Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress

The Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada language film actresses. Since its inception, the award was won by Aarathi, Jayanthi and Tara the most times with four wins respectively.

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
The 2018 recipient: Meghana Raj for Iruvudellava Bittu
Awarded forAward for Best Performance of an actress in Leading Role
Sponsored byGovernment of Karnataka
Reward(s)
  • Silver Medal
  • ₹ 20,000
First awarded1967–68
Last awarded2018
Most recent winnerMeghana Raj
Highlights
Total awarded51
First winnerKalpana

Superlative winners
 • Tara4 awards
 • Jayanthi4 awards
 • Aarathi4 awards
 • Kalpana3 awards

Winners
Tara, one of the superlative winners with 4 awards
Umashree was awarded in 2007–08
Shilpa won the award for her performance in Janumada Jodi

Key
Symbol Meaning
Indicates a joint award for that year
List of award recipients, showing the year and film(s)
Year Recipient(s) Role(s) Film(s) Ref.
1967–68 Kalpana Indira Belli Moda
1968–69 Kalpana Malathi Hannele Chiguridaga
1969–70 Bharathi Vishnuvardhan Chennambike Sri Krishnadevaraya
1970–71 Kalpana Kaveri Sharapanjara
1971–72 L. V. Sharada Kathyayini Vamsha Vriksha
1972–73 Aarathi Alamelu Naagarahaavu
1973–74 Jayanthi Madhavi Edakallu Guddada Mele [1]
Nandini Bhaktavatsala Kamali Kaadu
1974–75 A. Revathi Kankana
1975–76 Aarathi Munithaayi Katha Sangama
1976–77 Jayanthi Manassinanthe Mangalya [1]
1977–78 Aparna Narang Spandana
1978–79 Aarathi Thunga Dharmasere
1979–80 Vaishali Kasaravalli Lakshmi Akramana
1980–81 Aarathi Ranganayaki / Maala Ranganayaki
1981–82 Jayanthi Putti Dharma Dari Thappithu [1]
1982–83 Padma Vasanthi Vasanthi Maanasa Sarovara
1983–84 Abhinaya Gowri Anubhava
1984–85 Roopa Devi Avala Antharanga
1985–86 Jayanthi Chinnamma / Thara Devi Masanada Hoovu [1]
1986–87 Geetha Dr. Janaki / Dr. Janavi Aruna Raaga
1987–88 Usha Akka Mahadevi Shivayogi Akkamahadevi
1988–89 Saritha Banneri Sankranthi
1989–90 Sudha Rani Rukmini Panchama Veda
1990–91 Tara Jaya Krama
1991–92 Sudha Rani Padma Mysore Mallige
1992–93 Vinaya Prasad Vani Aathanka [2]
1993–94 Lakshmi Ramabai Hoovu Hannu
1994–95 Shruti Usha Aagatha
1995–96 Prema Madhu / Madhuri Om [3]
1996–97 Shilpa Kanaka Janumada Jodi [4]
1997–98 Jayamala Narmada Thaayi / Thaayi Saheba Thaayi Saheba
1998–99 Soundarya Kshama Doni Saagali [5]
1999–2000 Tara Subbamma Heggadithi Kaanuru Heggadathi [6]
2000–01 Anu Prabhakar Kaveri Shaapa [6]
2001–02 Soundarya Naagi Dweepa [7]
2002–03 Bhavana Channi Kshaama [8]
2003–04 Radhika Kumaraswamy Gowri Thayi Illada Thabbali [9]
2004–05 Shruti Gowri Gowdru [10]
2005–06 Pavitra Lokesh Venkatalakshmi Naayi Neralu [11]
2006–07 Tara Mrudula Cyanide [12]
2007–08 Umashree Gulabi Gulabi Talkies [13]
2008–09 Radhika Pandit Chanchala Moggina Manasu [14]
2009–10 Anu Prabhakar Bangari Pareekshe [15]
2010–11 Ramya Geetha Sanju Weds Geetha [16]
2011 Bhavana Bhageerathi Bhageerathi [17]
2012 Nirmala Chennappa Jayamma Tallana [18]
2013 Nivedhitha Devakka December-1 [19]
2014 Lakshmi Gopalaswamy Meera Vidaaya [20]
2015 Malashri Ganga Ganga [21]
2016 Sruthi Hariharan Nandini Beautiful Manasugalu [22]
2017 Tara Ramakka Hebbet Ramakka [23]
2018 Meghana Raj Poorvi Iruvudellava Bittu [24]

See also

References
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