| Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress -Malayalam | |
|---|---|
 2023 winner: Anaswara Rajan for Neru | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Malayalam |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Filmfare |
| First awarded | Roma, Notebook (2006) |
| Currently held by | Anaswara Rajan Neru (2023) |
| Website | Filmfare Awards |
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Malayalam films.
| Superlative | Actor | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Actress with most awards | Lena, Asha Sarath, Parvathy Thiruvothu | 2 |
| Actress with most nominations | Samvrutha Sunil | 7 |
| Year | Supporting Actress | Role | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Anaswara Rajan | Sara Mohammed | Neru |
| Poornima Indrajith | Umma (Pathu) | Thuramukham | |
| 2022 | Parvathy Thiruvothu | Bharathi | Puzhu |
| 2020-21 | Gowri Nandha | Kannamma | Ayyappanum Koshiyum |
| 2018 | Savithri Sreedharan | Jameela | Sudani From Nigeria |
| 2017 | Shanthi Krishna | Sheela Chacko | Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela [1] |
| 2016 | Asha Sarath | Suma Raghu | Anuraga Karikkin Vellam [2] |
| 2015 | Lena | Pathumma | Ennu Ninte Moideen [3] |
| 2014 | Parvathy Thiruvothu | RJ Sarah | Bangalore Days [4] |
| 2013 | Asha Sarath | IG Geetha Prabhakar | Drishyam [5] |
| 2012 | Gauthami Nair | Lakshmi | Diamond Necklace [6] |
| 2011 | Lena | Shruthi | Traffic [7] |
| 2010 [8] | Urvashi | Clara | Mummy & Me |
| 2009 | Padmapriya Janakiraman | Neeli | Pazhassiraja |
| 2008 | Sukanya | Theresa | Innathe Chintha Vishayam |
| 2007 | Lakshmi Gopalaswamy | Moosa's lover | Paradesi |
| 2006 | Roma | Sarah Elizabeth | Notebook |
| 2004 | K. P. A. C. Lalitha | Kunju Maria | Manassinakkare |
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