Nandi Award for Best Actress
| Nandi Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
 The 2015 recipient : Anushka Shetty | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an actress in a leading role in Telugu cinema |
| Sponsored by | Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Reward(s) |
|
| First awarded | 1977 |
| Last awarded | 2016 |
| Most recent winner | Ritu Varma for film Pelli Choopulu |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Vijayashanti (4 awards) Jayasudha (4 awards) |
| Total awarded | 40 |
| First winner | Lakshmi |
The Nandi Award for Best Actress was commissioned in 1977. The winner is awarded a "Silver Nandi" and a cash award of ₹30,000.[1]
Most awards were received by Vijayashanti and Jayasudha (4 awards each).
List of winners of Nandi Awards for Best Actress
| Year | Actress | Role | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ritu Varma | Chitra | Pelli Choopulu |
| 2015 | Anushka Shetty | Soundarya 'Sweety' | Size Zero
|
| 2014 | Anjali |
Geetanjali/Ushanjali | Geethanjali[2] |
| 2013[3] | Anjali Patil | Durga | Naa Bangaaru Talli |
| 2012 | Samantha |
Nithya Yalavarthi | Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu |
| 2011 | Nayantara |
Goddess Sita |
Sri Rama Rajyam |
| 2010 | Nithya Menen | Nithya | Ala Modalaindi[4] |
| 2009 | Theertha[5] | Malli | Sontha Ooru |
| 2008 | Swathi |
Lavanya | Ashta Chamma |
| 2007 | Charmy Kaur | Mantra | Mantra |
| 2006 | Nandita Das | Kamli | Kamli |
| 2005 | Trisha |
Siri | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana |
| 2004 | Kamalinee Mukherjee | Roopa | Anand |
| 2003 | Bhoomika Chawla |
Meghana | Missamma |
| 2002 | Kalyani | Swathi | Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru
|
| 2001 | Laya | Meena | Preminchu |
| 2000 | Laya | Usha | Manoharam |
| 1999 | Maheswari | Sasirekha | Nee Kosam |
| 1998 | Roja | Bhanumati | Swarnakka
|
| 1997 | Vijayashanti | Ramulamma | Osey Ramulamma |
| 1996 | Soundarya | Radha | Pavithra Bandham
|
| 1995 | Aamani | Ganga | Subha Sankalpam |
| 1994 | Ooha | Bhavani | Aame |
| 1993 | Aamani | Jhansi / Goddess Lakshmi | Mr. Pellam
|
| 1992 | Meena | Rajeshwari | Rajeswari Kalyanam |
| 1991 | Sridevi | Satya | Kshana Kshanam |
| 1990 | Vijayashanti | Vyjayanthi | Karthavyam |
| 1989 | Vijayashanti | Bharathi | Bharatha Naari |
| 1988 | Bhanupriya | Meenakshi | Swarna Kamalam
|
| 1987 | Sumalatha | Sita | Sruthilayalu |
| 1986 | Lakshmi | Shanthi | Sravana Meghalu |
| 1985 | Vijayashanti | Jhansi | Pratighatana |
| 1984 | Suhasini | Swathi | Swathi
|
| 1983 | Jayasudha | Lakshmi | Dharmaatmudu |
| 1982 | Jayasudha | Parvathi | Meghasandesam |
| 1981 | Jayasudha | Jayanthi | Premabhishekam |
| 1980 | Sakuntala | Kukka | |
| 1979 | Jayasudha | Suhasini | Idi Katha Kaadu |
| 1978 | Roopa | Kalyani | Naalaaga Endaro |
| 1977 | Lakshmi[6] | Sharada | Pantulamma
|
References
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "AP Government announces Nandi Awards". The Hans India. 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Nandi Awards 2012 and 2013: Rajamouli, Ilayaraja, Samantha and Prabhas emerge winners". 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Nandi awards 2010 announced - Telugu cinema news".
- ^ "IndiaGlitz - Nandi Awards 2009 Winners List - Telugu Movie News". Archived from the original on 8 October 2010.
- ^ Bhushan, Ravi (1994). Asian women, Volume 1. Rifacimento International. p. 118.
See also
- Nandi Awards
- Cinema of Andhra Pradesh