The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam 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.
| Superlative | Artist | Record |
| Most awards | K. S. Chithra | 5 |
| Most Nominations | Shreya Ghoshal | 13 |
| Most consecutive wins | 2 (2011-2012), (2015-2016) | |
| K. S. Chithra | 2 (2009-2010) | |
| Most consecutive nominations | Shreya Ghoshal | 10 (2010-2016) |
The following is a list of the award winners and the film and song for which they won.
| Year | Singer | Film | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | K. S. Chithra | Malik | "Theerame" |
| 2019 | Anne Amie | Koode | "Aararo" |
| 2018 | K. S. Chithra | Kamboji | "Nadavathil" |
| 2017 | Chinmayi [1] | Action Hero Biju | "Oonjalil Aadi" |
| 2016 | Shreya Ghoshal [2] | Ennu Ninte Moideen | "Kaathirunnu" |
| 2015 | Shreya Ghoshal [3] | How Old Are You? | "Vijanathayil" |
| 2014 | Vaikom Vijayalakshmi [4] | Nadan | "Ottakku Padunna" |
| 2013 | Shweta Mohan [5] | Arike | "Shyama Hare" |
| 2012 | Shreya Ghoshal [6] | Pranayam | "Paattil Ee Paattil" |
| 2011 | Shreya Ghoshal | Anwar | "Kizhakku Pookkum" |
| 2010 | K. S. Chithra | Pazhassi Raja | "Kunnathe Konna" |
| 2009 | Thirakkatha | "Oduvil Oru" | |
| 2008 | Shweta Mohan | Ore Kadal | "Yamuna Veruthe" |
| 2007 | K. S. Chithra | Vadakkumnathan | "Kalabham Tharam" |
The nominees were announced publicly only from 2009. The list along with winners:
2009: K. S. Chithra – "Oduvil Oru" – Thirakkatha
2010: K. S. Chithra – "Kunnathe Konna" – Pazhassi Raja
2011: Shreya Ghoshal – "Kizhakku Pookkum" – Anwar
2012: Shreya Ghoshal – "Paattil Ee Paattil" – Pranayam
2013: Shweta Mohan – "Shyama Hare" – Arike
2014: Vaikom Vijayalakshmi – "Ottakku Padunna" – Nadan
2015: Shreya Ghoshal – "Vijanathayil" – How Old Are You?
2016: Shreya Ghoshal – "Kaathirunnu" – Ennu Ninte Moideen
2017: Chinmayi – "Oonjalil Aadi" – Action Hero Biju
2018: K. S. Chithra – "Nadavathil Thurannilla" – Kambhoji
2019: Anne Amie – "Aararo" – Koode
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