Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil
Chinmayi has the most wins (3).
The Tamil Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films. The first Tamil award was given in 2006. However, since 1997 till 2005, a common award for playback was available for both Male and Female singers of all the four South Indian languages.
Multiple wins[]
| Artist | Record |
|---|---|
| Chinmayi | 3 |
| Swetha Mohan & Shreya Ghoshal | 2 |
Multiple nominations[]
- 7 nominations :Shreya Ghoshal
- 6 nominations :Chinmayi, Swetha Mohan
- 4 nominations :Saindhavi
- 3 nominations :Shakthisree Gopalan, Neeti Mohan, Suchitra
- 2 nominations :Sadhana Sargam, Shashaa Tirupati, Andrea Jeremiah, Shruthi Haasan, Bombay Jayashri, Dhee, Vandana Srinivasan
Superlatives[]
- Swetha Mohan is the only one with 2 consecutive wins.
- Uthara Unnikrishnan and Shashaa Tirupati are only two singers to win both Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer and National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in the same year in 2015 and 2018 respectively.
Winners[]
The following is a list of the award winners and the film and song for which they won.
| Year | Image | Singer | Film | Song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | |
Chinmayi | 96 | "Kaathale Kaathale" |
| 2018 |  |
Shashaa Tirupati[1] | Kaatru Veliyidai | "Vaan Varuvan" |
| 2017 |  |
Shweta Mohan[2] | Kabali | "Maaya Nadhi" |
| 2016 | |
Shweta Mohan[3] | Thanga Magan | "Enna Solla" |
| 2015 | Uthara Unnikrishnan[4] | Saivam | "Azhagu" | |
| 2014 |  |
Shakthisree Gopalan[5] | Kadal | "Nenjukullea" |
| 2013 | NSK Ramya[6] | Neethaane En Ponvasantham | "Satru Munbu" | |
| 2012 | |
Chinmayi[7] | Vaagai Sooda Vaa | "Sara Sara" |
| 2011 |  |
Shreya Ghoshal[8] | Angadi Theru | "Un Perai Sollum" |
| 2010 | |
Chinmayi[9] | Aadhavan | "Vaarayo Vaarayo" |
| 2009 |  |
Deepa Miriam[10] | Subramaniyapuram | "Kangal Irandal" |
| 2008 |  |
Sadhana Sargam[11] | Kireedam | "Akkam Pakkam" |
| 2007 | |
Shreya Ghoshal[12] | Sillunu Oru Kadhal | "Munbe Vaa" |
| 2006 | Binny Krishnakumar[13] | Chandramukhi | "Raa Raa" | |
| 2003[N 1] |  |
Anuradha Sriram[14] | Gemini | "Nenju Thudikkuthu" |
| 2002 |  |
Bombay Jayashri[15] | Minnale | "Vaseegara" |
| 1999 |  |
Vasundhara Das[16] | Mudhalvan | "Shakalaka Baby" |
Nominations[]
The nominees were announced publicly only from 2009. The list along with winners:
2000s[]
2009: Deepa Miriam for "Kangal Irandal" from Subramaniyapuram
- Shreya Ghoshal for Kuruvi from "Then Then"
- Sadhana Sargam for Dasavathaaram from "Mukundha Mukundha"
- Bombay Jayashri for Dhaam Dhoom from "Yaaro Manadhile"
- Shweta Mohan for Pirivom Santhippom from "Kanden Kanden"
2010s[]
2010: Chinmayi for "Vaarayo Vaarayo" from Aadhavan
- Harini for "Hasile Fisile" from Aadhavan
- Rita for "Allegra" from Kanthasamy
- Shreya Ghoshal for "Oru Vetkam" from Pasanga
- Suchitra for "Oru Chinna Thamarai" from Vettaikaran
2011: Shreya Ghoshal for "Un Perai Sollum" from Angaadi Theru
- Andrea Jeremiah and Aishwarya Dhanush for "Unmele Aasadhan" from Aayirathil Oruvan
- Chinmayi for "Kilimanjaro" from Enthiran
- Saindhavi for "Adadaa Mazhadaa" from Paiyaa
- Suchitra for "En Idhayam" from Singam
2012: Chinmayi for "Sara Sara" from Vaagai Sooda Vaa
- Shweta Mohan for "Nee Koorinaal" from 180
- Madhushree for "Un Perai Theriyaadhu" from Engaeyum Eppothum
- Saindhavi for "Vizhigalil Oru" from Deiva Thirumagal
- Neha Bhasin for "Poraane Poraane" from Vaagai Sooda Vaa
2013: NSK Ramya for "Satru Munbu" from Neethaane En Ponvasantham
- Shruthi Haasan for "Kannazhagaa" from 3
- Andrea Jeremiah for "Googel Google" from Thuppakki
- Shreya Ghoshal for "Sollitaley" from Kumki
- Chinmayi for "Asku Laska" from Nanban
2014: Shakthisree Gopalan for "Nenjukulle" from Kadal
- Saindhavi for "Yaar Indha Saalai Oram" from Thalaivaa
- Saindhavi for "Yaaro Ivan" from Udhayam NH4
- Suchitra for "Ailasa Ailasa" from Vanakkam Chennai
- Vandana Srinivasan for "Avatha Paiyya" from Paradesi
2015: Uthara Unnikrishnan for "Azhagu" from Saivam
- Bhavya Pandit for "Ovvondrai Thirudigarai" from Jeeva
- Shakthisree Gopalan and Dhee for "Naan Nee" from Madras
- Shweta Mohan for "Yaarumilla" from Kaaviya Thalaivan
- Vandana Srinivasan for "Unnai Ippa" from Kayal
2016: Shweta Mohan for "Enna Solla" from Thanga Magan
- Kharesma Ravichandran - "Kadhal Cricket" from Thani Oruvan
- Neeti Mohan - "Neeyum Naanum" from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan
- Shreya Ghoshal - "Pookkale Sattru" from I
- Shruti Haasan - "Yeandi Yeandi" from Puli
2017: Shweta Mohan – "Maya Nadhi" from Kabali
- Chinmayi – "Naan Un" from 24
- K. S. Chithra - "Konji Pesida Venam" from Sethupathi
- Mahalakshmi Iyer – "Un Maele Oru Kannu" from Rajini Murugan
- Neeti Mohan – "Chella Kutti" from Theri
2018: Shashaa Tirupati - "Vaan Varuvaan" - Kaatru Veliyidai
- Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam – "Senthoora" - Bogan
- Neeti Mohan - "Idhayame" - Velaikkaran
- Shreya Ghoshal – "Neethane" - Mersal
- Shweta Mohan – "Macho" - Mersal
2019: Chinmayi - "Kaathale Kathale" - 96
- Dhee - "Rowdy Baby" from Maari 2
- Jonita Gandhi - "Omg Ponnu" from Sarkar
- Shakthisree Gopalan - "Bhoomi Bhoomi" from Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
- Shashaa Tirupati - "Endhira Logathu" from 2.0
See also[]
- List of music awards honoring women
- Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu
- Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada
- Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam
Notes[]
- ^ Between the introduction of an award for playback singing in 1997 and 2005, awards were not consistently provided every year and a single award was made available for both male and female singers for all the four South Indian languages.
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External links[]
Categories:
- Filmfare Awards South (Tamil)
- Music awards honoring women