SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Telugu

SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for best acting done by an actress in Telugu films, who are selected by the jury. The award was first given in 2013 for films released in 2012.

SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Telugu
The 2023 recipient: Mrunal Thakur
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Telugu film by Critics
Country	India
Presented by	Vibri Media Group
Established	2012
First award	2013
Currently held by	Mrunal Thakur, Hi Nanna (2023)
Most wins	Samantha (2)
Website	SIIMA Telugu

Superlatives

Categories	Recipient	Notes
Most awards	Samantha	2
	Mrunal Thakur
Youngest winner	Rashmika Mandanna	Age 23
Oldest winner	Anushka Shetty	Age 34

• Samantha and Mrunal Thakur have maximum awards with two wins.
• Nayanthara, Pooja Hegde and Samantha have also won the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Telugu.

Winners

Year	Actress	Film	Ref.
2011	Not Awarded
2012	Nayanthara	Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum	[1][2]
2013	Tamannaah Bhatia	Tadakha	[3][4]
2014	Samantha	Manam	[5][6]
2015	Anushka Shetty	Rudhramadevi	[7][8]
2016	Not Awarded
2017	Ritika Singh	Guru	[9][10]
2018	Samantha	Rangasthalam	[11][12]
2019	Rashmika Mandanna	Dear Comrade	[13][14]
2020	Aishwarya Rajesh	World Famous Lover	[15]
2021	Pooja Hegde	Most Eligible Bachelor	[16]
2022	Mrunal Thakur	Sita Ramam	[17]
2023		Hi Nanna	[18]

See also

• SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Telugu