Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil

The Tamil Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films. The first Tamil award was given in 2006. However, since 1997 till 2005, a common award for playback was available for both male and female singers of all the four South Indian languages.

Superlatives and multiple wins

Multiple nominations

• 7 nominations:Shreya Ghoshal
• 6 nominations:Chinmayi, Swetha Mohan
• 4 nominations:Saindhavi
• 3 nominations:Shakthisree Gopalan, Neeti Mohan, Suchitra, Shashaa Tirupati, Dhee
• 2 nominations:Sadhana Sargam, Andrea Jeremiah, Shruthi Haasan, Bombay Jayashri, Vandana Srinivasan, K.S.Chithra, Jonita Gandhi

Winners

Nominations

The nominees were announced publicly only from 2009. The list along with winners:

2000s

2009: Deepa Miriam – "Kangal Irandal" from Subramaniyapuram

• Bombay Jayashri – "Yaaro Manadhile" from Dhaam Dhoom
• Sadhana Sargam – "Mukundha Mukundha" from Dasavathaaram
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Then Then" from Kuruvi
• Shweta Mohan – "Kanden Kanden" from Pirivom Santhippom

2009: Chinmayi – "Vaarayo Vaarayo" from Aadhavan

• Harini – "Hasile Fisile" from Aadhavan
• Rita – "Allegra" from Kanthasamy
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Oru Vetkam" from Pasanga
• Suchitra – "Oru Chinna Thamarai" from Vettaikaran

2010s

2010: Shreya Ghoshal – "Un Perai Sollum" from Angaadi Theru

• Andrea Jeremiah and Aishwarya Dhanush – "Unmele Aasadhan" from Aayirathil Oruvan
• Chinmayi – "Kilimanjaro" from Enthiran
• Saindhavi – "Adadaa Mazhadaa" from Paiyaa
• Suchitra – "En Idhayam" from Singam

2011: Chinmayi – "Sara Sara" from Vaagai Sooda Vaa

• Shweta Mohan – "Nee Koorinaal" from 180
• Madhushree – "Un Perai Theriyaadhu" from Engaeyum Eppothum
• Saindhavi – "Vizhigalil Oru" from Deiva Thirumagal
• Neha Bhasin – "Poraane Poraane" from Vaagai Sooda Vaa

2012: NSK Ramya – "Satru Munbu" from Neethaane En Ponvasantham

• Shruthi Haasan – "Kannazhagaa" from 3
• Andrea Jeremiah – "Google Google" from Thuppakki
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Sollitaley" from Kumki
• Chinmayi – "Asku Laska" from Nanban

2013: Shakthisree Gopalan – "Nenjukulle" from Kadal

• Saindhavi – "Yaar Indha Saalai Oram" from Thalaivaa
• Saindhavi – "Yaaro Ivan" from Udhayam NH4
• Suchitra – "Ailasa Ailasa" from Vanakkam Chennai
• Vandana Srinivasan – "Avatha Paiyya" from Paradesi

2014: Uthara Unnikrishnan – "Azhagu" from Saivam

• Bhavya Pandit – "Ovvondrai Thirudigarai" from Jeeva
• Shakthisree Gopalan and Dhee – "Naan Nee" from Madras
• Shweta Mohan – "Yaarumilla" from Kaaviya Thalaivan
• Vandana Srinivasan – "Unnai Ippa" from Kayal

2015: Shweta Mohan – "Enna Solla" from Thanga Magan

• Kharesma Ravichandran – "Kadhal Cricket" from Thani Oruvan
• Neeti Mohan – "Neeyum Naanum" from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Pookkale Sattru" from I
• Shruti Haasan – "Yeandi Yeandi" from Puli

2016: Shweta Mohan – "Maya Nadhi" from Kabali

• Chinmayi – "Naan Un" from 24
• K. S. Chithra – "Konji Pesida Venam" from Sethupathi
• Mahalakshmi Iyer – "Un Maele Oru Kannu" from Rajini Murugan
• Neeti Mohan – "Chella Kutti" from Theri

2017: Shashaa Tirupati – "Vaan Varuvaan" from Kaatru Veliyidai

• Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam – "Senthoora" from Bogan
• Neeti Mohan – "Idhayame" from Velaikkaran
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Neethane" from Mersal
• Shweta Mohan – "Macho" from Mersal

2018: Chinmayi – "Kaathale Kathale" from 96

• Dhee – "Rowdy Baby" from Maari 2
• Jonita Gandhi – "Omg Ponnu" from Sarkar
• Shakthisree Gopalan – "Bhoomi Bhoomi" from Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
• Shashaa Tirupati – "Endhira Logathu" from 2.0

2020s

2020-2021: Dhee – "Kaattu Payale" from Soorarai Pottru

• Jonita Gandhi – "Chellama" from Doctor
• K. S. Chithra – "Thangam Thangam" from Annaatthe
• Kidakkuzhi Mariyammal – "Kandaa Vara Sollunga" from Karnan
• Shashaa Tirupati – "Bodhai Kaname" from Oh Manapenne!

See also

• List of music awards honoring women
• Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu
• Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada
• Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam

Notes

References

External links

• 55th Filmfare Awards South Winners Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• 53rd Filmfare Awards South Winners