# 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.
| Superlative | Artist | Record |
| Most wins | Chinmayi | 3 |
| Most nominations | Shreya Ghoshal | 9 |
| Most nominations without a win | Saindhavi | 4 |
| Most consecutive nominations | Chinmayi, Shweta Mohan | 4 |
| Most consecutive wins | Shweta Mohan | 2 |
| Youngest winner | Uthara Unnikrishnan | 10 |
| Youngest nominee | Uthara Unnikrishnan | 10 |
| Oldest winner | Sadhana Sargam | 38 |
| Oldest nominee | K. S. Chithra | 61 |

## Superlatives and multiple wins

| Artist | Record |
| Chinmayi | 3 wins |
| Swetha Mohan & Shreya Ghoshal | 2 wins |

## Multiple nominations

* 9 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

| Year | Singer | Film | Song |
| 2024 | Karthika Vaidyanathan | Chithha | "Kangal Edho" |
| 2022 | Antara Nandy | Ponniyin Selvan: I | "Alaikadal" |
| 2020-2021 | Dhee | Soorarai Pottru | "Kaattu Payale" |
| 2018 | Chinmayi | 96 | "Kaathale Kaathale" |
| 2017 | Shashaa Tirupati | Kaatru Veliyidai | "Vaan Varuvan" |
| 2016 | Shweta Mohan | Kabali | "Maaya Nadhi" |
| 2015 | Shweta Mohan | Thanga Magan | "Enna Solla" |
| 2014 | Uthara Unnikrishnan | Saivam | "Azhagu" |
| 2013 | Shakthisree Gopalan | Kadal | "Nenjukullea" |
| 2012 | NSK Ramya | Neethaane En Ponvasantham | "Satru Munbu" |
| 2011 | Chinmayi | Vaagai Sooda Vaa | "Sara Sara" |
| 2010 | Shreya Ghoshal | Angadi Theru | "Un Perai Sollum" |
| 2009 | Chinmayi | Aadhavan | "Vaarayo Vaarayo" |
| 2008 | Deepa Miriam | Subramaniyapuram | "Kangal Irandal" |
| 2007 | Sadhana Sargam | Kireedam | "Akkam Pakkam" |
| 2006 | Shreya Ghoshal | Sillunu Oru Kadhal | "Munbe Vaa" |
| 2005 | Binny Krishnakumar | Chandramukhi | "Raa Raa" |
| 2002 | Anuradha Sriram | Gemini | "Nenju Thudikkuthu" |
| 2001 | Bombay Jayashri | Minnale | "Vaseegara" |
| 1999 | Vasundhara Das | Mudhalvan | "Shakalaka Baby" |

## 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!
2022: Antara Nandy – "Alaikadal" from Ponniyin Selvan: I
* Chinmayi Sripaada – "Panithuli" from Raangi
* Jonita Gandhi – "Arabic Kuthu" from Beast
* Madhushree – "Mallipoo" from Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
* Shreya Ghoshal – "Maayava Thooyava" from Iravin Nizhal
* Shreya Ghoshal – "Unna Nenachadhum" from Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
2024: Karthika Vaidyanathan – "Kangal Edho" from Chithha
* K. S. Chithra and Harini – "Veera Raja Veera" from Ponniyin Selvan: II
* Shakthisree Gopalan – "Aga Naga" from Ponniyin Selvan: II
* Shakthisree Gopalan – "Nenjame Nenjame" from Maamannan
* Shilpa Rao – "Kaavaalaa" from Jailer