Suhasini Maniratnam

Suhasini Maniratnam
Suhasini Maniratnam
Born	Suhasini Charuhasan; 15 August 1961 (age 63); Paramakudi, Madras State, India
Occupations	Actress; director; producer; writer;
Years active	1980–present
Spouse	Mani Ratnam (m. 1988)
Children	1
Father	Charuhasan

Suhasini Maniratnam (née Charuhasan; born 15 August 1961)^[1] is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her cinematic debut with the 1980, Tamil film. Nenjathai Killathe. Suhasini then won National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Sindhu Bhairavi (1985).^[2]

Early life

Suhasini's paternal cousins Anu Hasan, Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan have also since become actresses.^[3]

Suhasini attended the Municipal Elementary School in Paramakudi, before moving to Madras aged 12 to live with her uncle Kamal Haasan and her grandmother.^[4]

Film career

As an actress

Suhasini made her film debut in 1980 with the Tamil movie Nenjathai Killathe. In her first movie itself, she won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress. She was introduced to Malayalam cinema through Padmarajan's Koodevide (1983), which also featured Mammootty. She appeared in the AFI Fest nominated feature film Vanaprastham (1999), which starred Mohanlal.

She has acted with Vishnuvardhan in Bandhana (1984), Suprabhatha (1988), Muthina Haara (1990), Himapatha (1995), Hendithghelthini (1998), Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige (2007) and School Master (2010).

She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1985 Tamil film Sindhu Bhairavi, directed by K. Balachander.^[5]

As a director

In 1991, Suhasini directed the anthology mini-series Penn shown on Madras Doordarshan. The series featured eight standalone episodes examining the lives of South Indian women, and starred several of her contemporaries such as Shobana, Revathi, Radhika and Amala as protagonists.^[6]^[7]^[8]

In 1995, she stepped into direction, helming her first film Indira. In November 1997, Suhasini directed a short television film titled Swayamvaram featuring Suchitra Krishnamoorthi and Rajiv Menon. The script had been written by Sujatha and commissioned by Revathi and Suresh Menon.^[9]

Suhasini directed a segment titled "Coffee, Anyone?" in Amazon Prime's Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020) and featured in the leading role alongside her cousins Shruti Haasan, Anu Hasan and her mother Komalam.^[10]^[11]

Other work

Suhasini and her husband Mani Ratnam have been involved in the running of their production company Madras Talkies since 1997.

Honorary Consul

Suhasini was appointed the Honorary Consul Of the Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg in 2015. She held the post until 2020.^[12]

Goodwill and Brand Ambassador

Naam Foundation

Suhasini founded Naam Foundation in 2010 with the objective to empower single women.^[13]

Personal life

Suhasini married film director Mani Ratnam on 26 August 1988 and the couple has a son, Nandan, born in 1992.^[14]

Awards

National Film Awards

Best Actress – Sindhu Bhairavi (1985)

Filmfare Awards South

Best Actress – Kannada – Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu (1983)
Best Actress – Telugu – Swati (1984)
Best Actress – Kannada – Suprabhatha (1988)^[15]
Best Actress – Kannada – Muthina Haara (1990)

Kerala State Film Awards

Best Actress – Ezhuthapurangal (1987)
Best Actress – Theerthadanam (2001)

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Best Actress – Nenjathai Killathe (1980)

Nandi Awards

Best Actress – Swati (1984)
Best Supporting Actress – Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (2001)

Filmography

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Kannada

List of Suhasini Maniratnam Kannada film credits
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu	Kavitha	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
1984	Bandhana	Dr. Nandini	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
1986	Hosa Neeru	Bhavana
1988	Suprabhatha	Hema	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
1990	Muthina Haara	Annapurna	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
1991	Usha	Usha
1995	Himapatha	Sumithra
1997	Amruthavarshini	Veena
1997	Ganga Yamuna	Cameo	Guest appearance
1998	Hendithghelthini	Radha
1999	Vishwa	Indu
2000	Yaarige Saluthe Sambala	Lakshmi
2000	Swalpa Adjust Madkolli
2001	Ellara Mane Dosenu
2003	Annavru	Gowri
2005	O Gulabiye
2006	Mohini 9886788888
2007	Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige	Kanaka
2010	Eradane Maduve	Malavika
	School Master	Sneha
	Deadly-2
2011	Sanju Weds Geetha	Lakshmi
2011	Mathond Madhuvena	Malavika
2013	Myna	Doctor
2014	Sachin! Tendulkar Alla	Sakshi Dinesh	SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Kannada
2015	Rebel	Anupama
2015	Masterpiece	Durga
2016	Viraat	Chief Minister
	Preethiyalli Sahaja
	Naani	Suraksha
2017	Masti Gudi	Chief Minister
2017	Vismaya	Mrs. Immanuel
2018	Prema Baraha	Madhu's aunt
2018	Ambi Ning Vayassaytho	Nandini
2019	Yaana	Sujatha
2019	Ayushman Bhava	Harshini Prasad
2022	Monsoon Raaga	Hasini

Telugu

List of Suhasini Maniratnam Telugu film credits
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Kotha Jeevithalu
1982	Manchu Pallaki	Gita
1982	Manishiko Charithra
1983	Bahudoorapu Batasari	Subhashini
	Maga Maharaju
	Muddula Mogudu	Sarala
	Subha Muhurtham
	Mukku Pudaka	Mangatayaru
1984	Nirdhoshi
	Challenge	Lakshmi
	Aparadhi
	Intiguttu
	Mangammagari Manavadu	Malli
	Justice Chakravarthy	Lakshmi
	Adigo Alladigo
	Bava Maradallu
	Manishiko Charitra
	Illalu Priyuralu
	Swati	Swathi	Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu Nandi Award for Best Actress
1985	Kongumudi
	Manglya Bandham
	Maharaju
	Bullet	Usha
	Dampatyam	Dr. Lalitha
	Siksha	Bhagyalakshmi
	Jackie
	Mugguru Mitrulu
	Karpoora Deepam	Manasa
	Sravanthi	Sravanthi	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
1986	Chantabbai	Jwala
	Santhi Nivasam	Lekha
	Sravana Sandhya
	Muddula Manavaralu
	Rakshasudu	Sumatri
	Shanti Nivasam
	Sirivennela	Subhashini	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
	Mr Bharath
	Kirathakudu	Swetha
	Police Officer	Seetha
1987	Thene Manasulu	Radha
	President Gari Abbai	Latha
	Samsaram Oka Chadarangam	Uma	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
	Punya Dampathulu
	Punnami Chandrudu
	Gouthami	Gouthami
	Lawyer Suhasini	Suhasini
	Aradhana	Jennifer
	Brahma Nayudu
1988	Anna Chellelu	Herself	Cameo
	Bharya Bhartalu	Ashalatha
	Chuttalabbayi
	Varasudochhadu	Annapurna
	Manchi Donga	Madhavi
	Ramudu Bheemudu	Swathi
	Marana Mrudangam	Uthpala
	Aakhari Poratam	Sunadha Mala
1989	Mamathala Kovela
	Bala Gopaludu	Rekha
	Amma	Dharani
1990	Yama Dharmaraju
1992	Akka Mogudu
1993	Ratha Sarathi	Dr. Shakunthala
1994	Subhalagnam	Meena
1996	Ramudochadu	Arundathi
1996	Hello Guru
1997	Pelli Pandiri	Dr. Prabhavathi
	Egire Paavurama	Yashodhamma
	Iddaru		Dubbed voice for Tabu
1998	Ooyala
1998	Manasichi Choodu
2000	Sakutumba Saparivaara Sametam	Vaani
2001	Nuvvu Naaku Nachav	Sujatha
2003	Abhimanyu	Janaki
2004	Pedababu	Pedababu's mother
2004	Dost	Snehalatha
2006	Seethakoka Chiluka	Collector
	Valliddari Vayasu Padahare	Puja's mother
	Rakhi	Meenakshi Iyer
2007	Sri Mahalakshmi	Lakshmi's sister
2008	Amma Cheppindi	Bose's mother
2010	Leader	Rajeswari Devi	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
2010	Varudu	Sandy's mother
2011	Bhale Mogudu Bhale Pellam	Madhavi
2012	Sri Vasavi Vaibhavam	Goddess Kanyaka Parameswari
	Gabbar Singh	Gabbar Singh's mother	Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress (Telugu)
	Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?	Suguna
2013	Baadshah	Baadshah's mother
2013	Minugurulu	Collector
2014	Legend	Jaidev's mother	Cameo
2017	Okkadu Migiladu
2018	Tholi Prema	Aditya's mother
	Touch Chesi Chudu	Shalini's mother
	Satya Gang
2019	Yatra	Sabitha Indra Reddy
2019	Suryakantham	Supriya
2020	Entha Manchivaadavuraa	Jaya
2022	Malli Modalaindi	Suja	^[16]
	Balamevvadu	Dr. Yashoda
	Gurthunda Seethakalam	Dr. X
2023	Mr. Pregnant	Doctor	^[17]

Tamil

Suhasini has worked in 67 Tamil films

List of Suhasini Maniratnam Tamil film credits
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Uthiripookkal		Debut as camera assistant.
1980	Kaali		As camera assistant.
	Johnny		As camera assistant.
	Nenjathai Killathe	Viji	Debut film as an actress. Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1981	Deiva Thirumanangal
	Kudumbam Oru Kadambam	Parvathi
	Madhumalar
	Palaivana Solai	Geetha	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Meendum Kokila		As a camera assistant
	Raja Paarvai		As a camera assistant
	Nandu		As a camera assistant.
1982	Vadivangal
	Marumagale Vazhga	Lakshmi
	Azhagiya Kanney
	Thottal Sudum
	Lottery Ticket
	Kalyana Kalam
	Nandri, Meendum Varuga
	Agaya Gangai	Sumathi
	Gopurangal Saivathillai	Arukkani	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
	Metti		As a camera assistant.
1983	Veetile Raman Velile Krishnan	Chitti
	Uruvangal Maralam	Lakshmi
	Oru Indhiya Kanavu	Anamika
	Poikkal Kudhirai		Guest appearance
	Apoorva Sahodarigal
	Thai Veedu	Geetha
	Puthiya Sangamam
1984	Love Birds
1985	Sindhu Bhairavi	Sindhu	National Film Award for Best Actress Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1986	Raaga Devathai
1987	Manathil Uruthi Vendum	Nandini
	Ananda Aradhanai
	Dhoorathu Pachai
1988	Dharmathin Thalaivan	Sumathi
1988	En Bommukutty Ammavukku	Lakshmi	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
1989	Thendral Puyalanadhu	Gautami
1989	En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan	Saradha
1991	Penn		Director: TV Series: Also an actress.
1991	Thalapathi		Dubbed voice for Shobhana
1993	Chinna Kannamma	Uma
1993	Thiruda Thiruda		Dialogue writer: Dubbed voice for Heera Rajagopal
1995	Indira		Director
1996	Irattai Roja	Geetha
1997	Nandhini	Nandhini
	Uyirinum Melaaga	Veena
	Iruvar		Dialogue Writer
1998	Uyire		Dubbed voice for Manisha Koirala
1999	Ganesh Vasanth		Director
2001	Chocolate	Saradha
2003	Vaseegara	Priya's Aunt
2003	Eera Nilam	Chinnathayi
2004	Shock	Exorcist
2007	Satham Podathey	Gynecologist
2008	Aegan	Shiva's mother
2009	Balam
2010	Thillalangadi	Krishna's mother
2010	Raavanan		Dialogue writer
2011	Seedan	Thangam
2014	Ramanujan	Komalatammal	Nominated – Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
2015	Kanchana 2	Channel MD
2017	Nibunan	Mrs.Emmanuel
	Solo	Mrs.Vidya Ramachandran
	Chennaiyil Oru Naal 2	Sister Lily
2018	Sollividava	Madhu's aunt
2018	Abhi & Anu	Revathy
2019	Boomerang	Gowri Thiruselvan
2019	Kee	Valli
2020	Putham Pudhu Kaalai	Valli	Amazon Prime film; also director and writer for the segment Coffee, Anyone?

Malayalam

List of Suhasini Maniratnam Malayalam film credits
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Pappu	Herself
1983	Koodevide	Alice
1983	Adaminte Vaariyellu	Vasanthi
1984	Thathamme Poocha Poocha	Kalyani
	Unni Vanna Divasam	Anu
	Aksharangal	Bharathi
	Aarorumariyathe	Sudha
	Ente Upasana	Lathika
1985	Katha Ithuvare	Rekha
1986	Pranamam	Usha/Thulasi
1986	Rakkuyilin Ragasadassil	Janani
1987	Ezhuthapurangal	Rajalakshmi	Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
1987	Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal	Neena
1988	Oohakachavadam	Malathy
1989	Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam	Capt. Alice Cherian
1993	Samooham	MLA Rajalekshmi
1997	Bhaaratheeyam	Revathy
1999	Varnachirukukal	Anjali Gupta
1999	Vanaprastham	Subhadra
2001	Theerthadanam	Vinodini	Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
2002	Nammal	Snehalatha
2005	Vacation	Celina
2006	Pachakuthira	Akash's mother	Photo appearance
2009	Vilapangalkkappuram	Dr. Mary Varghese
	Nammal Thammil	Rosy IAS
	Makante Achan	Rema
2013	Kalimannu	Dr. Sophy
2015	Love 24x7	Dr. Sarayu
2015	Salt Mango Tree	Deepika
2017	Solo	Mrs.Vidya Ramachandran
2018	Abhiyude Kadha Anuvinteyum	Revathy
2021	Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham	Khadeejumma
2023	Pookkaalam	Clara	^[18]

English

List of Suhasini Maniratnam English film credits
Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2003	Stumble	Nandini	^[19]

Hindi

List of Suhasini Maniratnam Kannada film credits
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Waiting	Pankaja

Television

Hasini Pesum Padam (Jaya TV) as Host
Autograph (Jaya TV) as Host
Weekend with Stars (Zee Tamil TV) as Host
Ninaivu Kurippugal (DD Podhigai) as Host
Bigg Boss 4 (Star Vijay) as Herself and Guest
Modern Love Hyderabad (2022; Amazon Prime Video)

References

^ "Mani Ratnam's gift for Suhasini". The Times of India. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ "Kamal Haasan, Ramya Krishnan, Khushbu and others have fun at Suhasini's birthday party". India Today. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Suhasini Mani Ratnam: Nepotism accusations haven't reached the South yet". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "From Paramakudi to winning an international award in Minsk". suhasini.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Priyamani to Suhasini: 6 Tamil actresses who won a National Award". www.zoomtventertainment.com. 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Penn, they don't make them like these anymore!". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "Suhasini Maniratnam is in search of something special". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "The Tribune – Windows – Main Feature". Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "Movies have been the love of my life!". suhasini.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Putham Pudhu Kaalai review: A very average anthology". Sify. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020.
^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (15 October 2020). "'Putham Pudhu Kaalai' movie review: A delightful look at life and relationships during lockdown". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ Tamil, Galatta (30 January 2020). "Suhasini honorary council for Luxembourg". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 – via YouTube.
^ "'I would rather teach fishing than give fish'". Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Suhasini wishes her husband Mani Ratnam on their wedding anniversary". The Times of India. 26 August 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ Vidura. C. Sarkar. 1989.
^ "Here's the captivating first look of Sumanth's relationship drama Malli Modalaindi". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Mr Pregnant: Syed Sohel's 'Katha Veruntadhi' song gets good response". The Times of India. 20 January 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ "First single from Pookkaalam out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ Gumaste, Deepa (21 February 2003). "The Rediff Review: Stumble". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

External links

Suhasini at IMDb
Suhasini Archived 29 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine on MFC

[1] "Mani Ratnam's gift for Suhasini". The Times of India. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[2] "Kamal Haasan, Ramya Krishnan, Khushbu and others have fun at Suhasini's birthday party". India Today. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[3] "Suhasini Mani Ratnam: Nepotism accusations haven't reached the South yet". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[4] "From Paramakudi to winning an international award in Minsk". suhasini.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[5] "Priyamani to Suhasini: 6 Tamil actresses who won a National Award". www.zoomtventertainment.com. 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[6] "Penn, they don't make them like these anymore!". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

[7] "Suhasini Maniratnam is in search of something special". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

[8] "The Tribune – Windows – Main Feature". Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

[9] "Movies have been the love of my life!". suhasini.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[10] "Putham Pudhu Kaalai review: A very average anthology". Sify. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020.

[11] Ramanujam, Srinivasa (15 October 2020). "'Putham Pudhu Kaalai' movie review: A delightful look at life and relationships during lockdown". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

[12] Tamil, Galatta (30 January 2020). "Suhasini honorary council for Luxembourg". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 – via YouTube.

[13] "'I would rather teach fishing than give fish'". Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

[14] "Suhasini wishes her husband Mani Ratnam on their wedding anniversary". The Times of India. 26 August 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[15] Vidura. C. Sarkar. 1989.

[16] "Here's the captivating first look of Sumanth's relationship drama Malli Modalaindi". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[17] "Mr Pregnant: Syed Sohel's 'Katha Veruntadhi' song gets good response". The Times of India. 20 January 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[18] "First single from Pookkaalam out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[19] Gumaste, Deepa (21 February 2003). "The Rediff Review: Stumble". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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v t e Madras Talkies
Key people	Mani Ratnam Suhasini Maniratnam Siva Ananth
Films	Iruvar (1997) Nerrukku Ner (1997) Dil Se.. (1998) Alai Payuthey (2000) Dumm Dumm Dumm (2000) Saathiya (2001) Five Star (2002) Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) Yuva (2004) Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004) Guru (2007) Raavan (2010) Raavanan (2010) Kadal (2013) O Kadhal Kanmani (2015) OK Jaanu (2017) Kaatru Veliyidai (2017) Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018) Vaanam Kottattum (2020) Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020) Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023)
Web series	Navarasa (2021)
Television serials	Ganesh & Vasanth Panchavarnam Anbulla Snegidheiye Punnagai

v t e National Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
1967–1980	Nargis (1967) Sharada (1968) Madhabi Mukherjee (1969) Rehana Sultan (1970) Waheeda Rehman (1971) Sharada (1972) Nandini Bhaktavatsala (1973) Shabana Azmi (1974) Sharmila Tagore (1975) Lakshmi (1976) Smita Patil (1977) Sharada (1978) Shoba (1979) Smita Patil (1980)
1981–2000	Rekha (1981) Shabana Azmi (1982) Shabana Azmi (1983) Shabana Azmi (1984) Suhasini (1985) Monisha (1986) Archana (1987) Archana (1988) Sreelekha Mukherji (1989) Vijayashanti (1990) Moloya Goswami (1991) Dimple Kapadia (1992) Shobana (1993) Debashree Roy (1994) Seema Biswas (1995) Tabu (1996) Indrani Haldar and Rituparna Sengupta (1997) Shabana Azmi (1998) Kirron Kher (1999) Raveena Tandon (2000)
2001–2020	Shobana and Tabu (2001) Konkona Sen Sharma (2002) Meera Jasmine (2003) Tara (2004) Sarika (2005) Priyamani (2006) Umashree (2007) Priyanka Chopra (2008) Ananya Chatterjee (2009) Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar and Saranya Ponvannan (2010) Vidya Balan (2011) Usha Jadhav (2012) Geetanjali Thapa (2013) Kangana Ranaut (2014) Kangana Ranaut (2015) Surabhi Lakshmi (2016) Sridevi (2017) Keerthy Suresh (2018) Kangana Ranaut (2019) Aparna Balamurali (2020)
2021–present	Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon (2021) Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh (2022)

v t e Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
1967–1980	K. R. Vijaya (1967) Padmini (1968) Sowcar Janaki (1969) K. R. Vijaya (1970) — (1971) — (1972) — (1973) — (1974) — (1975) — (1976) Latha (1977) Lakshmi (1978) Saritha (1979) Suhasini (1980)
1981–2000	Sridevi (1981) Saritha (1982) — (1983) — (1984) — (1985) — (1986) — (1987) Saritha (1988) Radhika (1989) Revathy (1990) Khushbu Sundar (1991) Sukanya (1992) Meena (1993) Rajashree (1994) Khushbu Sundar (1995) Shruti (1996) Meena & Devayani (1997) Roja (1998) Simran (1999) Devayani (2000)
2001–present	Sneha (2001) Meena (2002) Laila (2003) Jyothika (2004) Jyothika (2005) Priyamani (2006) Jyothika (2007) Sneha (2008) Padmapriya Janakiraman (2009) Amala Paul (2010) Ineya Lakshmi Menon (2012) Nayanthara (2013) Aishwarya Rajesh (2014)

v t e Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress
1972–1980	Jayalalithaa (1972) Vanisri (1973) Vanisri (1974) Vanisri (1975) Jayasudha (1976) Jayasudha (1977) Talluri Rameshwari (1978) Sujatha (1979) Jyothi (1980)
1981–2000	Radhika (1981) Jayasudha (1982) Jaya Prada (1983) Suhasini (1984) Vijayashanti (1985) Lakshmi (1986) Vijayashanti (1987) Bhanupriya (1988) Vijayashanti (1989) Vijayashanti (1990) Sridevi (1991) Revathi (1992) Vijayashanti (1993) Aamani (1994) Soundarya (1995) Tabu (1996) Vijayashanti (1997) Soundarya (1998) Soundarya (1999) Richa Pallod (2000)
2001–2018	Bhumika Chawla (2001) Sadha (2002) Asin (2003) Trisha (2004) Trisha (2005) Genelia D'Souza (2006) Trisha (2007) Swathi Reddy (2008) Anushka Shetty (2009) Anushka Shetty (2010) Nayanthara (2011) Samantha (2012) Nithya Menen (2013) Shruti Haasan (2014) Anushka Shetty (2015) Samantha (2016) Sai Pallavi (2017) Keerthy Suresh (2018)
2020–present	Sai Pallavi (2020–2021) Mrunal Thakur (2022) Keerthy Suresh (2023)

v t e Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actress
1972–1989	Kalpana (1972) Jayanthi (1973) Aarathi (1974) Aarathi (1975) Jayanthi (1976) Manjula (1977) Shobha (1978) Aarathi (1979) Ashwini (1980) Aarathi (1981) Saritha (1982) Suhasini (1983) Suhasini (1984) Saritha (1985) Saritha (1986) Saritha (1989)
1990–2009	Suhasini (1990) Malashri (1991) Sudha Rani (1992) Lakshmi (1993) Shruti (1995) Shilpa (1996) Suhasini (1997) Jayamala (1998) Tara (1999) Sudha Rani (2000) Prema (2001) Soundarya (2002) Meena (2003) Soundarya (2004) Vidhya Venkatesh (2005) Ramya (2006) Rashmi (2007) Radhika Pandit (2008) Radhika Pandit (2009)
2010–present	Radhika Pandit (2010) Ramya (2011) Priyamani (2012) Amulya (2013) Shwetha Srivatsav (2014) Parul Yadav (2015) Shraddha Srinath (2016) Sruthi Hariharan (2017) Manvitha Kamath (2018) Yagna Shetty (2020/2021) Chaithra J. Achar (2022) Siri Ravikumar (2023)