Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South

Awarded for| Best Debut Performance by an Actress
Country| India
Presented by| Filmfare
First awarded| Simran,
(Once More, V.I.P. and
Nerrukku Ner) (1998)
Currently held by| Amrutha Prem,
(Tagaru Palya) (2023)
Website| Filmfare winners

The Filmfare Best Female Debut is presented by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for South Indian films.

## Superlatives

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The actresses whose performances have won awards have worked in four major languages. They are:

* Tamil (14 winners).
* Telugu (7 winners).
* Malayalam (6 winners).
* Kannada (3 winners).

## Recipients

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Year | Recipient(s) | Film(s) | Language(s) | Ref.

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1998 | Simran | Once More
V.I.P.
Nerrukku Ner | Tamil | [1]
1999 | Isha Koppikar | Kadhal Kavithai | [1][2]
2000 | Jyothika | Vaali | [1]
2002 | Reema Sen | Minnale | [1]
2006 | Padmapriya Janakiraman | Thavamai Thavamirundhu | [1]
2007 | Ileana D'Cruz | Devadasu | Telugu | [1]
2008 | Hansika Motwani | Desamuduru | [1]
Anjali | Kattradhu Thamizh | Tamil
2009 | Meera Nandan | Mulla | Malayalam | [1]
2010 | Abhinaya | Naadodigal | Tamil | [1]
2011 | Samantha Ruth Prabhu | Ye Maaya Chesave | Telugu | [1][3]
2012 | Shruti Haasan | 7aum Arivu | Tamil | [1][4]
Anaganaga O Dheerudu | Telugu
2013 | Shwetha Srivatsav | Cyber Yugadol Nava Yuva Madhura Prema Kavyam | Kannada | [1]
Lakshmi Menon | Sundarapandian | Tamil
2014 | Nazriya Nazim | Neram | [5]
2015 | Catherine Tresa | Madras | [6]
Nikki Galrani | 1983 | Malayalam
2016 | Pragya Jaiswal | Kanche | Telugu | [7]
Sai Pallavi | Premam | Malayalam
2017 | Manjima Mohan | Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada | Tamil | [8][9]
2018 | Aishwarya Lekshmi | Mayaanadhi | Malayalam | [10]
Kalyani Priyadarshan | Hello | Telugu
2019 | Raiza Wilson | Pyaar Prema Kaadhal | Tamil | [11]
Saniya Iyappan | Queen | Malayalam
2020–21 | Krithi Shetty | Uppena | Telugu  | [12]
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Dhanya Ramkumar | Ninna Sanihake | Kannada
Anaga Narayananan | Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam | Malayalam
2022 | Aditi Shankar | Viruman | Tamil  | [14]
2023 | Amrutha Prem  | Tagaru Palya | Kannada  | [15]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Best Debutants down the years..." Filmfare. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
2. ^ "Filmfare awards presented at a dazzling function - The Times of India". Cscsarchive.org:8081. 25 April 1999. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
3. ^ "The 58th Filmfare Award (South) winners". CNN-News18. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
4. ^ "The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011(South)". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
5. ^ "Winners list: 61st Idea Filmfare Awards (South)". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
6. ^ "Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South". Filmfare. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
7. ^ Winners of the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South) Archived 2016-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
8. ^ "Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
9. ^ "64th Filmfare Awards South 2017: R Madhavan wins Best Actor, Suriya bags Critics Award". India Today. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
10. ^ "Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
11. ^ "Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
12. ^ "Nominations for the 67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory". filmfare.com. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
13. ^ "67th Filmfare Awards South 2022 announced: Check winners here". cnbctv18.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
14. ^ "68th Filmfare Awards South 2023: Ram Charan, JR NTR Bag Best Actors. Kantara, Ponniyin Selvan -1 Win Big". Times Now. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
15. ^ "Full list of Winners of the 69th SOBHA Filmfare Awards South (Kannada) 2024 | Filmfare.com". www.filmfare.com. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

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Filmfare Awards South

Main awards|

| Kannada|

* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Music Director
* Best Lyricist
* Best Male Playback
* Best Female Playback
* Critics Best Actor
* Critics Best Actress

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Malayalam|

* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Music Director
* Best Lyricist
* Best Male Playback
* Best Female Playback
* Critics Best Actor
* Critics Best Actress

Tamil|

* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Music Director
* Best Lyricist
* Best Male Playback
* Best Female Playback
* Critics Best Actor
* Critics Best Actress

Telugu|

* Best Film
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Music Director
* Best Lyricist
* Best Male Playback
* Best Female Playback
* Critics Best Actor
* Critics Best Actress

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* Best Cinematography
* Best Choreography
* Best Editor
* Best Art Director
* Best Action Director

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* Best Male Debut
* Best Female Debut
* Special Jury Award
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* Best Tamil Villain
* Best Tamil Comedian
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* Best Telugu Comedian

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