Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil

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Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in Tamil films
CountryIndia
Presented by Cinema Express Awards
First awarded

The Cinema Express Best Film Award is given as a part of its annual Cinema Express Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films. [1]

Winners

YearActressFilmRef.
2002 Simran Kannathil Muthamittal [2]
2001 Jyothika Poovellam Un Vasam [3] [4]
2000 Meena
Jyothika
Rhythm
Kushi
[5]
[6]
1999Simran Vaali [7]
1998 Roja Selvamani Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen [8]
1997Meena Bharathi Kannamma [9]
1996 Khushbu Sundar Irattai Roja [10]
1994 Revathi En Aasai Machan [11]
1993 Radhika Sarathkumar
Sukanya
Kizhakku Cheemayile
Walter Vetrivel
[12]
1992Revathi
Sukanya
Thevar Magan
Chinna Gounder
[13]
[14]
1991Khushbu Sundar
Gautami
Chinna Thambi
Nee Pathi Naan Pathi
[10] [15]
1990Revathi Kizhakku Vasal [16]
1988Radhika Sarathkumar Paasa Paravaigal
Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran
[17]
1986 Lakshmi Samsaram Adhu Minsaram [18]

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