# SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam

The SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam is an award, begun in 2012, presented annually at the South Indian International Movie Awards to a debut actress in the lead role via viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony. The nominations for the category are given by the jury members.

## Winners and nominees

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |

### 2010s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
| 2012 (1st) | Karthika Nair ‡ | Suganda Baai and Urvashi | Makaramanju | |
| 2013 (2nd) | Isha Talwar ‡ | Aisha Rahman | Thattathin Marayathu | |
| 2013 (2nd) | Gauthami Nair | Lakshmi | Diamond Necklace | |
| 2013 (2nd) | Anusree | Kalamandalam Rajasree | Diamond Necklace | |
| 2013 (2nd) | Namitha Pramod | Thamara | Puthiya Theerangal | |
| 2013 (2nd) | Shritha Sivadas | Kalyani | Ordinary | |
| 2014 (3rd) | Keerthy Suresh ‡ | Geetha / Anjali | Geethaanjali | [3] [4] |
| 2014 (3rd) | Aparna Gopinath | Madhumitha | ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi | [3] [4] |
| 2014 (3rd) | Andrea Jeremiah | Anna | Annayum Rasoolum | [3] [4] |
| 2014 (3rd) | Reenu Mathews | Annie | Immanuel | [3] [4] |
| 2014 (3rd) | Nyla Usha | Chithira | Kunjananthante Kada | [3] [4] |
| 2015 (4th) | Nikki Galrani ‡ | Manjula Sasidharan | 1983 | [5] [6] |
| 2015 (4th) | Ahaana Krishna | Anjali | Njan Steve Lopez | [5] [6] |
| 2015 (4th) | Caroline Bech | Michelle | Manglish | [5] [6] |
| 2015 (4th) | Sandra Simon | Thara | Lal Bahadur Shastri | [5] [6] |
| 2015 (4th) | Pearle Maaney | Pearley | The Last Supper | [5] [6] |
| 2016 (5th) | Sai Pallavi ‡ | Malar | Premam | [7] [8] |
| 2016 (5th) | Madonna Sebastian | Celine George | Premam | [7] [8] |
| 2016 (5th) | Anupama Parameswaran | Mary George | Premam | [7] [8] |
| 2016 (5th) | Manjima Mohan | Daisy George | Oru Vadakkan Selfie | [7] [8] |
| 2016 (5th) | Deepti Sati | Neena | Nee-Na | [7] [8] |
| 2017 (6th) | Rajisha Vijayan ‡ | Elizabeth "Eli" | Anuraga Karikkin Vellam | [9] [10] |
| 2017 (6th) | Huma Qureshi | Roshni Menon and Eleena Prakash Roy | White | [9] [10] |
| 2017 (6th) | Varalaxmi Sarathkumar | Kamala | Kasaba | [9] [10] |
| 2017 (6th) | Aparna Balamurali | Jimsy Augustine | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | [9] [10] |
| 2017 (6th) | Prayaga Martin | Parvathy | Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya | [9] [10] |
| 2018 (7th) | Nimisha Sajayan ‡ | Sreeja | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | |
| 2018 (7th) | Aishwarya Lekshmi | Rachel | Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela | |
| 2018 (7th) | Anna Rajan | Lily David (Lichi) | Angamaly Diaries | |
| 2018 (7th) | Santhy Balachandran | Malini (Malu) | Tharangam | |
| 2018 (7th) | Wamiqa Gabbi | Adithi Singh | Godha | |
| 2019 (8th) | Saniya Iyappan ‡ | Chinnu | Queen | [12] [13] |
| 2019 (8th) | Neeta Pillai | Irene George | Poomaram | [12] [13] |
| 2019 (8th) | Surabhi Santosh | Annie | Kuttanadan Marpappa | [12] [13] |
| 2019 (8th) | Devika Sanjay | Teenamol | Njan Prakashan | [12] [13] |
| 2019 (8th) | Sharanya R Nair | Asha | Maradona | [12] [13] |

### 2020s

| Year | Photos of winners | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
| 2020 (–) | Held in 2021, Due to COVID-19 | Held in 2021, Due to COVID-19 | Held in 2021, Due to COVID-19 | Held in 2021, Due to COVID-19 | Held in 2021, Due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 (9th) | | Anna Ben ‡ | Helen | Helen | [14] [15] |
| 2021 (9th) | | Prachi Tehlan | Unnimaya | Mamangam | [14] [15] |
| 2021 (9th) | | Priya Prakash Varrier | Priya Varrier (Ahankari) | Oru Adaar Love | [14] [15] |
| 2021 (9th) | | Priyamvada Krishnan | Sarah | Thottappan | [14] [15] |
| 2021 (9th) | | Sanjana Dipu | Mulla | Moothon | [14] [15] |
| 2021 (10th) | | Kalyani Priyadarshan ‡ | Nikhitha a.k.a. Nikki | Varane Avashyamund | [16] [15] |
| 2021 (10th) | | India Jarvis | Cathy | Kilometers and Kilometers | [16] [15] |
| 2021 (10th) | | Mirnaa Menon | Arya Shetty | Big Brother | [16] [15] |
| 2021 (10th) | | Thamanna Pramod | Nayana and Navya | Forensic | [16] [15] |
| 2021 (10th) | | Anagha Narayanan ‡ | Suja | Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam | |
| 2021 (10th) | | Gopika Udayan | Niveditha | Kunjeldho | |
| 2021 (10th) | | Yama Gilgamesh | SP Anuradha | Nayattu | |
| 2021 (10th) | | Ajisha Prabhakaran | Lalitha | Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam | |
| 2021 (10th) | | Femina George | "Bruce Lee" Biji | Minnal Murali | |