Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil
Chinmayi
has the most wins (3).The Tamil Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by 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.
| Superlative | Artist | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Most wins | Chinmayi
|
3 |
| Most nominations | Shreya Ghoshal | 7 |
| Most nominations without a win | Saindhavi | 4 |
| Most consecutive nominations | Chinmayi, Shweta Mohan | |
| Most consecutive wins | Shweta Mohan | 2 |
| Youngest winner | Uthara Unnikrishnan | 10 |
| Youngest nominee | ||
| Oldest winner | Sadhana Sargam | 38 |
| Oldest nominee | K. S. Chithra | 59 |
Superlatives and multiple wins
| Artist | Record |
|---|---|
Chinmayi
|
3 wins |
Swetha Mohan & Shreya Ghoshal
|
2 wins |
Multiple nominations
- 7 nominations:Shreya Ghoshal
- 6 nominations:Swetha Mohan
- 4 nominations:Saindhavi
- 3 nominations:Shakthisree Gopalan, Neeti Mohan, Suchitra, Shashaa Tirupati, Dhee
- 2 nominations:K.S.Chithra, Jonita Gandhi
Winners
| Year | Image | Singer | Film | Song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | Dhee[1] | Soorarai Pottru | "Kaattu Payale" | |
| 2019 |  |
Chinmayi[2]
|
96 |
"Kaathale Kaathale" |
| 2018 |  |
Shashaa Tirupati[3] | Kaatru Veliyidai | "Vaan Varuvan" |
| 2017 |  |
Shweta Mohan[4] | Kabali |
"Maaya Nadhi" |
| 2016 | |
Shweta Mohan[5] | Thanga Magan | "Enna Solla" |
| 2015 | Uthara Unnikrishnan[6] | Saivam | "Azhagu" | |
| 2014 |  |
Shakthisree Gopalan[7] | Kadal | "Nenjukullea" |
| 2013 | NSK Ramya[8] | Neethaane En Ponvasantham | "Satru Munbu" | |
| 2012 | |
Chinmayi[9] |
Vaagai Sooda Vaa | "Sara Sara" |
| 2011 |  |
Shreya Ghoshal[10] | Angadi Theru | "Un Perai Sollum" |
| 2010 | |
Chinmayi[11] |
Aadhavan | " Vaarayo Vaarayo "
|
| 2009 |  |
Deepa Miriam[12] | Subramaniyapuram |
"Kangal Irandal" |
| 2008 |  |
Sadhana Sargam[13] | Kireedam | "Akkam Pakkam" |
| 2007 | |
Shreya Ghoshal[14] | Sillunu Oru Kadhal |
"Munbe Vaa" |
| 2006 |  |
Binny Krishnakumar[15] | Chandramukhi | "Raa Raa" |
| 2003[N 1] |  |
Anuradha Sriram[16] | Gemini |
"Nenju Thudikkuthu" |
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Bombay Jayashri[17] | Minnale | "Vaseegara" |
| 1999 |  |
Vasundhara Das[18] | Mudhalvan | " Shakalaka Baby "
|
Nominations
The nominees were announced publicly only from 2009. The list along with winners:
2000s
2009: Deepa Miriam – "Kangal Irandal" from Subramaniyapuram
- Bombay Jayashri – "Yaaro Manadhile" from Dhaam Dhoom
- Sadhana Sargam – "Mukundha Mukundha" from Dasavathaaram
- Shreya Ghoshal – "Then Then" from Kuruvi
- Shweta Mohan – "Kanden Kanden" from Pirivom Santhippom
2009: Vaarayo Vaarayo" from Aadhavan
- Harini – "Hasile Fisile" from Aadhavan
- Rita – "Allegra" from Kanthasamy
- Shreya Ghoshal – "Oru Vetkam" from Pasanga
- Suchitra – "Oru Chinna Thamarai" from Vettaikaran
2010s
2010: Shreya Ghoshal – "Un Perai Sollum" from Angaadi Theru
- Aishwarya Dhanush – "Unmele Aasadhan" from Aayirathil Oruvan
- Chinmayi – "Kilimanjaro" from Enthiran
- Saindhavi – "Adadaa Mazhadaa" from Paiyaa
- Suchitra – "En Idhayam" from Singam
2011: Chinmayi – "Sara Sara" from Vaagai Sooda Vaa
- Shweta Mohan – "Nee Koorinaal" from 180
- Madhushree – "Un Perai Theriyaadhu" from Engaeyum Eppothum
- Saindhavi – "Vizhigalil Oru" from Deiva Thirumagal
- Neha Bhasin – "Poraane Poraane" from Vaagai Sooda Vaa
2012: NSK Ramya – "Satru Munbu" from Neethaane En Ponvasantham
- 3
- Andrea Jeremiah – "Googel Google" from Thuppakki
- Shreya Ghoshal – "Sollitaley" from Kumki
- Chinmayi – "Asku Laska" from Nanban
2013: Shakthisree Gopalan – "Nenjukulle" from Kadal
- Saindhavi – "Yaar Indha Saalai Oram" from Thalaivaa
- Saindhavi – "Yaaro Ivan" from Udhayam NH4
- Suchitra – "Ailasa Ailasa" from Vanakkam Chennai
- Vandana Srinivasan – "Avatha Paiyya" from Paradesi
2014: Uthara Unnikrishnan – "Azhagu" from Saivam
- Bhavya Pandit – "Ovvondrai Thirudigarai" from Jeeva
- Shakthisree Gopalan and Dhee – "Naan Nee" from Madras
- Shweta Mohan – "Yaarumilla" from Kaaviya Thalaivan
- Vandana Srinivasan – "Unnai Ippa" from Kayal
2015: Shweta Mohan – "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
2016: Kabali
- Chinmayi – "Naan Un" from 24
- K. S. Chithra – "Konji Pesida Venam" from Sethupathi
- Rajini Murugan
- Neeti Mohan – "Chella Kutti" from Theri
2017: Shashaa Tirupati – "Vaan Varuvaan" from Kaatru Veliyidai
- Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam – "Senthoora" from Bogan
- Neeti Mohan – "Idhayame" from Velaikkaran
- Mersal
- Shweta Mohan – "Macho" from Mersal
2018: Chinmayi – "Kaathale Kathale" from 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
2020s
2020-2021: Dhee – "Kaattu Payale" from Soorarai Pottru
- Jonita Gandhi – "Chellama" from Doctor
- K. S. Chithra – "Thangam Thangam" from Annaatthe
- Kidakkuzhi Mariyammal – "Kandaa Vara Sollunga" from Karnan
- Shashaa Tirupati – "Bodhai Kaname" from Oh Manapenne!
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
- 55th Filmfare Awards South Winners Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- 53rd Filmfare Awards South Winners