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The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil (Kollywood) films. The awards were extended to "Best Actress" in 1972.^[1] The year indicates the year of release of the film.

Multiple winners

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  3 Wins: Sujatha, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Revathy, Nayanthara
  


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  2 Wins: Jayalalithaa, Lakshmi, Saritha, Laila, Anjali
  

Winners

Nominations

1980s

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  1988 - Archana for Veedu as Sudha
  
  
  
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    Raadhika - Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran as Sivagami
  
  
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    Saritha - Poo Potha Nandavanam
  
  
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    Suhasini - En Bommukutty Ammavukku as Lakshmi
  
  
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    Shobana - Idhu Namma Aalu as Banu
  
  
  
  


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  1989 - Bhanupriya for Aararo Aariraro as Meenakshi
  
  
  
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    Raadhika - Thendral Sudum as Raadhika
  
  
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    Geetha - Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal as Gowri
  
  
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    Seetha - Pudhea Paadhai as sita
  
  
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    Kanaka - Karagattakaran as Kamakshi
  
  
  
  

1990s

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  1990 - Raadhika for Keladi Kanmani as Sharada
  
  
  
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    Revathii - Kizhakku Vasal as Thaayamma
  
  
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    Gautami - Namma Ooru Poovatha as Poovatha
  
  
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    Revathi - Anjali as Chitra
  
  
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    Urvashi - Michael Madana Kama Rajan as Thiripurasundari
  
  
  
  


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  1991 - Gautami for Nee Pathi Naan Pathi as Nivedha
  
  
  
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    Kushboo - Chinna Thambi as Nandhini
  
  
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    Bhanupriya - Azhagan as Priya Ranjan
  
  
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    Heera - Idhayam as Geetha
  
  
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    Jayabharathi - Marupakkam as Janaki
  
  
  
  

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  1992 - Revathi for Thevar Magan as Panchavarnam
  
  
  
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    Sukanya - Chinna Gounder as Deivaanai
  
  
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    Madhoo - Roja as Roja
  
  
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    Vijayashanti - Mannan as Shanthi Devi
  
  
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    Kushboo - Rickshaw Mama as Bhuvana
  
  
  
  


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  1993 - Revathi for Marupadiyum as Thulasi
  
  
  
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    Meena - Yejaman as Vaitheeswari
  
  
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    Raadhika - Kizhakku Cheemayile as Virumaayi
  
  
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    Kushboo - Jaathi Malli as Sriranjini
  
  
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    Revathi - Pudhiya Mugan as Anjali
  
  
  
  

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  1994 - Revathi for Priyanka as Priyanka
  
  
  
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    Rajashree - Karuthamma as Karuthamma
  
  
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    Urvashi - Magalir Mattum as Janaki
  
  
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    Nagma - Kadhalan as Shruthi
  
  
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    Kushboo - Nattamai as Lakshmi
  
  
  
  

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  1995 - Manisha Koirala for Bombay as Shaila banu
  
  
  
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    Raadhika - Pasumpon as Nachiyar
  
  
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    Kushboo - Kolangal as Ganga
  
  
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    Revathi - Avatharam as Ponnamma
  
  
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    Suvaluxmi - Aasai as saraswathi
  
  
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    Meena - Muthu as Raganayaki
  
  
  
  

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  1996 - Shruti for Kalki as kalki
  
  
  
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    Devayani - Kadhal Kottai as Kamali
  
  
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    Meena - AvvaiShanmughi as Janaki
  
  
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    Suvaluxmi - Gokulathil Seethai as Nila
  
  
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    Sangita - Poove Unakkaga as Priyadarshini
  
  
  
  

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  1997 - Meena for Bharathi Kannamma as Kannamma
  
  
  
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    Devayani - Suryavamsam as Nandhini
  
  
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    Kushboo - Paththini
    
  
  
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    Meena - Porkkaalam as Maragadham
  
  
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    Shalini - Kadhalukku Mariyadhai as Mini
  
  
  
  

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  1998 - Kausalya for Pooveli as Mahalakshmi
  
  
  
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    Roja - Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen as Radha
  
  
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    Revathi - Thalaimurai as Nachiyar
  
  
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    Aishwarya Rai - Jeans as Madhumiha/Vaishnavi
  
  
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    Simran - Kannedhirey Thondrinal as Priya
  
  
  
  

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  1999 - Ramya Krishnan for Padayappa asNeelambari
  
  
  
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    Simran - Thulladha Manamum Thullum as Rukmani
  
  
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    Simran - Jodi as Gayathiri
  
  
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    Simran - Vaali as Priya
  
  
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    Abitha - sethu as Abitha Kujalambal
  
  
  
  

2000s

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  2000 - Jyothika for Kushi as Jennifer
  
  
  
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    Simran - Priyamanavale as Priya
  
  
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    Simran - Parthen Rasithen as Banu
  
  
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    Shalini - Alaipayuthey as Sakthi
  
  
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    Devayani - Bharathi as Chellamal
  
  
  
  


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  2001 - Laila for Nandha as Kalyani^[51]
  
  
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    Devayani - Aanandham as Bharathi
  
  
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    Jyothika - Poovellam Un Vasam as Chella
  
  
  • Shamitha - Pandavar Bhoomi as Jeeva & Thamarai
  
  
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    Suvaluxmi - Nadhi Karaiyinile as Jameela
  
  
  
  


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  2002- Simran for Kannathil Muthamittal as Indira
  
  
  
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    Simran - Pammal K. Sambandam as Janaki
  
  
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    Sneha - April Madhathil as Shwetha
  
  
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    Meena - Ivan as Meena Kumari
  
  
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    Nandita Das - Azhagi as Dhanalakshmi
  
  
  
  


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  2003 - Laila for Pithamagan as Manju ^[52]
  
  
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    Jyothika - Dhool as Easwari
  
  
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    Jyothika - Kaakha Kaakha as Maya
  
  
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    Simran - Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi as Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi
  
  
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    Sneha - Parthiban Kanavu as Sathya and Janani
  
  
  
  


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  2004 - Sandhya for Kadhal as Aishwarya
  
  
  
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    Jyothika - Perazhagan as Priya/Shenbagam
  
  
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    Sneha - Autograph as Divya
  
  
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    Sonia Agarwal - 7G Rainbow Colony as Anita
  
  
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    Asin - M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi as Malabar
  
  
  
  


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  2005- Asin for Ghajini as Kalpana
  
  
  
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    Asin for Majaa as Seetha Lakshmi
  
  
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    Jyothika for Chandramukhi as Ganga Senthilnathan
  
  
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    Meera Jasmine for Kasthuri Maan as Umashankari Vetrivel
  
  
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    Sadha for Anniyan as Nandhini
  
  
  
  


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  2006– Bhavana for Chithiram Pesudhadi as Charu
  
  
  
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    Jyothika for Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu as Aaradhana
  
  
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    Jyothika for Sillunu Oru Kaadhal as kunthavi
  
  
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    Sandhya for Dishyum as Sindhya
  
  
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    Sonia Agarwal for Thiruttu Payale as Rosy/Saranya
  
  
  
  


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  2007 – Priyamani for Paruthiveeran as Muththazhagu^[53]
  
  
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    Asin Thottumkal – Pokkiri as Shruthi
  
  
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    Jyothika – Mozhi as Archana
  
  
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    Nayantara – Billa as Sasha
  
  
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    Tamannaah – Kalloori as Shobana
  
  
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    Sadha - Unnale Unnale as Jhansi
  
  
  
  


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  2008 – Parvathy for Poo as Maari
  
  
  
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    Asin Thottumkal — Dasavatharam as Andal/Kothai Radha
  
  
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    Genelia D'Souza – Santosh Subramaniam as Hasini
  
  
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    Nayantara – Yaaradi Nee Mohini as Keerthi
  
  
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    Sneha – Pirivom Santhippom as Visalatchi
  
  
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    Swathi – Subramaniyapuram as Thulasi
  
  
  
  


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  2009 Pooja Umashankar – Naan Kadavul as Hamshavalli
  
  
  
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    Padmapriya Janakiraman – Pokkisham as Nadhira
  
  
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    Sriya Reddy – Kanchivaram as Annam
  
  
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    Sneha – Achamundu Achamundu as Malini Kumar
  
  
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    Tamannaah – Kandein Kadhalai as Anjali
  
  
  
  

2010s

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  2010 Anjali – Angadi Theru as Sermakkani
  
  
  
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    Amala Paul – Mynaa as Mynaa
  
  
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    Nayanthara – Boss Engira Bhaskaran as Chandrika Shanmugasundaram
  
  
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    Reema Sen – Aayirathil Oruvan as Anitha Pandiyan
  
  
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    Tamannaah – Paiyya as Charulatha
  
  
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    Trisha Krishnan – Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa as Jessie Thekekuttu
  
  
  
  


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  2011 Anjali – Engaeyum Eppothum as Manimegalai Ramasamy
  
  
  
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    Asin Thottumkal – Kaavalan as Meera
  
  
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    Anushka Shetty – Deiva Thirumagal as Anuradha Ragunathan
  
  
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    Iniya – Vaagai Sooda Vaa as Madhi
  
  
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    Richa Gangopadhyay – Mayakkam Enna as Yamini
  
  
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    Shruti Haasan – 7aum Arivu as Subha
  
  
  
  


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  2012 Samantha – Neethane En Ponvasantham as Nithya Vasudevan
  
  
  
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    Lakshmi Menon – Kumki as Alli
  
  
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    Shruti Haasan – 3 as Janani
  
  
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    Amala Paul – Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi as Parvathi
  
  
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    Sunaina – Neerparavai as Esther
  
  
  
  


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  2013 - Nayanthara - Raja Rani as Regina John
  
  
  
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    Parvathy – Maryan as Panimalar
  
  
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    Pooja - Vidiyum Munn as Rekha
  
  
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    Sneha – Haridas as Amudhavalli
  
  
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    Trisha Krishnan – Endrendrum Punnagai as Priya
  
  
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    Vedhicka - Paradesi as Angamma
  
  
  
  


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  2014 - Malavika Nair - Cuckoo as Sudhanthirakodi
  
  
  
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    Amala Paul - Velaiyilla Pattathari as Shalini
  
  
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    Catherine Tresa – Madras as Kalaiarasi
  
  
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    Samantha – Kaththi as Ankitha
  
  
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    Vedhicka - Kaaviya Thalaivan as Vadivambal
  
  
  
  


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  2015 - Nayantara – Naanum Rowdy Dhaan as Kadhambari
  
  
  
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    Nithya Menen – OK Kanmani as Tara Kalingarayar
  
  
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    Jyothika – 36 Vayadhinile as Vasanthi Tamizhselvan
  
  
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    Iyshwarya Rajesh – Kaaka Muttai as mother
  
  
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    Gauthami – Papanasam as Rani Suyambulingam
  
  
  
  


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  2016 -Ritika Singh – Irudhi Suttru as Ezhil Madhi
  
  
  
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    Nayanthara – Iru Mugan as Meera George
  
  
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    Trisha Krishnan - Kodi as Rudhra
  
  
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    Samantha Ruth Prabhu – 24 as Sathya
  
  
  • Samantha Ruth Prabhu – Theri as Mithra Vijaykumar
  
  
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    Tamannaah – Devi as Devi
  
  
  
  


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  2017 -Nayantara – Aramm as Madhivadhani IAS
  
  
  
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    Amala Paul – Thiruttu Payale 2 as Agalya Selvam
  
  
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    Aditi Balan – Aruvi as Aruvi
  
  
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    Andrea Jeremiah – Taramani as Althea Johnson
  
  
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    Jyothika – Magalir Mattum as Prabhavathy
  
  
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    Revathi – Power Paandi as Poothendral
  
  
  
  

Notes

References

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  Ramachandran, T.M. (1973). Film world. 9.
  


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  Collections. Update Video Publication. 1991.
  


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  The Times of India directory and year book including who's who. Times of India Press. 1984.