# Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil

The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil (Kollywood) films.
The award was introduced and first given at the 50th South Filmfare Awards in 2003, with Sneha being the first recipient.

## Superlatives

| Superlative | Actor | Record |
| Actress with most awards | Saranya Ponvannan | 5 |
| Actress with most nominations | Saranya Ponvannan | 9 |
| Actress with most nominations without ever winning | Khushbu | 3 |
| Actress with most nominations in a single year | Saranya Ponvannan (2005) (2012) | 2 |
| Oldest winner | Urvashi | 55 |
| Oldest nominee | Leela Samson | 65 |
| Youngest winner | Shammu | 18 |
| Youngest nominee | Shammu | 18 |
* Saranya Ponvannan holds the record of maximum wins with five awards, followed by Sai Dhanshika and Urvashi with 2 awards.

## Winners

| Year | Actress | Role | Film |
| 2002 | Sneha | Radha | Unnai Ninaithu |
| 2003 | Sangeetha | Gomathi | Pithamagan |
| 2004 | Mallika | Kamala | Autograph |
| 2005 | Saranya Ponvannan | Saradha | Thavamai Thavamirundhu |
| 2006 | Saranya Ponvannan | Selva Thirumalai | Em Mahan |
| 2007 | Sujatha Sivakumar | Kazhuvathelan's Wife | Paruthiveeran |
| 2008 | Simran | Malini Krishnan | Vaaranam Aayiram |
| 2009 | Shammu | Thamarai | Kanchivaram |
| 2010 | Saranya Ponvannan | Veerayi | Thenmerku Paruvakaatru |
| 2011 | Ananya | Amudha | Engeyum Eppodhum |
| 2012 | Saranya Ponvannan | Mary | Neerparavai |
| 2013 | Sai Dhanshika | Maragadham | Paradesi |
| 2014 | Riythvika | Mary | Madras |
| 2015 | Radhika | Thamizh's Mother | Thanga Magan |
| 2016 | Sai Dhanshika | Yogitha Kabaleeswaran | Kabali |
| 2017 | Nithya Menen | Aishwarya Vetrimaran | Mersal |
| 2018 | Saranya Ponvannan | Amma | Kolamavu Kokila |
| 2020-2021 | Urvashi | Pechi Rajangam | Soorarai Pottru |
| 2022 | Urvashi | Krishnaveni Unnikrishnan | Veetla Vishesham |
| 2023 | Anjali Nair | Sundari's mother and Eeswaran's sister-in-law | Chithha |

## Nominations
### 2000s

* 2002 Sneha – Unnai Ninaithu
** Devayani – Azhagi
** Easwari Rao – Virumbugiren
* 2003 Sangeetha – Pithamagan
** Reemma Sen – Dhool
** Sridevi Vijaykumar – Priyamana Thozhi
* 2004 Mallika – Autograph
** Gopika – Autograph
** Nadhiya – M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi
* 2005 Saranya Ponvannan – Thavamai Thavamirundhu
** Mallika – Thirupaachi
** Saranya Ponvannan – Raam
* 2006 Saranya Ponvannan – Em Magan
** Bhumika Chawla – Sillunu Oru Kadhal
** Sonia Agarwal – Pudhupettai
* 2007 Sujatha Sivakumar – Paruthiveeran
** Hemalatha – Kallori
** Swarnamalya – Mozhi
* 2008 Simran – Vaaranam Aayiram
** Aishwarya – Abhiyum Naanum
** Lakshmi Rai – Dhaam Dhoom
* 2009 Shammu – Kanchivaram
** Renuka – Ayan
** Sujatha – Pasanga

### 2010s

* 2010 Saranya Ponvannan for Thenmerku Paruvakaatru
** Andrea Jeremiah for Aayirathil Oruvan
** Carole Palmer for Madrasapattinam
** Manorama for Singam
** Sangeetha for Manmadan Ambu
* 2011 Ananya – Engaeyum Eppothum
** Amala Paul – Deiva Thirumagal
** Lakshmi Rai – Mankatha
** Manisha Koirala – Mappillai
** Mithra Kurian – Kaavalan
* 2012 Saranya Ponvannan – Neerparavai
** Amy Jackson – Thandavam
** Nandita Das – Neerparavai
** Saranya Ponvannan – Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
** Vidyullekha Raman – Neethane En Ponvasantham
* 2013 – Dhansika – Paradesi
** Nandita Swetha – Ethir Neechal
** Nazriya Nazim – Raja Rani
** Padmapriya – Thanga Meengal
** Taapsee Pannu – Arrambam
* 2014 – Riythvika – Madras
** Anaika Soti – Kaaviya Thalaivan
** Kovai Sarala – Aranmanai
** Saranya Ponvannan – Velaiyilla Pattathari
** Seetha – Goli Soda
* 2015 – Radhika – Thanga Magan
** Asha Sarath – Papanasam
** Devadarshini – 36 Vayadhinile
** Leela Samson – OK Kanmani
** Parvathy Nair – Yennai Arindhaal
* 2016 – Dhansika – Kabali
** Aishwarya Rajesh – Dharmadurai
** Anupama Parameswaran – Kodi
** Nithya Menen – 24
** Radhika – Theri
** Saranya Ponvannan – Kodi
* 2017 – Nithya Menen – Mersal
** Anjali Varadhan – Aruvi
** Bhanupriya – Magalir Mattum
** Urvashi – Magalir Mattum
** Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Vikram Vedha
* 2018 – Saranya Ponvannan – Kolamavu Kokila
** Eswari Rao – Kaala
** Ivana – Naachiyaar
** Priya Bhavani Shankar – Kadaikutty Singam
** Ramya Krishnan – Thaana Serndha Kootam
** Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Sarkar
* 2020-2021 – Urvashi – Soorarai Pottru
** Anupama Kumar – Sarpatta Parambarai
** Nivedhithaa Sathish – Udanpirappe
** Radhika Sarathkumar – Vaanam Kottattum
** Sanchana Natarajan – Sarpatta Parambarai
** Sheela Rajkumar – Mandela
** Vani Bhojan – Oh My Kadavule
* 2022 – Urvashi – Veetla Vishesham
** Aishwarya Lekshmi - Ponniyin Selvan: I
** Radhika - Love Today
** Raichal Rabecca - Kadaisi Vivasayi
** Raiza Wilson - FIR
** Simran - Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
* 2023 – Anjali Nair– Chithha
** Raichal Rabecca – Good Night as Maha
** Rama – Parking as Selvi
** Saritha – Maaveeran as Eshwari
** Subatra Robert – Bommai Nayagi as Kayalvizhi