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The Vijay Award for Best Actress is given by
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ceremony for
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) films. It was given from the second ceremony onwards.


Winners


Multiple wins

The following individuals have received two or more Best Actress awards:


Winners and nominations

* 2007
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Multiple Nominations

The following individuals have received two or more Best Actress nominations:


See also

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Tamil cinema Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Ch ...
*
Cinema of India The cinema of India, consisting of Film, motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various #Cinema by language, film indus ...


References

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Actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
Film awards for lead actress