Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress

The Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil (Kollywood) films.

Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Tamil

CountryIndia

Presented byFilmfare

First awardSneha for Unnai Ninaithu (2002)

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Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
The 2024 recipients: Parvathy Thiruvothu and Swasika
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Tamil
Country	India
Presented by	Filmfare
First award	Sneha for Unnai Ninaithu (2002)
Currently held by	Parvathy Thiruvothu for Thangalaan and Swasika for Lubber Pandhu (2024)
Website	http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/

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The award was introduced and first given at the 51st South Filmfare Awards in 2003,^[1] with Sneha being the first recipient.^[2]

Superlatives

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Superlative	Actor	Record
Actress with most awards	Saranya Ponvannan	5
Actress with most nominations	Saranya Ponvannan	9
Actress with most nominations without ever winning	Khushbu	3
Actress with most nominations in a single year	Saranya Ponvannan (2005) (2012)	2
Oldest winner	Urvashi	55
Oldest nominee	Leela Samson	65
Youngest winner	Shammu	18
Youngest nominee	Shammu	18

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Saranya Ponvannan holds the record of maximum wins with five awards, followed by Sai Dhanshika and Urvashi with 2 awards each.

Winners

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Year	Actress	Role	Film	Ref
2002	Sneha	Radha	Unnai Ninaithu	^[2]
2003	Sangeetha	Gomathi	Pithamagan	^[3]
2004	Mallika	Kamala	Autograph	^[4]
2005	Saranya Ponvannan	Saradha	Thavamai Thavamirundhu	^[5]
2006	Saranya Ponvannan	Selva Thirumalai	Em Mahan	^[6]
2007	Sujatha Sivakumar	Kazhuvathelan's Wife	Paruthiveeran	^[7]
2008	Simran	Malini Krishnan	Vaaranam Aayiram	^[8]
2009	Shammu	Thamarai	Kanchivaram	^[9]
2010	Saranya Ponvannan	Veerayi	Thenmerku Paruvakaatru	^[10]
2011	Ananya	Amudha	Engeyum Eppodhum	^[11]
2012	Saranya Ponvannan	Mary	Neerparavai	^[12]
2013	Sai Dhanshika	Maragadham	Paradesi	^[13]
2014	Riythvika	Mary	Madras	^[14]
2015	Radhika	Thamizh's Mother	Thanga Magan	^[15]
2016	Sai Dhanshika	Yogitha Kabaleeswaran	Kabali	^[16]
2017	Nithya Menen	Aishwarya Vetrimaran	Mersal	^[17]
2018	Saranya Ponvannan	Amma	Kolamavu Kokila	^[18]
2020–2021	Urvashi	Pechi Rajangam	Soorarai Pottru	^[19]
2022	Urvashi	Krishnaveni Unnikrishnan	Veetla Vishesham	^[20]
2023	Anjali Nair	Sundari's mother and Eeswaran's sister-in-law	Chithha	^[21]
2024	Parvathy Thiruvothu	Gengammal	Thangalaan	^[22]
2024	Swasika	Yasodhai	Lubber Pandhu	^[22]

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Nominations

2000s

2002 Sneha – Unnai Ninaithu
- Devayani – Azhagi
- Easwari Rao – Virumbugiren
2003 Sangeetha – Pithamagan
- Reemma Sen – Dhool
- Sridevi Vijaykumar – Priyamana Thozhi
2004 Mallika – Autograph
- Gopika – Autograph
- Nadhiya – M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi
2005 Saranya Ponvannan – Thavamai Thavamirundhu
- Mallika – Thirupaachi
- Saranya Ponvannan – Raam
2006 Saranya Ponvannan – Em Magan
- Bhumika Chawla – Sillunu Oru Kadhal
- Sonia Agarwal – Pudhupettai
2007 Sujatha Sivakumar – Paruthiveeran
- Hemalatha – Kallori
- Swarnamalya – Mozhi
2008 Simran – Vaaranam Aayiram
- Aishwarya – Abhiyum Naanum
- Lakshmi Rai – Dhaam Dhoom
2009 Shammu – Kanchivaram
- Renuka – Ayan
- Sujatha – Pasanga

2010s

2010 Saranya Ponvannan for Thenmerku Paruvakaatru
- Andrea Jeremiah for Aayirathil Oruvan
- Carole Palmer for Madrasapattinam
- Manorama for Singam
- Sangeetha for Manmadan Ambu
2011 Ananya – Engaeyum Eppothum
- Amala Paul – Deiva Thirumagal
- Lakshmi Rai – Mankatha
- Manisha Koirala – Mappillai
- Mithra Kurian – Kaavalan
2012 Saranya Ponvannan – Neerparavai
- Amy Jackson – Thandavam
- Nandita Das – Neerparavai
- Saranya Ponvannan – Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
- Vidyullekha Raman – Neethane En Ponvasantham
2013 – Dhansika – Paradesi
- Nandita Swetha – Ethir Neechal
- Nazriya Nazim – Raja Rani
- Padmapriya – Thanga Meengal
- Taapsee Pannu – Arrambam
2014 – Riythvika – Madras
- Anaika Soti – Kaaviya Thalaivan
- Kovai Sarala – Aranmanai
- Saranya Ponvannan – Velaiyilla Pattathari
- Seetha – Goli Soda
2015 – Radhika – Thanga Magan
- Asha Sarath – Papanasam
- Devadarshini – 36 Vayadhinile
- Leela Samson – OK Kanmani
- Parvathy Nair – Yennai Arindhaal
2016 – Dhansika – Kabali
- Aishwarya Rajesh – Dharmadurai
- Anupama Parameswaran – Kodi
- Nithya Menen – 24
- Radhika – Theri
- Saranya Ponvannan – Kodi
2017 – Nithya Menen – Mersal^[23]^[24]
- Anjali Varadhan – Aruvi
- Bhanupriya – Magalir Mattum
- Urvashi – Magalir Mattum
- Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Vikram Vedha
2018 – Saranya Ponvannan – Kolamavu Kokila
- Eswari Rao – Kaala
- Ivana – Naachiyaar
- Priya Bhavani Shankar – Kadaikutty Singam
- Ramya Krishnan – Thaana Serndha Kootam
- Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Sarkar
2020–2021 – Urvashi – Soorarai Pottru
- Anupama Kumar – Sarpatta Parambarai
- Nivedhithaa Sathish – Udanpirappe
- Radhika Sarathkumar – Vaanam Kottattum
- Sanchana Natarajan – Sarpatta Parambarai
- Sheela Rajkumar – Mandela
- Vani Bhojan – Oh My Kadavule
2022 – Urvashi – Veetla Vishesham
- Aishwarya Lekshmi – Ponniyin Selvan: I
- Radhika – Love Today
- Raichal Rabecca – Kadaisi Vivasayi
- Raiza Wilson – FIR
- Simran – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
2023 – Anjali Nair – Chithha
- Raichal Rabecca – Good Night
- Rama – Parking
- Saritha – Maaveeran
- Subatra Robert – Bommai Nayagi
2024 – Parvathy Thiruvothu – Thangalaan and Swasika – Lubber Pandhu
- Dushara Vijayan – Raayan
- Nikhila Vimal – Vaazhai
- Priya Anand – Andhagan

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil

Superlatives

Winners

Nominations

2000s

2010s

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