Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress | |
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Awarded for | Best performance by an actress in a Marathi film |
Reward(s) | ₹100,000 (US$1,300) |
First awarded | 1962 |
Last awarded | 2024 |
Most recent winner | Mrunmayee Deshpande |
Highlights | |
Total awarded | 57 |
First winner | Sulochana Latkar Asha Potdar |
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