Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress

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Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
Kavya Madhavan.jpg
Kavya Madhavan is one of the two time winner
Awarded forBest performance by an actress in a Malayalam film
Sponsored by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy
First awarded1969;55 years ago (1969)
Last awarded2023
Highlights
Total awarded52
First winner Sheela
Most Awards Urvashi (6)
Current Winner(s) Urvashi & Beena R. Chandran (2023)
Website www.keralafilm.com

The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India since 1969 to an actress for the best performance within the Malayalam film industry. [1] Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Since 1998, the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous non-profit organisation functioning under the Department of Cultural Affairs, has been exercising control over the awards. [2] The awardees, decided by a jury formed by the academy, [3] are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister. [4]

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The 1st Kerala State Film Awards ceremony was held in 1970 with Sheela receiving the Best Actress award for her role in Kallichellamma (1969). [5] [6] The following year, Sharada was recognised for her performances in two films— Thriveni and Thara . Since then, several actresses have been awarded for more than one film during a year.

Throughout the years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the government has presented a total of 54 Best Actress awards to 38 different actresses. Urvashi has been the most frequent winner, with five awards. [7] She is followed by Sheela and Srividya with three awards each. As of 2023, nine actresses— Jayabharathi, Seema, Samyuktha Varma, Suhasini Maniratnam, Navya Nair, Meera Jasmine, Kavya Madhavan, Shweta Menon and Parvathy Thiruvothu have won the award two times. The 2005 ceremony was the only occasion when the category was tied; Kavya Madhavan and Geetu Mohandas shared the award for their performances in Perumazhakkalam , and Akale and Oridam respectively. The most recent recipient of the award is Vincy Aloshious, for the film Rekha in 2023.

Winners

*
Indicates a joint award for that year
List of award recipients, showing the year and film(s)
YearImageRecipient(s)Film(s)Ref.
1969 Sheela.png Sheela Kallichellamma [8]
1970 Sharada Thriveni
Thara 		[8]
1971 Sheela.png Sheela Oru Penninte Kadha
Sarasayya
Ummachu 		[8]
1972 Jayabharathi kollam.png Jayabharathi Various films [8]
1973 Madhavikutty
Gayathri 		[8]
1974 Lakshmi at Naan Suvasikkum Sivaji Book Launch.jpg Lakshmi Chattakari [8]
1975 Rani Chandra Swapnadanam [8]
1976 Sheela.png Sheela Anubhavam [8]
1977 Santhakumari Chuvanna Vithukal [8]
1978 Shoba Ente Neelakaasham [8]
1979 Srividya Edavazhiyile Poocha Minda Poocha
Jeevitham Oru Gaanam 		[8]
1980 PURNIMA JAYARAM.jpg Poornima Jayaram Manjil Virinja Pookkal [8]
1981 Jalaja.jpg Jalaja Venal [9]
1982 Madhavi Ormakkayi [9]
1983 Srividya Rachana [9]
1984 Seema at 62nd FF (cropped).jpg Seema Aksharangal
Aalkkoottathil Thaniye 		[9]
1985 Anubandham [9]
1986 Shari Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal [9]
1987 Suhasini Maniratnam - TeachAIDS Interview (cropped).png Suhasini Ezhuthappurangal Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal [9]
1988 Anju Rugmini [9]
1989 Urvashi Mazhavilkavadi
Varthamana Kalam 		[9]
1990 Thalayanamanthram [9]
1991 Kadinjool Kalyanam
Kakkathollayiram
Bharatham
Mukha Chithram 		[10]
1992 Srividya Daivathinte Vikrithikal [10]
1993 Shobana perfomence (cropped).jpg Shobana Manichitrathazhu [10]
1994 Shanthi Krishna Chakoram [10]
1995 Urvashi Kazhakam [10]
1996 Manju Warrier in KLF 2018.jpg Manju Warrier Ee Puzhayum Kadannu [10]
1997 Jomol Ennu Swantham Janakikutty [10]
1998 Sangita Madhavan Nair.jpg Sangita Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala [10]
1999 Samyuktha varma 2.jpge.png Samyuktha Varma Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal [10]
2000 Madhuranombarakattu
Mazha
Swayamvara Panthal 		[11]
2001 Suhasini Maniratnam - TeachAIDS Interview (cropped).png Suhasini Theerthadanam [11]
2002 Navya Nair in January 2010.jpg Navya Nair Nandanam [11]
2003 Meera Jasmine 2011 Ma.jpg Meera Jasmine Kasthooriman
Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam 		[11]
2004 * Kavya Madhavan.jpg Kavya Madhavan Perumazhakkalam [11]
Geethu mohandas.jpg Geetu Mohandas Akale
Oridam 		[11]
2005 Navya Nair in January 2010.jpg Navya Nair Saira
Kanne Madanguka 		[11]
2006 Urvashi Madhuchandralekha [11]
2007 Meera Jasmine 2011 Ma.jpg Meera Jasmine Ore Kadal [11]
2008 Priyanka Nair Vilapangalkappuram [11]
2009 Shweta Menon 1.jpg Swetha Menon Paleri Manikyam [11]
2010 Kavya Madhavan.jpg Kavya Madhavan Khaddama [11]
2011 Shweta Menon 1.jpg Swetha Menon Salt N' Pepper [11]
2012 Rima Kallingal Actor.jpg Rima Kallingal 22 Female Kottayam
Nidra 		[11]
2013 Ann Augustine Artist [12]
2014 Nazriya Nazim.jpg Nazriya Nazim Bangalore Days
Ohm Shanthi Oshaana 		[13]
2015 Actress Parvathi.jpg Parvathy Thiruvothu Charlie
Ennu Ninte Moideen 		[14]
2016 Rajisha Vijayan Anuraga Karikkin Vellam [15]
2017 Actress Parvathi.jpg Parvathy Thiruvothu Take Off [16]
2018 Nimisha Sajayan (cropped).jpg Nimisha Sajayan Oru Kuprasidha Payyan
Chola 		[17]
2019 KaniKusruti.jpg Kani Kusruti Biriyaani [18]
2020 Anna Ben 2020.jpg Anna Ben Kappela [19]
2021 Revathi at the screening of Masaala at PVR Phoenix (1) (cropped).jpg Revathi Bhoothakalam [20]
2022 Vincy Aloshious Rekha [21]
2023 Urvashi Ullozhukku [22]
Beena R. ChandranThadavu

Superlatives : Multiple Winners

WinsRecipient(s)
6 Urvashi
3 Sheela, Srividya
2 Jayabharathi, Seema, Suhasini Maniratnam, Samyuktha Varma, Navya Nair, Meera Jasmine, Kavya Madhavan, Swetha Menon, Parvathy Thiruvothu

Nominations

Winners ; Urvashi & Beena R. Chandran

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