Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Marathi

Filmfare Marathi Awards for Best Actress
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Country	India
Presented by	Filmfare
First award	Sandhya Shantaram, Pinjara (1973)
Currently held by	Prajakta Mali, Phullwanti & Vaidehi Parshurami, 1234 (2024)
Website	Filmfare Awards

The Filmfare Marathi Award for Best Actress is an award, which is presented annually at the Filmfare Awards to an actor via a public vote or jury; it is given by Filmfare for Marathi films. ^{[1] [2]} Each individual entry shows the title followed by the production company and the producer. ^[3] The award was first given in 1974. ^{[4] [5]}

Superlatives

Superlative	Actor	Record
Actress with most awards	Sonali Kulkarni	3
Actress with most nominations		6
	Mukta Barve	6
Actress with most nominations in a single year	Mukta Barve (2015)	2
Actress with most nominations without ever winning	Sonalee Kulkarni	5
Eldest winner	Suhas Joshi (1998)	51
Eldest nominee	Vandana Gupte (2016)	71
Youngest winner	Rinku Rajguru (2016)	15
Youngest nominee
	Anaya Phatak (2021)

• Sonali Kulkarni holds the record for the most wins in the category, having received the Best Actress award three times from a total of six nominations—the highest number of nominations alongside Mukta Barve, who has won the award twice. Other actresses to have won the award twice include Sandhya Shantaram, Usha Chavan, Smita Patil, Ranjana Deshmukh, and Sukanya Kulkarni.
• Notably, Sukanya Kulkarni is the only actress to have maintained a perfect record, winning the award for both of her nominations in 1994 and 1997. Additionally, she (in 1997) and Mukta Barve (in 2015) are the only actresses to have received two nominations in the same year.
• Sayali Sanjeev received three consecutive nominations from 2020 to 2022, ultimately winning in the final year. Several other actresses have been nominated in two consecutive years, including Neena Kulkarni (1994–1995), Priya Bapat (2016–2017), Sai Tamhankar (2021–2022), and Priyadarshini Indalkar (2023–2024). Among them, Sai Tamhankar has garnered four nominations and one win, while Sonalee Kulkarni has been nominated five times, including four consecutive years, without securing a win.
• Priya Bapat has earned three nominations, and Veena Jamkar, Neena Kulkarni, Vandana Gupte, Alka Kubal and Priyadarshini Indalkar have each been nominated twice.
• Interestingly, Sonalee Kulkarni was once nominated for a role that paid tribute to previous winner Usha Chavan.
• In terms of dual-category recognition, Sai Tamhankar is the only actress to win both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards. Amruta Subhash and Neena Kulkarni have received awards in both categories, clinching a victory in Best Supporting Actress, while Sukanya Kulkarni, Usha Naik, and Suhas Joshi have been nominated for both categories but have won in the Best Actress category.
• Several actresses have received nominations in both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories, including Nandita Patkar, Amruta Khanvilkar, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Mrinal Kulkarni, Sonalee Kulkarni, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Alka Kubal, Veena Jamkar, and Ashwini Bhave.
• On a broader scale, Smita Patil, Sonali Kulkarni, Amruta Subhash, Sai Tamhankar, and Rohini Hattangadi have all received Filmfare nominations in both Hindi and Marathi across various categories. Meanwhile, Genelia Deshmukh stands out as the only actress to have been nominated for Filmfare Awards in both Marathi and South Indian cinema.

Winners and nominees

1970s

Year	Photos of winners	Actor	Role(s)	Film
1973		Sandhya Shantaram	Chandrakala	Pinjara [6]
		No Other Nominee
1974		Sarala Yeolekar	Gauri	Sugandhi Katta
		No Other Nominee
1975		Sandhya Shantaram	Devaki	Chandnyanchi Choli Ang Ang Jali
		No Other Nominee
1976		Asha Kale	Indumati (Gomu)	Ha Khel Sawalyancha
		No Other Nominee
1977		Usha Chavan	Savita	Naav Motha Lakshan Khota
		No Other Nominee
1978		Smita Patil	Chindhi	Jait Re Jait
		No Other Nominee
1979		Ranjana Deshmukh	Sushila	Sushila
		No Other Nominee

1980s

Year	Photos of winners	Actor	Role(s)	Film
1980		Usha Chavan	Usha	Ran Pakhare
		No Other Nominee
1981		Smita Patil	Sulbha Mahajan	Umbartha
		No Other Nominee
1982		Madhu Kambikar	Bijli	Shapit
		No Other Nominee
1983		Ranjana Deshmukh	Savitri	Savitri
		No Other Nominee
1984		Supriya Pilgaonkar	Chameli Inamdar	Navri Mile Navryala
		No Other Nominee
1985		Usha Naik	Laxmi	Deva Shappath Khara Sangen
		No Other Nominee

1990s

Year	Photos of winners	Actor	Role(s)	Film
1994		Sukanya Kulkarni	Laxmi	Varsa Laxmicha
		Neena Kulkarni	Bina Karnik	Savat Mazi Ladki
		Ashwini Bhave	Kamal Kamble	Vazir
1995		Renuka Shahane	Aboli	Aboli
		Sonali Kulkarni	Mukta	Mukta
		Nivedita Joshi-Saraf	Yashoda	Majha Chakula
		Neena Kulkarni	Sumitra Pradhan	Aai
1996		Sonali Kulkarni	Krishna	Doghi
		Adhishree Atre	Anji	Bangarwadi
		Alka Kubal	Aai	Suna Yeti Ghara
1997		Sukanya Kulkarni	Renu Salunkhe	Sarkarnama
		Sukanya Kulkarni	Swati	Putravati
		Madhu Kambikar	Mrs. Raosaheb	Rao Saheb
1998		Suhas Joshi	Usha Date	Tu Tithe Mee
		Varsha Usgaonkar	Pooja	Paij Lagnachi
		Alka Kubal	Shanti	Navsacha Por
1999		Sharvari Jamenis	Vaijayanti Patil	Bindhaast
		Sonali Kulkarni	Vasudha	Gharabaher
		Aishwarya Narkar	Aishwarya	Ghe Bharari

2010s

Year	Photos of winners	Actor	Role(s)	Film	Ref.
2014		Sonali Kulkarni	Mandakini Amte	Dr. Prakash Baba Amte – The Real Hero	[7]
		Iravati Harshe	Ira	Astu
		Mrinal Kulkarni	Mugdha	Yellow
		Priya Bapat	Janaki	Happy Journey
		Usha Naik	Budhi	Ek Hazarachi Note
		Veena Jamkar	Meera	Taptapadi
2015		Mukta Barve	Manjiri Naik	Double Seat	[8]
		Sonalee Kulkarni	Nandini	Mitwaa
		Amruta Subhash	Aruna Kale	Killa
		Mukta Barve	Gauri	Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2
		Geetanjali Kulkarni	Nutan	Court
2016		Rinku Rajguru	Archana (Archie) Patil	Sairat	[9]
		Sai Tamhankar	Kaveri	Vazandar
		Priya Bapat	Pooja	Vazandar
		Medha Manjrekar	Kaveri Belwalkar	Natsamrat
		Vandana Gupte	Malati	Family Katta
		Veena Jamkar	Sandhya Parulekar	Lalbaugchi Rani
2017		Sonali Kulkarni	Shaila Katdare	Kachcha Limboo	[10]
		Sonalee Kulkarni	Isha	Hampi
		Mrinmayee Godbole	Savitri (Savi)	Chi Va Chi Sau Ka
		Mukta Barve	Samaira Joshi	Hrudayantar
		Pooja Sawant	Neha	Lapachhapi
		Priya Bapat	Keerti	Gachchi

2020s

Year	Photos of winners	Actor	Role(s)	Film	Ref.
2020		Mukta Barve	Nandini	Smile Please	[11]
		Sonalee Kulkarni	Hirkani	Hirkani
		Sayali Sanjeev	Haripriya	Aatpadi Nights
		Mrunmayee Deshpande	Kaveri	Miss U Mister
		Bhagyashree Milind	Anandi Joshi	Anandi Gopal
		Nandita Patkar	Anandi	Baba
2021		Sai Tamhankar	Harshada Ubhe	Dhurala	[12]
		Nehha Pendse	Neha	June
		Sayali Sanjeev	Swati	Basta
		Sonali Kulkarni	Vimal	Pension
		Sonalee Kulkarni	Usha Chavan	Pandu
		Anaya Phatak	Sonu	Vegli Vaat
2022		Sayali Sanjeev	Indrayani	Goshta Eka Paithanichi	[13]
		Amruta Khanvilkar	Chandramukhi (Chandra) Junnarkar	Chandramukhi
		Genelia Deshmukh	Shravani Jadhav	Ved
		Sai Tamhankar	Nikita	Pondicherry
		Mukta Barve	Dr. Aarti Deshmukh	Y
		Sonalee Kulkarni	Shefali	Tamasha Live
2023		Gauri Deshpande	Yashoda	Shyamchi Aai	[14] [15]
		Isha Keskar	Sarla	Sarla Ek Koti
		Priyadarshini Indalkar	Phulrani	Phulrani
		Rohini Hattangadi	Jaya	Baipan Bhaari Deva
		Vandana Gupte	Shashi
2024		Prajakta Mali	Phullwanti	Phullwanti	[16] [17]
		Vaidehi Parshurami	Sayali	1234
		Mukta Barve	Rani	Naach Ga Ghuma
		Priyadarshini Indalkar	Sukanya	Navardev Bsc. Agri.
		Sai Tamhankar	Sridevi	Sridevi Prasanna
		Sonali Khare	Sharvari Dixit	Mylek

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