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. The year indicates the year of release of the film.[1]
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 Krishnan won the award three times in 2000s, while
Anushka Shetty has the most wins in 2010s with three.
Six actresses have won the awards in consecutive years: Vanisri (1973–1975),
Jayasudha (1976–1977), Vijayashanti (1989–1990), Soundarya (1998–1999), Trisha Krishnan (2004–2005) and Anushka Shetty (2009–2010). Vanisri is the only actress to win the award three times consecutively.
Jayalalithaa,
Revathi and Samantha Ruth Prabhu are the only actresses to win both
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil 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,
Radhika Sarathkumar (1981),
Richa Pallod (2000),
Sadha (2002),
Asin (2003) and
Sai Pallavi (2017).
Sai Pallavi was the first actress who won both Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and the
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress -Telugu awards in the same year (2022).
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. The year indicates the year of release of the film.[1]
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 Krishnan won the award three times in 2000s, while
Anushka Shetty has the most wins in 2010s with three.
Six actresses have won the awards in consecutive years: Vanisri (1973–1975),
Jayasudha (1976–1977), Vijayashanti (1989–1990), Soundarya (1998–1999), Trisha Krishnan (2004–2005) and Anushka Shetty (2009–2010). Vanisri is the only actress to win the award three times consecutively.
Jayalalithaa,
Revathi and Samantha Ruth Prabhu are the only actresses to win both
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil 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,
Radhika Sarathkumar (1981),
Richa Pallod (2000),
Sadha (2002),
Asin (2003) and
Sai Pallavi (2017).
Sai Pallavi was the first actress who won both Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and the
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress -Telugu awards in the same year (2022).