Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil
Indian film award
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The Tamil Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films. The first Tamil award was given in 2006. However, from 1997 till 2005, a common award for playback was available for both male and female singers of all the four South Indian languages.
| Superlative | Singer | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Most wins | Chinmayi | 3 |
| Shweta Mohan | ||
| Most nominations | Shreya Ghoshal | 9 |
| Most nominations without a win | Saindhavi | 4 |
| Most consecutive nominations | Chinmayi | |
| Shweta Mohan | ||
| Most consecutive wins | Shweta Mohan | 2 |
| Youngest winner | Uthara Unnikrishnan | 10 |
| Youngest nominee | ||
| Oldest winner | Sadhana Sargam | 38 |
| Oldest nominee | K. S. Chithra | 61 |

Multiple wins
| Singer | Record |
|---|---|
| Chinmayi Sripada | 3 |
| Shweta Mohan | |
| Shreya Ghoshal | 2 |
Multiple nominations
| Singer | Number of Nominations |
|---|---|
| Shreya Ghoshal | 10 |
| Shweta Mohan | 7 |
| Chinmayi Sripada | 6 |
| Saindhavi | 4 |
| Shakthisree Gopalan | 3 |
| Neeti Mohan | |
| Suchitra | |
| Shashaa Tirupati | |
| Dhee | |
| Sadhana Sargam | 2 |
| K. S. Chitra | |
| Jonita Gandhi | |
| Andrea Jeremiah | |
| Bombay Jayashri | |
| Vandana Srinivasan | |
| Shruti Haasan |
Winners
Nominations
The nominees were announced publicly only from 2009. The list along with winners:
2000s
2008: Deepa Miriam – "Kangal Irandal" from Subramaniyapuram
- Bombay Jayashri – "Yaaro Manadhile" from Dhaam Dhoom
- Sadhana Sargam – "Mukundha Mukundha" from Dasavathaaram
- Shreya Ghoshal – "Then Then" from Kuruvi
- Shweta Mohan – "Kanden Kanden" from Pirivom Santhippom
2009: Chinmayi – "Vaarayo Vaarayo" from Aadhavan
- Harini – "Hasile Fisile" from Aadhavan
- Rita – "Allegra" from Kanthasamy
- Shreya Ghoshal – "Oru Vetkam" from Pasanga
- Suchitra – "Oru Chinna Thamarai" from Vettaikaran
2010s
2010: Shreya Ghoshal – "Un Perai Sollum" from Angaadi Theru
- Andrea Jeremiah and Aishwarya Dhanush – "Unmele Aasadhan" from Aayirathil Oruvan
- Chinmayi – "Kilimanjaro" from Enthiran
- Saindhavi – "Adadaa Mazhadaa" from Paiyaa
- Suchitra – "En Idhayam" from Singam
2011: Chinmayi – "Sara Sara" from Vaagai Sooda Vaa
- Shweta Mohan – "Nee Koorinaal" from 180
- Madhushree – "Un Perai Theriyaadhu" from Engaeyum Eppothum
- Saindhavi – "Vizhigalil Oru" from Deiva Thirumagal
- Neha Bhasin – "Poraane Poraane" from Vaagai Sooda Vaa
2012: NSK Ramya – "Satru Munbu" from Neethaane En Ponvasantham
- Shruthi Haasan – "Kannazhagaa" from 3
- Andrea Jeremiah – "Google Google" from Thuppakki
- Shreya Ghoshal – "Sollitaley" from Kumki
- Chinmayi – "Asku Laska" from Nanban
2013: Shakthisree Gopalan – "Nenjukulle" from Kadal
- Saindhavi – "Yaar Indha Saalai Oram" from Thalaivaa
- Saindhavi – "Yaaro Ivan" from Udhayam NH4
- Suchitra – "Ailasa Ailasa" from Vanakkam Chennai
- Vandana Srinivasan – "Avatha Paiyya" from Paradesi
2014: Uthara Unnikrishnan – "Azhagu" from Saivam
- Bhavya Pandit – "Ovvondrai Thirudigarai" from Jeeva
- Shakthisree Gopalan and Dhee – "Naan Nee" from Madras
- Shweta Mohan – "Yaarumilla" from Kaaviya Thalaivan
- Vandana Srinivasan – "Unnai Ippa" from Kayal
2015: Shweta Mohan – "Enna Solla" from Thanga Magan
- Kharesma Ravichandran – "Kadhal Cricket" from Thani Oruvan
- Neeti Mohan – "Neeyum Naanum" from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan
- Shreya Ghoshal – "Pookkale Sattru" from I
- Shruti Haasan – "Yeandi Yeandi" from Puli
2016: Shweta Mohan – "Maya Nadhi" from Kabali
- Chinmayi – "Naan Un" from 24
- K. S. Chithra – "Konji Pesida Venam" from Sethupathi
- Mahalakshmi Iyer – "Un Maele Oru Kannu" from Rajini Murugan
- Neeti Mohan – "Chella Kutti" from Theri
2017: Shashaa Tirupati – "Vaan Varuvaan" from Kaatru Veliyidai
- Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam – "Senthoora" from Bogan
- Neeti Mohan – "Idhayame" from Velaikkaran
- Shreya Ghoshal – "Neethane" from Mersal
- Shweta Mohan – "Macho" from Mersal
2018: Chinmayi – "Kaathale Kathale" from 96
- Dhee – "Rowdy Baby" from Maari 2
- Jonita Gandhi – "Omg Ponnu" from Sarkar
- Shakthisree Gopalan – "Bhoomi Bhoomi" from Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
- Shashaa Tirupati – "Endhira Logathu" from 2.0
2020s
2020–2021: Dhee – "Kaattu Payale" from Soorarai Pottru
- Jonita Gandhi – "Chellama" from Doctor
- K. S. Chithra – "Thangam Thangam" from Annaatthe
- Kidakkuzhi Mariyammal – "Kandaa Vara Sollunga" from Karnan
- Shashaa Tirupati – "Bodhai Kaname" from Oh Manapenne!
2022: Antara Nandy – "Alaikadal" from Ponniyin Selvan: I
- Chinmayi – "Panithuli" from Raangi
- Jonita Gandhi – "Arabic Kuthu" from Beast
- Madhushree – "Mallipoo" from Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
- Shreya Ghoshal – "Maayava Thooyava" from Iravin Nizhal
- Shreya Ghoshal – "Unna Nenachadhum" from Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
2023: Karthika Vaidyanathan – "Kangal Edho" from Chithha
- K. S. Chithra and Harini – "Veera Raja Veera" from Ponniyin Selvan: II
- Shakthisree Gopalan – "Aga Naga" from Ponniyin Selvan: II
- Shakthisree Gopalan – "Nenjame Nenjame" from Maamannan
- Shilpa Rao – "Kaavaalaa" from Jailer
2024: Shweta Mohan – "Hey Minnale" from Amaran
- Ananya Bhat – "Manasula" from Viduthalai 2
- Dhee – "Thenkizhakku" from Vaazhai
- Ganavya – "Oh Raaya" from Raayan
- Sakthisree Gopalan – "Thaensudare" from Lover
See also
Notes
- Between the introduction of an award for playback singing in 1997 and 2005, awards were not consistently provided every year and a single award was made available for both male and female singers for all the four South Indian languages.