Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil explained

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil
Awarded For:	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Tamil
Caption:	The 2022 recipient: Anjali Nair
Presenter:	Filmfare
Country:	India
Year:	Sneha, Unnai Ninaithu (2002)
Holder:	Anjali Nair, Chithha (2023)
Website:	Filmfare Awards

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

The award was introduced and first given at the 50th South Filmfare Awards in 2003,^[1] with Sneha being the first recipient.^[2]

Superlatives

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

Winners

Year	Actress	Role	Film	Ref
2002	Sneha	Radha	Unnai Ninaithu
2003		Gomathi	Pithamagan	^[3]
2004		Kamala	Autograph	^[4]
2005		Saradha	Thavamai Thavamirundhu	^[5]
2006		Selva Thirumalai	Em Mahan	^[6]
2007		Kazhuvathelan's Wife	Paruthiveeran	^[7]
		Malini Krishnan	Vaaranam Aayiram	^[8]
	Shammu	Thamarai	Kanchivaram	^[9]
		Veerayi	Thenmerku Paruvakaatru	^[10]
		Amudha	Engeyum Eppodhum	^[11]
	Saranya Ponvannan	Mary	Neerparavai	^[12]
		Maragadham	Paradesi	^[13]
	Riythvika	Mary	Madras	^[14]
	Radhika	Thamizh's Mother	Thanga Magan	^[15]
		Yogitha Kabaleeswaran	Kabali	^[16]
		Aishwarya Vetrimaran	Mersal	^[17]
		Amma	Kolamavu Kokila	^[18]
		Pechi Rajangam	Soorarai Pottru	^[19]
		Krishnaveni Unnikrishnan	Veetla Vishesham	^[20]
		Sundari's mother and Eeswaran's sister-in-law	Chithha	^[21]

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^{[22] [23]}
  • 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 -
  • Radhika - Love Today
  • Raichal Rabecca - Kadaisi Vivasayi
  • Raiza Wilson - FIR
  • Simran -
• 2023 – Anjali Nair– Chithha
  • Raichal Rabecca – Good Night as Maha
  • Rama – Parking as Selvi
  • Saritha – Maaveeran as Eshwari
  • Subatra Robert – Bommai Nayagi as Kayalvizhi

External links

• 52nd Annual Awards

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Manikchand Filmfare Awards: Sizzling at 50 . . 2009-10-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721152719/http://portal.bsnl.in/intranetnews.asp?url=%2Fbsnl%2Fasp%2Fcontent%20mgmt%2Fhtml%20content%2Fentertainment%2Fentertainment14489.html . 21 July 2011 .
3. News: 51st Annual Manikchand Filmfare South Award winners. Indiatimes. 2009-05-26. dead. https://archive.today/20120717020003/http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/719104.cms. 2012-07-17.
4. Web site: Filmfare awards for South India - Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam & Kannada - Telugu Cinema. www.idlebrain.com.
5. Web site: Malayalam Cinema News | Malayalam Movie Reviews | Malayalam Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Malayalam. https://web.archive.org/web/20061118182553/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/gallery/Events/10441.html. dead. 18 November 2006.
6. Web site: Filmfare Awards presented . . 2009-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090303151528/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movietidbits/filmfareawards_aug0407.php . 3 March 2009 .
7. News: I want to look nice shirtless: Karthi . The Times Of India . 2008-07-23.
8. News: The glowing filmfare night! . The Times Of India . 2009-08-02.
9. News: Filmfare Awards winners . The Times Of India . 2010-08-09.
10. Web site: The 58th Filmfare Award (South) winners. CNN-News18. 4 July 2011. 12 March 2020.
11. Web site: 59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list). filmfare.com.
12. Web site: List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South). filmfare.com.
13. Web site: Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South. filmfare.com.
14. Web site: Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South. filmfare.com.
15. Web site: Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South). filmfare.com.
16. Web site: Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South). filmfare.com.
17. Web site: Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018. filmfare.com.
18. Web site: Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019. Filmfare. 22 December 2019.
19. Web site: Winners of the Filmfare Awards South 2022. Filmfare. 9 October 2022. 10 October 2022.
20. Web site: Winners of the 68th Filmfare Awards South (Tamil) 2023 . Filmfare. 14 July 2024.
21. Web site: Winners of 69th Filmfare Awards South.
22. Web site: Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018 . 4 June 2018 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180604163156/https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652.html . 4 June 2018 . 4 June 2018.
23. News: Winners: 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018 . 17 June 2018 . The Times of India . 17 June 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180617071126/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018/articleshow/64617904.cms . 17 June 2018 . dmy-all.