# Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada

The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is and award presented annually by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the Kannada film industry. Although the awards for Kannada films started in 1970, awards for the best supporting actress category started only in 2007. At the 54th Filmfare Awards South ceremony held in 2007, Leelavathi was the first winner of this award for his role in Kannadada Kanda.
Since its inception, the award has been given to ten different actresses. With three nominations including one win, Tara has been the most nominated. As of the 2017 ceremony, Bhavani Prakash is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Bobby in Urvi.

## Superlatives

| Superlative | Actor | Record |
| Actress with most awards | Umashree | 2 wins |
| Actress with most nominations | Umashree Tara | 3 nominations |
| Oldest winner | Leelavathi | 69 years |
| Oldest nominee | Leelavathi | 69 years |
| Youngest nominee | Harshika Poonacha | 17 years |

## Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years are listed as per Filmfare convention, and generally correspond to the year of film's theatrical release; the ceremonies are always held the following year.
Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
| Year | Actor | Film | Role(s) | Ref. |
| 2006 (54th) | Leelavathi ‡ | Kannadada Kanda | | |
| 2007 (55th) | Tara ‡ | Ee Bandhana | Sukanya | |
| 2008 (56th) | Shubha Poonja ‡ | Moggina Manasu | Renuka Devi | |
| 2008 (56th) | Anu Prabhakar | Mussanjemaatu | Shwetha | |
| 2008 (56th) | Bhavana Rao | Gaalipata | Pavani | |
| 2008 (56th) | Neethu | Gaalipata | Radha | |
| 2008 (56th) | Padmaja Rao | Taj Mahal | Shruti's mother | |
| 2009 (57th) | Tulasi ‡ | Josh | Sharadamma | |
| 2009 (57th) | Anjana Sukhani | Maleyali Jotheyali | Sandhya | |
| 2009 (57th) | Nithya Menen | Josh | Meera | |
| 2009 (57th) | Suman Ranganathan | Savari | | |
| 2009 (57th) | Yagna Shetty | Love Guru | | |
| 2010 (58th) | Umashree ‡ | Krishnan Love Story | | |
| 2010 (58th) | Harshika Poonacha | Jackie | Yashoda | |
| 2010 (58th) | Lakshmi Gopalaswamy | Aptharakshaka | Saraswathi | |
| 2010 (58th) | Ramya Barna | Pancharangi | Latha | |
| 2010 (58th) | Tara | Modalasala | Deepu's mother | |
| 2011 (59th) | Shruti ‡ | Puttakkana Highway | Puttakka | |
| 2011 (59th) | Abhinaya | Hudugaru | Pavithra | |
| 2011 (59th) | Aindrita Ray | Paramathma | Saanvi | |
| 2011 (59th) | Ramya Barna | Hudugaru | Sushma | |
| 2011 (59th) | Veena Sundar | Olave Mandara | Nanji | |
| 2012 (60th) | Suman Ranganathan ‡ | Sidlingu | Aandalamma | [2] [3] |
| 2012 (60th) | Catherine Tresa | Godfather | Vani | [2] [3] |
| 2012 (60th) | Jaya Prada | Sangolli Rayanna | Kittur Chennamma | [2] [3] |
| 2012 (60th) | Sindhu Lokanath | Drama | Chandrika | [2] [3] |
| 2012 (60th) | Umashree | Alemari | | [2] [3] |
| 2013 (61st) | Kalyani Raju ‡ | Jayammana Maga | Jayamma | [4] [5] |
| 2013 (61st) | Milana Nagaraj | Brindavana | Madhu | [4] [5] |
| 2013 (61st) | Parul Yadav | Bachchan | Anjali | [4] [5] |
| 2013 (61st) | Rukmini Vijayakumar | Bhajarangi | Krishne | [4] [5] |
| 2013 (61st) | Tara | Shravani Subramanya | Anuradha | [4] [5] |
| 2014 (62nd) | Samyukta Hornad ‡ | Oggarane | Meghana | [6] [7] |
| 2014 (62nd) | Asha Sarath | Drishya | IGP Roopa Chandrashekhar | [6] [7] |
| 2014 (62nd) | Malavika Avinash | Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari | Sudha | [6] [7] |
| 2014 (62nd) | Padmaja Rao | Ugramm | Agastya's mother | [6] [7] |
| 2014 (62nd) | Sumithra | Shivajinagara | | [6] [7] |
| 2015 (63rd) | Sudharani ‡ | Vaastu Prakaara | Vandana | |
| 2015 (63rd) | Avantika Shetty | RangiTaranga | Sandhya Bhargav | |
| 2015 (63rd) | Chandrika | Kendasampige | Shakuntala Shetty | |
| 2015 (63rd) | Madhoo | Ranna | Saraswathi | |
| 2015 (63rd) | Paavana Gowda | Aatagara | Anu | |
| 2016 (64th) | Samyuktha Hegde ‡ | Kirik Party | Aarya | |
| 2016 (64th) | Aindrita Ray | Niruttara | Shravya | |
| 2016 (64th) | Meghashree Bhagavatar | Last Bus | Seethakka | |
| 2016 (64th) | Sonu | Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu | Nagamma | |
| 2016 (64th) | Suman Ranganathan | Neer Dose | Sharada Mani | |
| 2017 (65th) | Bhavani Prakash ‡ | Urvi | Bobby | [10] [11] |
| 2017 (65th) | Aruna Balraj | Operation Alamelamma | Alamelamma | [10] [11] |
| 2017 (65th) | Samyukta Hornad | Dayavittu Gamanisi | | [10] [11] |
| 2017 (65th) | Usha Bhandary | Ondu Motteya Kathe | | [10] [11] |
| 2017 (65th) | Veena Sundar | Kaafi Thota | Meera | [10] [11] |
| 2018 (66th) | Sharanya‡ | Nathicharami | Suma | [12] [13] |
| 2018 (66th) | Shreya Anchan | Katheyondu Shuruvagide | Swarna | [12] [13] |
| 2018 (66th) | Sudharani | Life Jothe Ondh Selfie | Thulasi | [12] [13] |
| 2018 (66th) | Sumalatha | Thayige Thakka Maga | Parvathi | [12] [13] |
| 2018 (66th) | Suman Nagarkar | Jeerjimbe | | [12] [13] |
| 2020–21 (67th) | Umashree ‡ | Rathnan Prapancha | Saroja Bai | |
| 2020–21 (67th) | Aarohi Narayan | Shivaji Surathkal | Dr. Anjali | |
| 2020–21 (67th) | Amrutha Iyengar | Love Mocktail | Joshitha | |
| 2020–21 (67th) | Meghashree | Mugilpete | | |
| 2020–21 (67th) | Sparsha Rekha | Popcorn Monkey Tiger | Padma | |
| 2020–21 (67th) | Usha Ravishankar | Salaga | Vijay's mother | |
| 2022 (68th) | Mangala N‡ | Taledanda | Kethamma | |
| 2022 (68th) | Aditi Sagar | Vedha | Kanaka | |
| 2022 (68th) | Archana Jois | KGF: Chapter 2 | Shanthamma | |
| 2022 (68th) | Manasi Sudhir | Kantara | Kamala | |
| 2022 (68th) | Umashree | Vedha | Shankri | |
| 2023 (69th) | Sudha Belawadi‡ | Kousalya Supraja Rama | Kousalya | |
| 2023 (69th) | Gunjalamma | Pinky Elli | | |
| 2023 (69th) | M. D. Pallavi | 19.20.21 | | |
| 2023 (69th) | Shruti | Kaatera | Kumari | |
| 2023 (69th) | Tara | Tagaru Palya | Shantha | |