Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil

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

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil
The 2022 recipient: Anjali Nair
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Tamil
Country	India
Presented by	Filmfare
First award	Sneha, Unnai Ninaithu (2002)
Currently held by	Anjali Nair, Chithha (2023)
Website	Filmfare Awards

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

Superlatives

Superlative	Actor	Record
Actress with most awards	Saranya Ponvannan	5
Actress with most nominations		9
Actress with most nominations without ever winning	Khushbu	3
Actress with most nominations in a single year	Saranya Ponvannan (2005) (2012)	2
Oldest winner	Urvashi	55
Oldest nominee	Leela Samson	65
Youngest winner	Shammu	18
Youngest nominee

• 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	[2]
2003	Sangeetha	Gomathi	Pithamagan	[3]
2004	Mallika	Kamala	Autograph	[4]
2005	Saranya Ponvannan	Saradha	Thavamai Thavamirundhu	[5]
2006		Selva Thirumalai	Em Mahan	[6]
2007	Sujatha Sivakumar	Kazhuvathelan's Wife	Paruthiveeran	[7]
2008	Simran	Malini Krishnan	Vaaranam Aayiram	[8]
2009	Shammu	Thamarai	Kanchivaram	[9]
2010	Saranya Ponvannan	Veerayi	Thenmerku Paruvakaatru	[10]
2011	Ananya	Amudha	Engeyum Eppodhum	[11]
2012	Saranya Ponvannan	Mary	Neerparavai	[12]
2013	Sai Dhanshika	Maragadham	Paradesi	[13]
2014	Riythvika	Mary	Madras	[14]
2015	Radhika	Thamizh's Mother	Thanga Magan	[15]
2016	Sai Dhanshika	Yogitha Kabaleeswaran	Kabali	[16]
2017	Nithya Menen	Aishwarya Vetrimaran	Mersal	[17]
2018	Saranya Ponvannan	Amma	Kolamavu Kokila	[18]
2020-2021	Urvashi	Pechi Rajangam	Soorarai Pottru	[19]
2022	Urvashi	Krishnaveni Unnikrishnan	Veetla Vishesham	[20]
2023	Anjali Nair	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 - Ponniyin Selvan: I
  • Radhika - Love Today
  • Raichal Rabecca - Kadaisi Vivasayi
  • Raiza Wilson - FIR
  • Simran - Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
• 2023 – Anjali Nair– Chithha
  • Raichal Rabecca – Good Night as Maha
  • Rama – Parking as Selvi
  • Saritha – Maaveeran as Eshwari
  • Subatra Robert – Bommai Nayagi as Kayalvizhi