| Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress | |
| Awarded For: | Best performance by an actress in a Malayalam film |
| Sponsor: | Kerala State Chalachitra Academy |
| Firstawarded: | 2015 |
| Lastawarded: | 2023 |
| Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
| Holder: | Sreeshma Chandran |
| Award1 Type: | Total awarded |
| Award1 Winner: | 9 |
| Award2 Type: | First winner |
| Award2 Winner: | Anjali Nair |
| Award3 Type: | Last winner |
The Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actress is an award, begun in 2015, presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India to an actress for her performance in a Malayalam film. It replaced the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress, which was discontinued in 2014. The winner receives a certificate, statuette and a cash prize of ₹50,000.
| Year | Actor | Film | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Anjali Nair | Ben | [1] | |
| 2016 | Kanchana P. K. | Olappeeppi | [2] | |
| 2017 | Pauly Valsan | Ee.Ma.Yau. Ottamuri Velicham | [3] | |
| 2018 | Savithri Sreedharan | Sudani from Nigeria | [4] | |
| Sarasa Balussery | ||||
| 2019 | Swasika | Vasanthi | [5] | |
| 2020 | Sreerekha | Veyil | [6] | |
| 2021 | Unnimaya Prasad | Joji | [7] | |
| 2022 | Devi Varma | Saudi Vellakka | [8] [9] | |
| 2023 | Sreeshma Chandran | Pombolai Orumai | [10] |