Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada explained

The Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback – Kannada is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. The first Kannada award was given in 2007. Before that, since 1997 till 2005, a common award for playback was available for both Male and Female singers of all the four South Indian languages.

Superlatives

• as of 2020-21

Superlative	Artist	Record
Most awards	Anuradha Bhat	3
Most nominations	Shreya Ghoshal	16
Most nominations in a single year		3 (2009)
Most consecutive nominations		15 (2009-2017)

Winners

The following is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.

Year	Singer	Film	Song	Ref.
	Anuradha Bhat	Bicchugatti	"Dheera Sammohagaara"	^[1]
2019	Bindhu Malini	Nathicharami	"Bhavalokadada bhrameya"	^[2]
		Chowka	"Appa I Love You"	^[3]
		Rama Rama Re...	"Namma Kayo Devare"	^[4]
		RangiTaranga	"Kareyole"	^[5]
		Ugramm	"Chanana Chanana"	^[6]
			"Karagida Baaninalli"	^[7]
		Govindaya Namaha	"Pyarge Aagbittaite"	^[8]
		Sanju Weds Geetha	"Gaganave Baagi"	^[9]
		Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu	"O Priyatama Priyatama"	^[10]
		Birugaali	"Madhura Pisumaathige"	^[11]
		Mussanjemaatu	"Ninna Nodalentho"	^[12]
		Duniya	"Kariya I Love You"	^[13]
		My Autograph	"Araluva Hoovugale"	^[14]

Nominations

The nominees were announced publicly only from 2009. The list along with winners:

2000s

2009: Shreya Ghoshal – "Ninna Nodalenthu" – Mussanjemaatu

• K. S. Chithra – "Nadheem Dheem Tana" – Gaalipata
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Moggina Manasali" – Moggina Manasu
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Aakasha Bhoomi" – Mussanjemaatu
• Sunidhi Chauhan – "Rock Me Baby" – Haage Summane

2010s

2010: Shamitha Malnad – "Madhura Pisu Maathige" – Birugaali

• Nanditha – "Neenendare" – Raam
• Sadhana Sargam – "Marali Mareyagi" – Savaari
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Hoovina Banadante" – Birugaali
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Yenu Helabeku" – Maleyali Jotheyali

2011: Sunitha Upadrashta – "O Priyathama" – Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu

• Neha Kakkar – "Horage Haradide Thamassu" – Thamassu
• Sadhana Sargam – Marali Mareyagi – Savaari
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Ello" – Just Math Mathalli
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Eradu Jadeyannu" – Jackie
• Sunitha Goparaju – "Prathama" – Modalasala

2012: Shreya Ghoshal – "Gaganave Baagi" – Sanju Weds Geetha

• Lakshmi Manmohan – "Parijathada" – Krishnan Marriage Story
• Shamitha Malnad – "Neerige Baare Chenni" – Jarasandha
• Shamita Malnad – "Manase Manase" – Saarathi
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Maayavi Maayavi" – Lifeu Ishtene

2013: Indu Nagaraj – "Pyarge Aagbittaite" – Govindaya Namaha

• Anuradha Bhat – "Ellello Oduva Manase" – Sidlingu
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Yenendhu Hesaridali" – Anna Bond
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Aalochane" – Romeo
• Vani Harikrishna – "Mussanje Veleli" – Addhuri

2014: Sowmya Raoh – "Karagida Baaninalli" – Simple Agi Ondh Love Story

• Anuradha Bhat – "Sri Krishna" – Bhajarangi
• Manjula Gururaj – "Aakal Benne" – Shravani Subramanya
• Sachina Heggar – "Hedarabyadri" – Kaddipudi
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Modala Maleyante" – Myna

2015: Anuradha Bhat – "Chanchana Chanchana" – Ugramm

• Archana Ravi – "Kannalle Kannige" – Adyaksha
• Malathi – "Pantara Panta" – Maanikya
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Kaakig Banna Kantha" – Ulidavaru Kandanthe
• Sinchana Dixit – "Currentu Hoda Timealli" – Love in Mandya

2016: Inchara Rao – "Kareyole" – RangiTaranga

• Anuradha Bhat – "Irali Heege" – Benkipatna
• Indu Nagaraj – "Ka Thalkattu Kaa" – Mr. Airavata
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Shuru Shuru" – 1st Rank Raju
• Vani Harikrishna – "Raata Patta" – Rhaatee

2017: Ananya Bhat – "Namma Kayo Devare" – Rama Rama Re...

• Anuradha Bhat – "Yavoora Geleya" – Ricky
• Indu Nagaraj – "Thraas Akkathi" – Doddmane Hudga
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Neenire Saniha" – Kirik Party
• Vani Harikrishna – "Neenaagi Helalilla" – Happy Birthday

2018: Anuradha Bhat – "Appa I Love You" from Chowka

• Eesha Suchi – "Preethi Maruva Santheyalli" from Beautiful Manasugalu
• Indu Nagaraj – "Sanje Hotthu" from Tarak
• R. K. Sparsha – "O Manase" from Kempirve
• Supriya Lohith – "Nee Nanna Olavu" from Chamak

2019: Bindhu Malini – "Bhavalokada Bhrameya" from Nathicharami

• Aditi Sagar – "Dum Maro Dum" from Raambo 2
• Ananya Bhat – "Hold On Hold On" from Tagaru
• Anuradha Bhat – "Holeva Holeyachage" from Ammachi Yemba Nenapu
• Bindhu Malini – "Bhavalokada" from Nathicharami
• Madhuri Sheshadri – "Nooraru Bannagalu" from

2020s

2020-21: Anuradha Bhat – "Dheera Sammohagaara" from Bicchugatti

• Aishwarya Rangarajan – "Malaye Malaye" from Salaga
• Chinmayi Sripaada – "Soul of Dia" from Dia
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Kannu Hodiyaka" from Roberrt
• Shruthi VS – "Love you Chinna" from Love Mocktail
• Shwetha Devanahally – "Tareefu Maadalu" from Mugilpete

2024: Srilakshmi Belmannu – "Kadalanu" from Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A

• Madhuri Seshadri – "Mellage" from Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye
• Mangli – "Pasandaagavne" from Kaatera
• Prithwi Bhat – "Kousalya Supraja Rama" from Kousalya Supraja Rama
• Sangeetha Katti – "Kaayo Shiva Kapado Shiva" from Pentagon

See also

• List of music awards honoring women
• Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada

Notes and References

1. Web site: 67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory . Filmfare. 18 October 2022.
2. Web site: Nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019. Filmfare. 20 December 2019.
3. Web site: Winners: 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018 - Times of India ►. The Times of India.
4. Web site: Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South). filmfare.com.
5. Web site: Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South). filmfare.com.
6. Web site: Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South. filmfare.com.
7. Web site: Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South. filmfare.com.
8. Web site: List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South). filmfare.com.
9. Web site: 59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list). filmfare.com.
10. Web site: 58th Idea Filmfare Awards South 2011 Winners | 8PM News . 2012-02-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140110160453/http://www.8pmnews.com/news/headlines/58th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-2011-winners . 2014-01-10 .
11. Web site: Filmfare Awards winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811095903/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-09/news-interviews/28320515_1_filmfare-awards-winners-prakash-raj-k-j-yesudas . dead . 2011-08-11 . 2010-08-09 . . 2011-06-19.
12. Web site: A Sparkling Triumph -The 56th Filmfare South Awards » Bollywood Spice . 2011-02-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100110092435/http://www.bollyspice.com/view.php/3173-a-sparkling-triumph-8211-the-56th-filmfare-south-awards.html . 2010-01-10 .
13. Web site: The Village | 2&3 BHK Apartments and Flats in OMR, Chennai, Affordable villas in OMR, Chennai, High End Villas in Chennai. www.cinegola.com.
14. Web site: Kannada Cinema News | Kannada Movie Reviews | Kannada Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Kannada. https://web.archive.org/web/20070824090552/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/article/32860.html. dead. 24 August 2007.