Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress


The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress is an honour presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India since 1969 to an actress for the best performance within the Malayalam film industry. 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. The awardees, decided by an independent jury formed by the academy, are declared by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister.
The 1st Kerala State Film Awards ceremony was held in 1970 with Sheela receiving the Best Actress award for her role in Kallichellamma. The following year, Sharada was recognised for her performances in two filmsThriveni 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 of Kerala has presented a total of 51 Best Actress awards to 34 different actresses. Urvashi has been the most frequent winner in this category, with five awards. She is followed by Sheela and Srividya with three awards each. As of 2018, nine actressesJayabharathi, Seema, Samyuktha Varma, Suhasini Maniratnam, Navya Nair, Meera Jasmine, Kavya Madhavan, Shweta Menon and Parvathy Thiruvothu
have won the award two times in their careers. 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, Nimisha Sajayan, was awarded for her role in Oru Kuprasidha Payyan and Chola in 2018.

Winners

YearRecipientFilm
1969SheelaKallichellamma
1970SharadaThriveni
Thara
1971SheelaOru Penninte Kadha
Sarasayya
Ummachu
1972Jayabharathi
1973JayabharathiMadhavikutty
Gayathri
1974LakshmiChattakari
1975Rani ChandraSwapnadanam
1976SheelaAnubhavam
1977SanthakumariChuvanna Vithukal
1978ShobaEnte Neelakaasham
1979SrividyaEdavazhiyile Poocha Minda Poocha
Jeevitham Oru Gaanam
1980Poornima JayaramManjil Virinja Pookkal
1981JalajaVenal
1982MadhaviOrmakkayi
1983SrividyaRachana
1984SeemaAksharangal
Aalkkoottathil Thaniye
1985SeemaAnubandham
1986ShariNamukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal
1987SuhasiniEzhuthappurangal
1988AnjuRugmini
1989UrvashiMazhavilkavadi
Varthamana Kalam
1990UrvashiThalayanamanthram
1991UrvashiKadinjool Kalyanam
Kakkathollayiram
Bharatham
Mukha Chithram
1992SrividyaDaivathinte Vikrithikal
1993ShobanaManichitrathazhu
1994Shanthi KrishnaChakoram
1995UrvashiKazhakam
1996Manju WarrierEe Puzhayum Kadannu
1997JomolEnnu Swantham Janakikutty
1998SangitaChinthavishtayaya Shyamala
1999Samyuktha VarmaVeendum Chila Veettukaryangal
2000Samyuktha VarmaMadhuranombarakattu
Mazha
Swayamvara Panthal
2001SuhasiniTheerthadanam
2002Navya NairNandanam
2003Meera JasmineKasthooriman
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2004Kavya Madhavan*Perumazhakkalam
2004Geetu Mohandas*Akale
Oridam
2005Navya NairSaira
Kanne Madanguka
2006UrvashiMadhuchandralekha
2007Meera JasmineOre Kadal
2008Priyanka NairVilapangalkappuram
2009Swetha Menon'
2010Kavya MadhavanKhaddama
2011Swetha MenonSalt N' Pepper
2012Rima Kallingal22 Female Kottayam
Nidra
2013Ann Augustine Artist
2014Nazriya NazimBangalore Days
Ohm Shanthi Oshaana
2015Parvathy ThiruvothuCharlie
Ennu Ninte Moideen
2016Rajisha VijayanAnuraga Karikkin Vellam
2017Parvathy ThiruvothuTake Off
2018Nimisha SajayanOru Kuprasidha Payyan
Chola