Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
Indian film award
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The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films.[1] The awards were first given in 1967 and discontinued after 1970. The awards were given again in 1977 and continued till 1982. The awards were not given in the years 1971 to 1976. This award was last given in the year 2022 to Sai Pallavi for Gargi.[2]
| Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
Latest Winner Sai Pallavi for Gargi | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in Tamil films |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| First award | 1967 |
| Final award | 2022 |
| Currently held by | Sai Pallavi for Gargi |
Superlatives : Multiple Winners
| Wins | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| 5 | Jyothika |
| 3 | Meena, Saritha |
| 2 | K. R. Vijaya, Kushboo Sundar, Sneha, Devayani, Nayanthara |
● Jyothika won the most awards for best actress five times for her performances in Perazhagan (2004), Chandramukhi (2005), Mozhi (2007), 36 Vayadhile (2015) and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018).
● Priyamani remains to be the only actress who won both Tamilnadu State Film Award and National Film award for the same film in same year. She got both Best Actress Awards for Paruthiveeran.
● Shruti and Lakshmi Menon are the only two actresses to win the award for best actress for their debut performances in Kalki (1996) and Sudarapandian (2012)
● Lakshmi Menon is only actress to win best actress for her performance in two films: Kumki and Sudarapandian (2012). She is also the youngest recipient in this category winning the award at age of 16.
● While both Padmini and Jyothika are the oldest recipients winning the award at age of 36.