Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress

Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress
The 2023 recipient: Rinku Rajguru for Asha
Awarded for	Best performance by an actress in a Marathi film
Sponsored by	Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)
Reward(s)	₹100,000 (US$1,200)
First award	1962
Final award	2023
Most recent winner	Rinku Rajguru
Highlights
Most awards	Jayshree Gadkar
Total awarded	62
First winner	Sulochana Latkar

The Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress is an award, begun in 1962, presented annually at the Maharashtra State Film Awards of India to an actor for best performance in a Marathi cinema. The awardees are decided by a jury constituted every year. They are announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister.

The inaugural award was named as "Smita Patil Award for Best Actress" and was awarded to Sulochana for the film Prapanch , directed by Madhukar Pathak.

Winners

Jayshree Gadkar (top) and Sonali Kulkarni (bottom) are the most frequent winners with four awards respectively.

Year	Image	Recipient(s)	Film(s)	Ref.
1962		Sulochana Latkar	Prapanch	[1]
1963	–	Usha Kiran	Garibagharchi Lek	[2]
1964		Seema Deo	Pahu Re Kiti Vaat
1965	–	Asha Potdar	Vavtal
1966		Jayshree Gadkar	Sadhi Mansa	[3]
1967		Jayshree Gadkar	Patlachi Soon
1968		Jayshree Gadkar	Thamb Laxmi Kunku Lavte
1969	–	Anupama	Aadhar
1970	–	Surekha	Dhakti Bahin
1971	–	Asha Kale	Chuda Tuza Savitricha
1972-73	–	Surekha	Bholi Bhabdi
1974	–	Uma Bendre	Ashi Hi Sataryachi Tarha
1975		Jayshree Gadkar	Ghar Gangechya Kathi	[4]
1976		Kanan Kaushal	Pahuni
1977	–	Asha Kale	Bala Gau Kashi Angai
1978		Smita Patil	Jait Re Jait	[5]
1979		Usha Chavan	Bot Lavin Titha Gudgulya	[6]
1980		Usha Chavan	Ranpakhare
1981	–	Ranjana	Are Sansar Sansar	[7]
1982		Madhu Kambikar	Shapit	[8]
1983	–	Ranjana	Gupchup Gupchup	[9]
1984		Madhu Kambikar	Hech Maze Maher
1985		Alka Kubal	Streedhan
1986		Alka Kubal	Tuzya Vachun Karmena
1987		Varsha Usgaonkar	Gammat Jammat	[10]
1988		Supriya Pilgaonkar	Maza Pati Karodpati	[10]
1989		Savita Prabhune	Kalat Nakalat	[10]
1990		Nivedita Saraf	Tujhi Majhi Jamli Jodi
1991		Rajeshwari Sachdev	Aayatya Gharat Gharoba
1992		Ashwini Bhave	Aahuti
1993		Neena Kulkarni	Savat Mazi Ladki
1994		Sonali Kulkarni	Mukta	[11]
1995		Sonali Kulkarni	Doghi
1996		Sukanya Kulkarni	Putravati
1997		Varsha Usgaonkar	Paij Lagnachi
1998	–	Suhas Joshi	Tu Tithe Mee
1999	–	Aishwarya Narkar	Ghe Bharari
2000		Tabu	Astitva
2001		Shilpa Tulaskar	Devki
2002		Reema Lagoo	Reshamgath	[12]
2003	–	Aditi Deshpande	Not Only Mrs. Raut
2004		Sonali Kulkarni	Devrai
2005	–	Aishwarya Narkar	Zuluk	[13]
2006		Nandita Das	Maati Maay
2007		Ashwini Bhave	Kadachit
2008		Mukta Barve	Jogwa	[14]
2009	–	Madhavi Juvekar	Jhing Chik Jhing
2010		Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar	Baboo Band Baaja
2011		Manasi Salvi	Sadrakshnay
2012		Priya Bapat	Kaksparsh	[15]
2013		Smita Tambe	72 Miles	[16]
2014		Priya Bapat	Happy Journey
2015		Mukta Barve	Double Seat
2016		Iravati Harshe	Kaasav
2017		Pooja Sawant	Bhetali Tu Punha
2018		Mukta Barve	Bandishala
2019		Mrunmayee Deshpande	Miss U Mister
2020	–	Mrinmayee Godbole	Godakath
2021		Sonali Kulkarni	Tich Shahar Hona
2022		Amruta Khanvilkar	Chandramukhi	[17] [18]
		Sai Tamhankar	Pondicherry
2023		Rinku Rajguru	Aasha	[19]

Winners and Nominees

Year	Photos of winners	Actor	Role(s)	Film	Ref.
2015		Mukta Barve	Manjiri Naik	Double Seat
		Smita Tambe	Sugandha	Partu
		Mrunmayee Deshpande	Saumya	Anuraag
2017		Pooja Sawant	Ashwini	Bhetali Tu Punha
		Chhaya Kadam	Chhaya	Redu
		Tejashree Pradhan	Kiran Paranjpe	Asehi Ekada Vhave
2019		Mrunmayee Deshpande	Kaveri	Miss U Mister
		Sonali Kulkarni	Vimal	Pension
		Bhagyashree Milind	Anandi Gopal Joshi	Anandi Gopal

Year	Photos of winners	Actor	Role(s)	Film	Ref.
2020		Mrinmayee Godbole	Preeti	Godakath
		Sayali Sanjeev	Indrayani	Goshta Eka Paithanichi
		Akshaya Gurav	Saguna	Bittersweet
2021		Sonali Kulkarni	Archana	Tich Shahar Hone
		Mrunmayee Deshpande		Bebhaan
		Smita Tambe	Gauri	Gaurichya Lagnala Yayach haa
2022		Sai Tamhankar	Nikita	Pondicherry
		Amruta Khanvilkar	Chandramukhi	Chandramukhi
		Sonalee Kulkarni	Shefali	Tamasha Live
2023		Rinku Rajguru	Aasha	Asha
		Vaidehi Parshurami	Jaggu Ani Juliet	Juliet
		Kiran Khoje	Janabai Bhoyar	Terava

Multiple wins

Individuals with two or more Best Actress (BA) awards:

Wins	Actress
4	Jayshree Gadkar Sonali Kulkarni
3	Mukta Barve
2	Ranjana Deshmukh Madhu Kambikar Alka Kubal Varsha Usgaonkar Ashwini Bhave Asha Kale Priya Bapat Usha Chavan Aishwarya Narkar Surekha

Superlatives

• The first recipient was Sulochana Latkar, who was honoured at the 1st Maharashtra State Film Awards in 1962 for her performance in Prapanch . ^[1]
• The actress who won the most awards in this category is Jayshree Gadkar and Sonali Kulkarni with four wins, followed by Mukta Barve with three wins. ^[14]
• As of 2024, Usha Chavan, Madhu Kambikar, Alka Kubal, Varsha Usgaonkar, Ashwini Bhave, Aishwarya Narkar and Priya Bapat have won the award two times. ^[15]
• As of 2024, Varsha Usgaonkar remains the youngest recipient of the honour; She was awarded for the film Gammat Jammat in 1988 when She was 20. The most eldest recipient was Suhas Joshi; she was awarded for her film Tu Tithe Mee in 1998.

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External links

• Maharashtra State Film Awards at IMDb