Sarada (actress)

Sarada
Sarada
Born	Saraswati Devi; 12 June 1945 (age 79); Tenali, Madras Presidency, British India (now Andhra Pradesh)
Other names	Urvasi Sarada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1955; 1961–present
Spouse(s)	Chalam ; (m.1972; div. 1984) ;
Awards	National Film Award for Best Actress (3)
Constituency	Tenali
Personal details
Political party	Telugu Desam Party

Sarada (born Saraswati Devi; born 12 June 1945) is an Indian actress and politician. Known for her work predominantly in Telugu films and Malayalam films, Sarada is the recipient of three National Awards. She has also appeared in few Tamil, Hindi as well as Kannada language films.^[1] She is also known as Urvasi Sarada – National Film Award for Best Actress was officially designated the Urvasi Award. She won three National Awards for her roles in Thulabharam (1968),^[2] Swayamvaram (1972), and Nimajjanam (1977). Sarada won the NTR National Award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for her contributions to Indian cinema.^[3]

Early life

Thadiparthi Sarada was born on 12 June 1945^[4] as Saraswati Devi in Tenali, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her parents Venkateswar Rao and Satyavathi Devi are farmers.She has a brother, Mohan Rao. Sarada was sent to Madras in her childhood to live with her grandmother Kanakamma. Sarada describes her grandmother as a "strict disciplinarian" who in the later days "wouldn't even let the heroes touch her" and allowed "rehearsals only on Sundays".^[5] Sarada started to learn dance when she was six. She used to perform during Dasara and other temple festivals. Because of her mother's desire, she learnt dancing. Her mother wanted her to be a "big star in cine field". Though Sarada's father was not too interested in the idea, he did not stop her. Sarada married Telugu actor Chalam, the couple later divorced. Currently Sarada is living with her brother's family in Chennai.^[5]

Early career

When she grew up, she started acting in Telugu theatre.^[1] Her debut in cinema was with a minor role in the Telugu film Kanyasulkam. However, she returned to theatre after that and did a major role in the Telugu version of Ratha Kanneer, a Tamil drama.^[5] The play went to get staged over 100 times in Tamil Nadu.^[5]

Film career

In 1959, she began her career as Sarada. The change in name was attributed to the presence of a few other actors in the industry with the devotional name, Saraswati.^[5] She came under contract to L.V. Prasad, a Telugu producer.^[3] Though she didn't get to act in any of his films, she got her formal training in acting under him, including the Navarasa lessons. She largely attributes her performances and growth in the field to this training.^[5] Her first break came with the Akkineni Nageswara Rao starrer Iddaru Mitrulu, which was a major hit. Noted for the role in the film, she got chances from Tamil and Malayalam films as well.^[1]

The year 1965 changed her career as Sarada carved her niche for herself in the Malayalam film industry with her performances in Shakuntala, Murappennu, Udhyogastha by P. Venu, Kattu Thulasi and Inapravukal.^[3] After that, she focused in Malayalam films, acting only a few roles in other languages. Recognition came in 1967 in the form of a national honorary award for her performances in various films of 1966 including Iruttinte Athmavu.^[3] The award was the predecessor to the National Film Award for Best Actress, which was instituted in 1968. In 1969, she won her first National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Thulabharam. She went on to win the award 2 more times, for Swayamvaram (1972, Malayalam) and Nimajjanam (1978, Telugu). She also won the Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actress one time.^[1] After 1993, she became choosy and accepted only a few films. Her major films of late were Mazhathullikkilukkam (2002, Malayalam), Rappakal (2005, Malayalam), Nayika (2011, Malayalam) and Stalin (2006, Telugu).

^[3]^[1] She owns a chocolate factory named Lotus Chocolates. She was elected as a Member of Parliament on Telugu Desam Party ticket from her native town of Tenali.^[3] She is one of lead WCC members for Hema Commtiete.^[6]

Awards

National Film Awards

1968 - National Film Award for Best Actress : Thulabharam (Malayalam)
1972 - National Film Award for Best Actress : Swayamvaram (Malayalam)
1977 - National Film Award for Best Actress : Nimajjanam (Telugu)

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

2013 - Kalaimamani for contributions to Tamil Cinema

Other Awards

1970 - Bengal Film Journalists' Association (BFJA) Award for Best Actress in Hindi – Samaj Ko Badal Dalo
2017 - Prem Nazir Award
1999 - Doctorate from Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad
2020 - Vanitha Film Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award

Notable filmography

Telugu

Year	Film	Character	Remarks
1955	Kanyasulkam	Minor role	Debut film
1961	Iddaru Mitrulu	Meena
1961	Tandrulu Kodukulu
1962	Atma Bandhuvu
1963	Valmiki
1963	Thobuttuvulu	Rukmini
1964	Dagudu Moothalu
	Mairavana
	Murali Krishna	Srilatha
1965	Chaduvukonna Bharya
1966	Shrimati
1966	Bhakta Potana
1968	Mana Samsaram
1969	Sri Rama Katha^[8]	Sita and Mahalakshmi
1969	Manushulu Marali
1970	Sambarala Rambabu
	Pasidi Manasulu
	Sisindri Chittibabu
1971	Chelleli Kapuram
	Jeevitha Chakram	Kamala
	Sati Ansuya
	Pagabattina Paduchu
	Amayakuralu
1972	Kalam Marindi
1972	Manavudu Danavudu
1973	Devudu Chesina Manushulu
	Sarada	Insane Woman
	Vishali (film)
	Mayadari Malligadu
	Mallamma Katha
	Ida Lokam
	Abhimanavanthulu
1974	Urvasi (film)
	Radhamma Pelli
	Premalu Pellilu
	Palle Paduchu
	Harathi
	Devudu Chesina Pelli
	Tulabharam	Radha/Roja
	Adambaralu Anubhandalu
1975	Balipeetam	Aruna
	Zamindarugari Ammayi^[9]	Parvathi
	Vykunthapalli
	Saubhagyavati
	Bharati (1975 film)
1976	Suprabhatam
	Mahatmudu
	Nimajjanam	Brahmin housewife	National Film Award for Best Actress Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
1977	Daana Veera Soora Karna	Draupadi
	Swarganiki Nitchenalu
	Bhale Alludu
1978	Indradhanussu^[10]	Shanti and Latha	Double Role
	Navodayam
	Shivamettina Satyam
1979	Gorintaku
	Karthika Deepam
	Priya Bandhavi
	Captain Krishna
1980	Sardar Papa Rayudu	Seeta
	Sannayi Appanna
	Ramudu Parashuramudu
	Rajadhi Raju
	Mangala Gauri
	Sivamethina Satyam^[11]	Radha
	Kodalu Vastunaru Jagratha	Janaki
	Kaliyuga Ravana Surudu
	Alludu Pattina Bharatham
	Alayam
1981	Nyayam Kavali	Lawyer Shakuntala
	O Amma Katha
	Prema Natakam^[12]	Sarada
	Alludugaru Zindabad
1982	Nipputho Chelagatam	Mrs. Ganga Kumar
	Justice Chowdary	Radha
	Prathikaram	Lakshmi
	Jagannatha Rathachakralu
1983	Swarajyam
	Raghu Ramudu
	Poratam
	Kumkuma Tilakam
	Kaliyuga Daivam
	Kala Yamudu
	Durga Devi
	Chanda Sasanudu	Bhuvaneswari Devi
	Bandhipottu Rudramma
	Bahudoorapu Batasari
	Aalaya Sikharam
1984	Bobbili Brahmanna	Savitri	wife of Brahmanna
	Ugra Roopam
	Rowdy	Shantha
	Raaraju
	Marchandi Mana Chattalu
	Katha Nayakudu
	Janani Janmabhoomi	Kachyayani
	Iddaru Dongalu
	Sardar^[13]	Bharati
	Chadarangam
	Swathi	Swathi's Mother
	Bharyamani
	Bharatamlo Sankharavam
1985	Adavi Donga	Vasundhara
	Vijetha	Saraswathi
	Pattabhishekham
	Palnati Simham	Nagamani
	Maha Sangramam
	Intiko Rudramma
	Illaliko Pariksha
	Devalayam
	Bhale Tammudu
	Bebbuli Veta
	Agni Parvatam	Janaki
	Raktha Sindhuram
1986	Anasuyamma Gari Alludu	Anasuyamma
	Apoorva Sahodarulu
	Prathidwani
	Deshoddharakudu
	Dharma Peetam Daddarillindi
	Krishna Garadi
	Jailu Pakshi
	Mister Bharath
	Khaidi Rudrayya
	Kondaveeti Raja
	Muddula Krishnayya
	Kaliyuga Krishnudu
	Ravana Brahma
1987	Sardar Krishnama Naidu
	Agni Putrudu	Brahmaramba
	Collector Gari Abbai	Laxmi Devi
	Bhargava Ramudu
	Kulala Kurukshetram
	Lawyer Bharti Devi
	Muddayi
	Presidentgari Abbayi
	Saradamba
	Ramu	Gayatri Devi
	Ajeyudu	Tulasi
	Repati Swarajyam
	Rotation Chakravarthi
	Samrat^[14]	Rajyalakshmi
	Prajaswamyam^[15]	Rajeshwari
	Sankharavam
1988	15 August Rathri
	Brahma Puthrudu
	Dharma Teja
	Donga Ramudu
	Illu Illalu Priyuralu
	Chattamto Chadarangam^[16]	Lalitha
	Maa Telugu Talli
	Prajaswayam
	Rakthabishekam
	Raktha Tilakam	Nagamani
	Rowdy No.1
	Agni Keratalu^[17]	Rajeshwari Devi
	Samsaram	Lakshmi
1989	Bhale Donga	SP Indrani
	Dhruva Nakshatram	Bharathi Devi
	Dr. Bhavani
	Goonda Rajyam
	Manchi Kutumbam
	Nari Nari Naduma Murari	Sesha Rathnam
	Parthudu	Soubhagya
	Raktha Kanneeru	Sarojini
	State Rowdy	SP Laajmani M. Rao
	Manchi Kutumbam^[18]	Savithri
1990	Kadapa Reddamma
	Adadhi
	Kondaveeti Donga	Sambhavi
	Lorry Driver	Collector Lalitha Devi
	Aggiramudu	Justice Janaki Devi
	Dagudumuthala Dampathyam	Lalitha
	Prema Khaidi	Jailor
1991	Amma Rajinama	Amma (Mother)	Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
	Coolie No.1
	Jagannatakam	Manikyamma
	Killer	Malavika	Guardian of Heiress
	Nayakuralu
1992	Mother India	Rajyalakshmi
1992	Pellante Noorella Panta	Vasanthi
1993	Major Chandrakanth	Savitri
	Mechanic Alludu	Lakshmi
	Pelli Gola
1994	Bobbili Simham
	Atha Kodallu
	President Gari Alludu	Prabhavati
1995	Leader	Kausalya
1996	Nayanamma
1998	Antahpuram	Narasimha's wife
2003	Tholi chupulone
2005	Sankranthi	Mother
2006	Stalin	Stalin's mother
2007	Aata	Narasimha's wife
2007	Yogi	Shantamma
2013	Sukumarudu	Vardanamma

Malayalam

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1965	Shakuntala	Priyamvadha
1965	Kaliyodam	Rani
1966	Inapraavugal	Rahel
	Pareeksha	Yamuna
	Kattuthulasi	Lalitha
	Murappennu	Bhagiradhi
	Rajamalli	Rajamalli
1966	Thilothama	Vimala
	Jail	Valsala
	Pakalkkinavu	Malathy
	Manikyakottaram	Thankam
	Karuna	Sharadha
	Kanmanikal	Shantha
	Archana	Malathi
1967	Kavalam Chundan	Sarada
	Kasavuthattam	Jameela
	Chithramela	Sarassu	Segment: "Apaswarangal"
	Iruttinte Athmavu	Ammukutty
	Udhyogastha	Vimala
	Thalirukal	Omana
	Mulkireedam	Jancy
	Arakkillam	Geetha
	Pareeksha	Yamuna
1968	Karthika	Karthika
	Agni Pareeksha	Hemalatha
	Kadal	Mary
	Kaliyalla Kalyanam	Saraswathy
	Karutha Pournami	Kunjumol
	Manaswini	Malathi
	Yakshi	Ragini
	Hotel High Range	Nalini
	Midumidukki	Radha
	Punnapra Vayalar	Malathi
	Aparadhini	Meenu
	Asuravithu	Meenakshi
	Thulabharam	Vijaya
1969	Nadi	Stella
	Janmabhoomi	Jaya
	Aalmaram
	Adimakal	Ponnamma
	Jwala	Kunjomana, Kunjammini	double role
	Koottukudumbam	Shyamala
	Vilakuranja Manushyan	Devi
	Vilakkapetta Bendhangal	Indhu
	Kattukurangu	Minikutty
	Mooladhanam	Sarada
	Sandhya	Sandhya
	Soosi	Susie
	Veettumrugam	Radhika
	Velliyazhcha	Radha
1970	Ammayenna Sthree	Vijaya	National Film Award for Best Actress
	Thriveni	Thankamma
	Stree	Savithri
	Mindapennu	Kunjulakshmi
	Kakkathamburatti	Janamma
	Kuttavali	Ponnamma
	Cross Belt	Ammu
	Ambalapravu	Adv. Indhulekha
	Pearl View	Stella
	Thara	Vasanthi/Thara
1971	Inqulab Zindabbad
	Aabhijathyam	Malathy
	Panchavan Kaadu	Minnukutty
	Vilakku Vangiya Veena	Sarada
	Navavadhu	Sreedevi
1972	Theerthayathra	Savithri/Thaathrikkutty
	Anweshanam	Valsala
	Brahmachari	Sreedevi/Vasanthy
	Maaya	Gomathi
	Gandharavakshetram	Lakshmi
	Professor	Lakshmi
	Swayamvaram	Seeta	National Film Award for Best Actress
	Sree Guruvayoorappan
	Snehadeepame Mizhi Thurakku	Reena
1973	Veendum Prabhatham	Lakshmi
	Udayam	Geetha
	Jeevitham
	Enippadikal	Thankamma
	Thekkan Kattu	Shoshamma
	Bhadradeepam	Rajani
	Divyadharsanam
1974	Oru Pidi Ari
1975	Raagam	Priyamvada
	Thiruvonam	Radhika
	Abhimaanam	Indu
1976	Paalkkadal	Sujatha
	Amrithavaahini	Geetha
	Kanyaadaanam
	Chennai Valarthiya Kutty	Chellamma
1977	Nurayum Pathayum
	Hridayame Sakshi	Kamala
	Aparaajitha
	Amme Anupame
	Aaraadhana	Sharadha
	Anjali
	Itha Ivide Vare	Janu
	Vishukkani	Rajani
	Randu Lokam	Shanta
	Sreedevi	Sreedevi
	Taxi Driver
1978	Mannu	Paru
	Asthamayam	Shanthi
	Ithaanente Vazhi	Malathi
	Sundarimaarude Swapnangal
	Society Lady
	Rowdy Ramu	Santhi
	Raghuvamsham
	Onappudava
	Manoradham
	Maattoly	Malathi
	Anubhoothikalude Nimisham
	Thacholi Ambu		Guest role
1979	Indradhanussu
	Ward No. 7
	Pushyaraagam	Saraswathi
	Pichathy Kuttappan	Thankamma
	Ente Sneham Ninakku Mathram
1980	Akalangalil Abhayam	Bharghavi aka Ammini
	Ivar	Savithri/Margaret
	Swarga Devatha
	Adhikaram	Vimala
1982	Elippathayam	Rajamma
	Ponmudy	Madhavi
	Anguram	Malini
1983	Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback	Geetha
	Anantham Ajnatham
	Nizhal Moodiya Nirangal	Shoshamma
1987	Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam	Saraswathi Teacher	Filmfare Award for Best Actress
1994	Kashmeeram	Justice Usha Varma
2002	Mazhathullikkilukkam	Anna John
2005	Rappakal	Saraswathiyamma
2011	Naayika	Older Gracy
2012	Kalikaalam	Devaki Teacher
2015	Ammakkoru Tharattu	Sulakshana

Tamil

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	Kungumam	Susila	Debut in Tamil
1963	Thulasi Maadam
1964	Arunagirinathar	Gnanavalli
1964	Vazhkai Vazhvadarke	Chandra
1969	Thulabaram	Vijaya
1972	Gnana Oli	Mary
1974	Thayi Pirandhal	Lakshmi
1975	Ninaithadhai Mudippavan	Seetha
1976	Mazhai Megam	Aruna / Suguna
1976	Ennai Pol Oruvan	Laxmi
1977	Aval Thandha Uravu
1977	Chakravarthi	Shanthi
1978	Pudhu Seruppu Kadikkum
1984	Sarithira Nayagan	Varalakshmi
1986	Mr. Bharath	Shanti
1998	Anthapuram	Narasimha's wife

Hindi

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	Samaj Ko Badal Dalo	Chhaya
1973	Agni Rekha	Nirmala Thakur
1980	Pratishodh
1982	Sindoor Bane Jwala
1982	Main Intequam Loonga	Mrs.Ganga Kumar
1984	Sardar
1996	Sabse Bada Mawali	Malvika
2008	Yaar Meri Zindagi	Radha	Started in 1971

Kannada

Year	Title	Role
1963	Valmiki
1978	Maathu Tappada Maga	Latha
1983	Simha Gharjane	Sharada
1984	Thayi Mamathe
1984	Pralaya Rudra

References

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External links

Sarada at IMDb

[auto-1] Kumar, P. K. Ajith (16 June 2016). "I always enjoyed my work in Malayalam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[National_Awards_Winners_1968:_Complete_list_of_winners_of_National_Awards_1968-2] Times of India, Entertainment. "National Awards Winners 1968: Complete list of winners of National Awards 1968". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[auto1-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f CHELANGAD, SAJU (11 January 2015). "The actor with a golden touch". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[4] Tfn, Team (12 June 2019). "Urvasi Sharada Birthday – The First Lady Of South Cinema Turns 74". Telugu Filmnagar. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[indiainteracts.com-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Indiainteracts.com". Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2007.

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[9] "Zamindaru gari Ammayi (1975)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[10] "Indradhanusu (1978)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

[11] "Sivamethina Satyam (1980)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

[12] "Prema Natakam Movie Cast".

[13] "Sardar (1984)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[14] "Samrat (1987)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

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[16] CHATTAMTHO CHADARANGAM | TELUGU FULL MOVIE | SOBHAN BABU | SARATH BABU |ARJUN | SHARADA | V9 VIDEOS. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via www.youtube.com.

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[18] FilmiClub. "Manchi Kutumbam (1989)". FilmiClub. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[1]

v t e National Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
1967–1980	Nargis (1967) Sharada (1968) Madhabi Mukherjee (1969) Rehana Sultan (1970) Waheeda Rehman (1971) Sharada (1972) Nandini Bhaktavatsala (1973) Shabana Azmi (1974) Sharmila Tagore (1975) Lakshmi (1976) Smita Patil (1977) Sharada (1978) Shoba (1979) Smita Patil (1980)
1981–2000	Rekha (1981) Shabana Azmi (1982) Shabana Azmi (1983) Shabana Azmi (1984) Suhasini (1985) Monisha (1986) Archana (1987) Archana (1988) Sreelekha Mukherji (1989) Vijayashanti (1990) Moloya Goswami (1991) Dimple Kapadia (1992) Shobana (1993) Debashree Roy (1994) Seema Biswas (1995) Tabu (1996) Indrani Haldar and Rituparna Sengupta (1997) Shabana Azmi (1998) Kirron Kher (1999) Raveena Tandon (2000)
2001–2020	Shobana and Tabu (2001) Konkona Sen Sharma (2002) Meera Jasmine (2003) Tara (2004) Sarika (2005) Priyamani (2006) Umashree (2007) Priyanka Chopra (2008) Ananya Chatterjee (2009) Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar and Saranya Ponvannan (2010) Vidya Balan (2011) Usha Jadhav (2012) Geetanjali Thapa (2013) Kangana Ranaut (2014) Kangana Ranaut (2015) Surabhi Lakshmi (2016) Sridevi (2017) Keerthy Suresh (2018) Kangana Ranaut (2019) Aparna Balamurali (2020)
2021–present	Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon (2021) Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh (2022)

v t e NTR National Award
Nandi Awards
1996–2000	Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1996) Dilip Kumar (1997) Sivaji Ganesan (1998) Lata Mangeshkar (1999) P. Bhanumathi (2000)
2001–2010	Hrishikesh Mukherjee (2001) Dr. Rajkumar (2002) Krishna (2003) Ilaiyaraaja (2004) Ambareesh and Nutan Prasad (2005) Waheeda Rehman (2006) Dasari Narayana Rao (2007) Jamuna (2008) B. Saroja Devi (2009) Sharada (2010)
2011–present	Amitabh Bachchan (2011) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (2012) Hema Malini (2013) Kamal Haasan (2014) K. Raghavendra Rao (2015) Rajinikanth (2016)

v t e Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nandi Awards
1981–1990	Prabha (1981) Annapurna (1982) K. Sakuntala (1983) Sarada (1984) Nirmalamma (1985) Sowcar Janaki (1986) Radhika (1987) Kalpana (1988) Jayasudha (1989) Malashri (1990)
1991–2000	Gautami (1991) Jayachitra (1992) Urmila Matondkar (1993) Roja (1994) Vaishnavi (1995) Ranjitha (1996) Jhansi (1997) Vasuki Anand (1998) Radhika (1999) Jhansi (2000)
2001–2010	Suhasini (2001) Bhanupriya (2002) Talluri Rameswari (2003) Satya Krishnan (2004) Bhanupriya (2005) Eeswari (2006) Sowcar Janaki (2007) Raksha (2008) Ramya Krishna (2009) Pragathi (2010)
2011–present	Sujatha Reddy (2011) Shyamala Devi (2012) Nadhiya (2013) Lakshmi Manchu (2014) Ramya Krishna (2015) Jayasudha (2016)
Category

v t e Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South
1983–1989	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1983) Sowcar Janaki (1984) Sivaji Ganesan (1985) Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (1986) P. Bhanumathi (1987) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1988) Ilaiyaraaja (1989)
1990–1999	Padmini (1990) M. T. Vasudevan Nair (1991) L. V. Prasad (1992) Gemini Ganesan (1993) K. Balachander, K. Viswanath, B. Saroja Devi, Madhu, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Soumitra Chatterjee (1994) Nagesh & Manorama (1995) Krishna & Sharada (1996) Nedumudi Venu & S. Janaki (1997) Allu Ramalingaiah & Lakshmi (1998) Pandari Bai & Mugur Sundar (1999) D. Ramanaidu & Sheela (2000)
2001–2010	M. S. Viswanathan & Dasari Narayana Rao (2001) K. Raghavendra Rao & Vishnuvardhan (2002) K. J. Yesudas & Vijayashanti (2003) K. R. Vijaya & Ramoji Rao (2004) Thilakan & Sukumari (2005) Krishnam Raju & P. Susheela (2006) Sivakumar & Jaya Prada (2007) Veturi (2008) Ambareesh & K. P. A. C. Lalitha (2009) Chiranjeevi & Jayasudha (2010)
2011–2018	S. P. Muthuraman & Seema (2011) Bapu & Vani Jairam (2012) Balu Mahendra & Jayabharathi (2013) I. V. Sasi & Radhika Sarathkumar (2014) Mohan Babu (2015) Vijaya Nirmala (2016) Kaikala Satyanarayana (2017) Hariharan (2018)
2020–present	Puneeth Rajkumar and Allu Aravind (2020–2021) Srinath (2023)

v t e Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
1969–1970	Sheela (1969) Sharada (1970)
1971–1980	Sheela (1971) Jayabharathi (1972) Jayabharathi (1973) Lakshmi (1974) Rani Chandra (1975) Sheela (1976) Santhakumari (1977) Shoba (1978) Srividya (1979) Poornima Bhagyaraj (1980)
1981–1900	Jalaja (1981) Madhavi (1982) Srividya (1983) Seema (1984) Seema (1985) Shari (1986) Suhasini Maniratnam (1987) Anju (1988) Urvashi (1989) Urvashi (1990)
1991–2000	Urvashi (1991) Srividya (1992) Shobana (1993) Shanthi Krishna (1994) Urvashi (1995) Manju Warrier (1996) Jomol (1997) Sangita (1998) Samyuktha Varma (1999) Samyuktha Varma (2000)
2001–2010	Suhasini Maniratnam (2001) Navya Nair (2002) Meera Jasmine (2003) Kavya Madhavan and Geethu Mohandas (2004) Navya Nair (2005) Urvashi (2006) Meera Jasmine (2007) Priyanka Nair (2008) Shweta Menon (2009) Kavya Madhavan (2010)
2011–2020	Shweta Menon (2011) Rima Kallingal (2012) Ann Augustine (2013) Nazriya Nazim (2014) Parvathy (2015) Rajisha Vijayan (2016) Parvathy (2017) Nimisha Sajayan (2018) Kani Kusruti (2019) Anna Ben (2020)
2021–present	Revathi (2021) Vincy Aloshious (2022)