Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu

The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – Telugu is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The first award in Telugu was given in 2006. However, from 1997-2005 a common award for playback was shared between Male and Female singers of all the four South Indian languages, but all those years maximum wins were by Male singers only. K. S. Chithra is the first recipient of a Filmfare award under Best Playback Singer Female Category Telugu- 2006 & also holds the record for maximum number of wins in Telugu.

Superlatives

Winners

The following is a list of the award winners and the film and song for which they won.

Nominations

Before 2009, the nominees were announced publicly only in 2006 and 2007. The list along with winners:

2000s

2006: Smita – "Evaraina" – Anukokunda Oka Roju

• K. S. Chithra – "Manasa Manasa" – Nireekshana
• Kavita Krishnamurthy – "Pilichina" – Athadu
• Malathy – "Jabilammavo" – Bunny
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Pillagali Allari" – Athadu
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Neeke Nuvvu" – Modati Cinema

2007: Mamta Mohandas – "Rakhi Rakhi" – Rakhi

• Gopika Poornima – "Bommanu Geesthe" – Bommarillu
• K. S. Chithra – "Manasa Vaacha" – Godavari
• K. S. Chithra – "Muvvala Navvakala" – Pournami

2009: Shweta Pandit – "Nenani Neevani" – Kotha Bangaru Lokam

• Geetha Madhuri – "Ninne Ninne" – Nachavule
• Sadhana Sargam – "Ninnenaa Nenu" – Salute
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Merupulaa" – Chintakayala Ravi
• Sunitha Upadrashta – "Vayassunamee" – Kantri

2010s

2010: Priya Himesh – "Ringa Ringa" – Arya 2

• Amruthavarshini – "Meghama" – Prayanam
• Nikitha Nigam – "Dheera Dheera" – Magadheera
• Sunidhi Chauhan – "Saradaga" – Oye!
• Sunitha Upadrashta – "Neela Neela Mabbulu" – Pravarakhyudu

2011: Geetha Madhuri – "Magallu" – Golimaar

• Kousalya – "Bangaru Konda" – Simha
• Suchitra – "Nijamena" – Brindavanam
• Sunitha Sarathy – "Hey CM" – Leader
• Sunitha Upadrashta – "Egiripothe" – Vedam

2012: Shreya Ghoshal – "Jagadhananda Karaka" – Sri Rama Rajyam

• Neha Bhasin – "Hello Hello" – Dhada
• Nithya Menen – "Ammammo Ammo" – Ala Modalaindi
• Ramya – "Poovai Poovai" – Dookudu
• Swathi Reddy – "A Square B Square" – 100% Love

2013: Suchitra – "Saar Osthara" – Businessman

• Gopika Poornima – "Laali Laali" – Damarukam
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Sai Andri Nanu" – Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
• Shweta Pandit – "Amara Rama" – Shirdi Sai
• Sunidhi Chauhan – "Atu Itu" – Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu

2014: K. S. Chithra – "Seethamma Vakitlo" – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu

• Chinnaponnu – "Mirchi" – Mirchi
• Geetha Madhuri – "Vechhani Vayasu" – Gundello Godari
• Indu Nagaraj – "Pyar Mein Padipoya" – Potugadu
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Hey Nayak" – Naayak

2015: Sunitha Upadrashta – "Yem Sandeham Ledu" – Oohalu Gusagusalade

• Chinmayi – "Ra Rakumara" – Govindudu Andarivadele
• Neha Bhasin – "Aww Tujho Moh" – 1: Nenokkadine
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Chinni Chinni Aasalu" – Manam
• Shruti Haasan – "Junction Lo" – Aagadu

2016: Geetha Madhuri – "Jeevanadhi" – Baahubali: The Beginning

• Aishwarya & K. S. Chithra – "Marhaba" – Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju
• Jonita Gandhi – "Ye Katha" – Kerintha
• Mohana Bhogaraju – "Size Sexy" – Size Zero
• Shreya Ghoshal – "Nijamenani" – Kanche

2017: K. S. Chithra – "Ee Premaki" – Nenu Sailaja

• Amruthavarshini – "Chinuku Taake" – Pelli Choopulu
• Chinmayi – "Oye Meghamala" – Majnu
• Padmalatha & Vishnupriya – "Pareshaanu Raa" – Dhruva
• Ramya Behara & Anjana Sowmya – "Naidorintikada" – Brahmotsavam

2018: Madhu Priya – "Vachchinde" – Fidaa

• Geetha Madhuri & M. M. Manasi – "Mahanubhavudu" – Mahanubhavudu
• Neha Bhasin – "Swing Zara" – Jai Lava Kusa
• Sameera Bharadwaj – "Madhurame" – Arjun Reddy
• Sonu & Deepu – "Hamsa Naava" – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

2019: Shreya Ghoshal – "Mandaraa Mandaraa" – Bhaagamathie

• Ananya Bhat – "Yettagayya Shiva Shiva" – Aatagadharaa Siva
• Chinmayi – "Yenti Yenti" – Geetha Govindam
• Mansi – "Rangamma Mangamma" – Rangasthalam
• Mohana Bhogaraju – "Reddamma Thalli" – Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava
• Ramya Behara – "Gelupu Leni Samaram" – Mahanati

2020s

2020–2021: Indravathi Chauhan – "Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava" – Pushpa: The Rise

• Aditi Bhavaraju – "Baavochhadu" – Palasa 1978
• Chinmayi – "Manasulone Nilichipoke" – Varudu Kaavalenu
• Madhu Priya – "He's So Cute" – Sarileru Neekevvaru
• Ramya Behara – "Korameesam Polisoda" – Krack
• Sinduri – "Chenguna Chenguna" – Varudu Kaavalenu

References

See also

• List of music awards honoring women
• Filmfare Awards (Telugu)
• Cinema of Andhra Pradesh