri
		Jyothika	Madhurima	Shock
		Kamalinee Mukherjee	Seetha Mahalakshmi	Godavari
2007 (55th)		Trisha ‡	Keerti / Kusumamba	Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule
		Bhumika Chawla	Anasuya	Anasuya
		Charmy Kaur		Mantra
		Genelia D'Souza	Pooja	Dhee
		Nayantara	Vasundhara	Tulasi
2008 (56th)		Swathi Reddy ‡	Lavanya	Ashta Chamma
		Ileana D'Cruz	Bhagyamathi	Jalsa
		Kamalinee Mukherjee	Janaki	Gamyam
		Shweta Basu Prasad	Swapna	Kotha Bangaru Lokam
		Trisha	Sandhya	Krishna
2009 (57th)		Anushka Shetty ‡	Arundhati Jr / Arundhati Sr / (Jejamma)	Arundhati
		Ileana D'Cruz	Naina	Kick
		Kajal Aggarwal	Indira/Mithravinda Devi	Magadheera
		Kamalinee Mukherjee	Gopika	Gopi Gopika Godavari
		Tamannaah Bhatia	Geeta Subramanyam	Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam

2010s

Year	Photos of winners	Actress	Role(s)	Film	Ref.
2010 (58th)		Anushka Shetty ‡	Saroja	Vedam
		Anushka Shetty	Chandramukhi/Nagavalli	Nagavalli
		Kajal Aggarwal	Nandini	Darling
		Nayanthara	Gayatri	Simha
		Samantha Ruth Prabhu	Jessie Thekkekuttu	Ye Maaya Chesave
2011 (59th)		Nayanthara ‡	Goddess Sita	Sri Rama Rajyam
		Kajal Aggarwal	Priya	Mr. Perfect
		Nithya Menen	Nithya	Ala Modalaindi
		Samantha Ruth Prabhu	Prasanthi Ajay Kumar	Dookudu
		Tamannaah Bhatia	Veera Venkata Satya Sai Naga Durga Sesha Avathara Seetha Mahalakshmi	100% Love
2012 (60th)		Samantha Ruth Prabhu ‡	Bindu	Eega
		Anushka Shetty	Maheswari	Damarukam
		Hansika Motwani	Sharmila	Denikaina Ready
		Nayanthara	Devika	Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
		Tamannaah Bhatia	Chaitra	Racha
2013 (61st)		Nithya Menen ‡	Sravani	Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde
		Anushka Shetty	Vennela	Mirchi
		Nanditha Raj	Nanditha	Prema Katha Chitram
		Rakul Preet Singh	Prarthana	Venkatadri Express
		Samantha Ruth Prabhu	Sashi	Attarintiki Daredi
2014 (62nd)		Shruti Haasan ‡	Spandana	Race Gurram
		Kajal Aggarwal	Satya	Govindudu Andarivadele
		Pooja Hegde	Nandana	Oka Laila Kosam
		Rakul Preet Singh	Chandrakala	Loukyam
		Samantha Ruth Prabhu	Krishna Veni/Priya	Manam
2015 (63rd)		Anushka Shetty ‡	Rudrama Devi	Rudhramadevi
		Hebah Patel	Meena Kumari	Kumari 21F
		Nithya Menen	Nazeera Khanum	Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju
		Shruti Haasan	Charuseela	Srimanthudu
		Tamannaah Bhatia	Avantika	Baahubali: The Beginning
2016 (64th)		Samantha Ruth Prabhu ‡	Anasuya Ramalingam	A Aa
		Keerthy Suresh	Sailaja	Nenu Sailaja
		Lavanya Tripathi	Seetha	Soggade Chinni Nayana
		Nivetha Thomas	Catherine	Gentleman
		Rakul Preet Singh	Divyanka Krishnamurthy	Nannaku Prematho
		Ritu Varma	Chitra	Pelli Choopulu
2017 (65th)		Sai Pallavi ‡	Bhanumati	Fidaa
		Anushka Shetty	Devasena	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
		Nivetha Thomas	Pallavi	Ninnu Kori
		Rakul Preet Singh	Bhramaramba	Rarandoi Veduka Chudham
		Ritika Singh	Rameswari	Guru
2018 (66th)		Keerthy Suresh ‡	Savitri	Mahanati
		Aditi Rao Hydari	Sameera Rathore	Sammohanam
		Anushka Shetty	Bhaagamathie / Chanchala IAS	Bhaagamathie
		Pooja Hegde	Aravindha	Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava
		Rashmika Mandanna	Geetha	Geetha Govindam
		Samantha Ruth Prabhu	Ramalakshmi	Rangasthalam
2020–2021 (67th)		Sai Pallavi ‡	Mounika Rani	Love Story
		Sai Pallavi	Rosie/Maithreyi	Shyam Singha Roy
		Chandini Chowdary	Deepthi Varma	Colour Photo
		Krithi Shetty	Sangeetha (Bebamma)	Uppena
		Pooja Hegde	Amulya	Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
		Rashmika Mandanna	Chaitra	Bheeshma
			Srivalli	Pushpa: The Rise

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