The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The awards were extended to "Best Actress" in 1972. Film world, p 43 The year indicates the year of release of the film.

Superlatives

Vijayashanti Vijayashanti (born 24 June 1966) is an Indian actress, producer and politician. In a film career spanning 40 years, she has acted in 187 feature films in a variety of roles in various languages predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, in addition to Hi ...

has maximum awards with six wins, following by five actresses who have won the award thrice; in chronological order, they are

Vanisri Vanisri (born Rathna Kumari) is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. In a film career spanning 40 years, she has received three Filmfare Awards South, the Nandi Awards and the Tamil Nadu S ...

, Jayasudha,

Soundarya K. S. Sowmya (18 July 1972 – 17 April 2004), better known by her stage name Soundarya, was an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Telugu films and has also worked in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam films. She was regarded as one o ...

, Trisha, and Anushka Shetty. * Vanisri won the award the most times in the 70's with three wins. Vijayashanti won the most in the 80s and 90s with three wins each decade. In the 90s, Soundarya had three wins. Trisha won the award three times in 2000s, while Anushka Shetty has the most wins in 2010s with three. * Jayasudha and Tabu are the two actress who have won both Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu. * Six actresses have won the awards in consecutive years: Vanisri (1973–1975), Jayasudha (1976–1977), Vijayashanti (1989–1990), Soundarya (1998–1999), Trisha (2004–2005) and Anushka Shetty (2009–2010). Vanisri is the only actress to win the award three times consecutively. * Jayalalithaa,

Revathi Asha Kelunni Nair (born 8 July 1966), better known by her stage name Revathi, is an Indian actress and director, known for her works predominantly in Tamil & Malayalam cinema - in addition to Telugu, Hindi & Kannada films. She has won several ...

and Samantha Akkineni are the only actresses to win both

Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil ( Kollywood) films. The awards were extended to "Best Actress" in 1972. Film world, p 43 The year indicates the year o ...

and Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu in the same year for their performances in the year 1972, 1992 and 2012 respectively. * Five actresses have won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for their debut Telugu films. In chronological order, Raadhika (1981), Richa Pallod (2000),

Sadha Sadaf Mohammed Sayed, also known by her stage name Sadha, is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. She was introduced to the Telugu film industry by the director Teja along with Nithiin in the film '' Jayam ...

(2002), Asin (2003) and

Sai Pallavi Sai Pallavi Senthamarai Kannan (born 9 May 1992), known by her stage name Sai Pallavi, is an Indian actress and dancer who works in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam cinema. She has won several awards including four Filmfare Awards South, and was ...

(2017). *

Nithya Menon Nithya Menen (born 8 April 1988) is an Indian actress and singer who has acted in more than 50 feature films and in six different languages: Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, English, and Telugu.In her acting career, Nithya has won three Film ...

is the first actress to win both the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu (in 2013) and the

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress is given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi–language films. Superlatives * 2 actresses have won the award in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Manish ...

(in 2015). *

was the first actress who won both Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and the

awards in the same year (2022). * Vijayashanti and

Keerthy Suresh Keerthy Suresh (born 17 October 1992) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films, in addition to a few Malayalam films. She was recognised as Forbes 30 under 30 in 2021.She won the National Film Award for Best Act ...

both have won Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and

National Film Award for Best Actress The National Film Award for Best Actress (officially known as the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Actress) is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India since 1968 to an actress for the best performance in a leading role wi ...

for their performances in '' Kartavyam'' (1990) and '' Mahanati'' (2018) respectively. * Jayasudha has received the most nominations with ten, followed by Anushka Shetty with nine, Soundarya, Jaya Prada and Vijayashanti each with eight. * Six actresses have received two nominations for two different performances in the same year: Jaya Prada (1976),

Asin Thottumkal Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985), known mononymously as Asin, is a former Indian actress who appeared predominantly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She has received three Filmfare Awards. She be ...

(2003),

Trisha Krishnan Trisha Krishnan (born 4 May 1983), known mononymously as Trisha, is an Indian actress and model, who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. She was noticed after winning Miss Chennai contest (1999), which marked her entry into the fil ...

(2005), Anushka Shetty (2010), Sai Pallavi (2022) and Rashmika Mandanna (2022) Four of these actresses: Asin, Trisha, Anushka Shetty, Sai Pallavi have received the award for one of their performances that they were nominated for that year. * In 1981, the one and only time till date, two actresses were nominated for the same film: Jayasudha and Sridevi for '' Premabhishekam''.

Multiple wins and nominations

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

Winners and nominations

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

References

Notes

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu

Actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

Film awards for lead actress