Nandi Award for Best Actress

The Nandi Award for Best Actress is commissioned in 1972. The winner is awarded a "Silver Nandi" and a cash award of ₹30,000. Jayasudha is the only actress to have won the award five times, followed by Vijayshanti with four wins and Soundarya won thrice. Four actresses have won the award twice: Lakshmi, Laya, Aamani and Meena.

Winners

Year	Actress	Film
2011	Nayantara	Sri Rama Rajyam
2010	Nithya Menen	Ala Modalaindi
2009	Thirtha	Sontha Ooru
2008	Swathi	Ashta Chamma
2007	Charmy Kaur	Mantra
2006	Nandita Das	Kamli
2005	Trisha	Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
2004	Kamalinee Mukherjee	Anand
2003	Bhoomika Chawla	Missamma
2002	Kalyani	Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru
2001	Laya	Preminchu
2000	Laya	Manoharam
1999	Maheswari	Nee Kosam
1998	Roja Selvamani	Swarnakka
1998	Soundarya	Antahpuram
1997	Vijayashanti	Osey Ramulamma
1996	Soundarya	Pavithra Bandham
1995	Aamani	Subha Sankalpam
1994	Soundarya	Ammoru
1993	Aamani	Mr. Pellam
1992	Meena	Rajeshwari Kalyanam
1991	Sridevi	Kshana Kshanam
1990	Vijayashanti & Meena	Karthavyam & Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu
1989	Vijayashanti	Bharatha Naari
1988	Bhanupriya	Swarna Kamalam
1987	Archana	Nireekshana
1986	Lakshmi	Sravana Megalu
1985	Vijayashanti	Pratighatana
1984	Suhasini	Swathi
1983	Jayasudha	Dharmaatmudu
1982	Jayasudha	Meghasandesam
1981	Jayasudha	Premabhishekam
1980	Sakuntala	Kukka
1979	Jayasudha	Idi Katha Kaadu
1978	Roopa	Naalaaga Endaro
1977	Lakshmi	Pantulamma
1976	Jayapradha	Anthuleni Katha
1975	Jayasudha	Jyothi

See also

• Nandi Awards
• Cinema of Andhra Pradesh