The Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback – Kannada is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. The first Kannada award was given in 2007. Before that, from 1997 till 2005, a common award for playback was available for both male and female singers of all the four South Indian languages.
Superlatives Superlative Artist RecordMost winsAnuradha Bhat4Most nominationsShreya Ghoshal16Most nominations in a single year3 (2009)Most consecutive nominations15 (2009-2017)
Winners The following is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.
Year Singer Film Song Ref. 2024Shruti PrahladKarataka Damanaka"Hithalakka Karibyada"2023Srilakshmi BelmannuSapta Saagaradaache Ello: Side A"Kadalanu"2022Sunidhi ChauhanVikrant Rona"Ra Ra Rakkamma"2020–21 Anuradha BhatBicchugatti"Dheera Sammohagaara"2019Bindhu MaliniNathicharami"Bhavalokadada bhrameya" 2018 Anuradha Bhat Chowka "Appa I Love You" 2017 Ananya Bhat Rama Rama Re... "Namma Kayo Devare" 2016 Inchara Rao RangiTaranga "Kareyole" 2015 Anuradha Bhat Ugramm "Chanana Chanana" 2014 Sowmya Raoh Simple Agi Ondh Love Story "Karagida Baaninalli" 2013 Indu Nagaraj Govindaya Namaha "Pyarge Aagbittaite" 2012 Shreya Ghoshal Sanju Weds Geetha "Gaganave Baagi" 2011 Sunitha Upadrashta Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu "O Priyatama Priyatama" 2010 Shamitha Malnad Birugaali "Madhura Pisumaathige" 2009 Shreya Ghoshal Mussanjemaatu "Ninna Nodalentho" 2008 Nanditha Duniya "Kariya I Love You" 2007 K. S. Chithra My Autograph "Araluva Hoovugale"
Nominations The nominees were announced publicly only from 2009. The list along with winners:
2000s 2009: Shreya Ghoshal – "Ninna Nodalenthu" – Mussanjemaatu K. S. Chithra – "Nadheem Dheem Tana" – Gaalipata Shreya Ghoshal – "Moggina Manasali" – Moggina Manasu Shreya Ghoshal – "Aakasha Bhoomi" – Mussanjemaatu Sunidhi Chauhan – "Rock Me Baby" – Haage Summane
2010s 2010: Shamitha Malnad – "Madhura Pisu Maathige" – Birugaali Nanditha – "Neenendare" – Raam Sadhana Sargam – "Marali Mareyagi" – Savaari Shreya Ghoshal – "Hoovina Banadante" – Birugaali Shreya Ghoshal – "Yenu Helabeku" – Maleyali Jotheyali
2011: Sunitha Upadrashta – "O Priyathama" – Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu Neha Kakkar – "Horage Haradide Thamassu" – Thamassu Sadhana Sargam – Marali Mareyagi – Savaari Shreya Ghoshal – "Ello" – Just Math Mathalli Shreya Ghoshal – "Eradu Jadeyannu" – Jackie Sunitha Upadrashta – "Prathama" – Modalasala
2012: Shreya Ghoshal – "Gaganave Baagi" – Sanju Weds Geetha Lakshmi Manmohan – "Parijathada" – Krishnan Marriage Story Shamitha Malnad – "Neerige Baare Chenni" – Jarasandha Shamita Malnad – "Manase Manase" – Saarathi Shreya Ghoshal – "Maayavi Maayavi" – Lifeu Ishtene
2013: Indu Nagaraj – "Pyarge Aagbittaite" – Govindaya Namaha Anuradha Bhat – "Ellello Oduva Manase" – Sidlingu Shreya Ghoshal – "Yenendhu Hesaridali" – Anna Bond Shreya Ghoshal – "Aalochane" – Romeo Vani Harikrishna – "Mussanje Veleli" – Addhuri
2014: Sowmya Raoh – "Karagida Baaninalli" – Simple Agi Ondh Love Story Anuradha Bhat – "Sri Krishna" – Bhajarangi Manjula Gururaj – "Aakal Benne" – Shravani Subramanya Sachina Heggar – "Hedarabyadri" – Kaddipudi Shreya Ghoshal – "Modala Maleyante" – Myna
2015: Anuradha Bhat – "Chanchana Chanchana" – Ugramm Archana Ravi – "Kannalle Kannige" – Adyaksha Malathi – "Pantara Panta" – Maanikya Shreya Ghoshal – "Kaakig Banna Kantha" – Ulidavaru Kandanthe Sinchana Dixit – "Currentu Hoda Timealli" – Love in Mandya
2016: Inchara Rao – "Kareyole" – RangiTaranga Anuradha Bhat – "Irali Heege" – Benkipatna Indu Nagaraj – "Ka Thalkattu Kaa" – Mr. Airavata Shreya Ghoshal – "Shuru Shuru" – 1st Rank Raju Vani Harikrishna – "Raata Patta" – Rhaatee
2017: Ananya Bhat – "Namma Kayo Devare" – Rama Rama Re... Anuradha Bhat – "Yavoora Geleya" – Ricky Indu Nagaraj – "Thraas Akkathi" – Doddmane Hudga Shreya Ghoshal – "Neenire Saniha" – Kirik Party Vani Harikrishna – "Neenaagi Helalilla" – Happy Birthday
2018: Anuradha Bhat – "Appa I Love You" from Chowka Eesha Suchi – "Preethi Maruva Santheyalli" from Beautiful Manasugalu Indu Nagaraj – "Sanje Hotthu" from Tarak R. K. Sparsha – "O Manase" from Kempirve Supriya Lohith – "Nee Nanna Olavu" from Chamak
2019: Bindhu Malini – "Bhavalokada Bhrameya" from Nathicharami Aditi Sagar – "Dum Maro Dum" from Raambo 2 Ananya Bhat – "Hold On Hold On" from Tagaru Anuradha Bhat – "Holeva Holeyachage" from Ammachi Yemba Nenapu Bindhu Malini – "Bhavalokada" from Nathicharami Madhuri Sheshadri – "Nooraru Bannagalu" from Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai
2020s 2020–21: Anuradha Bhat – "Dheera Sammohagaara" from Bicchugatti Aishwarya Rangarajan – "Malaye Malaye" from Salaga Chinmayi – "Soul of Dia" from Dia Shreya Ghoshal – "Kannu Hodiyaka" from Roberrt Shruthi VS – "Love you Chinna" from Love Mocktail Shwetha Devanahally – "Tareefu Maadalu" from Mugilpete 2022: Sunidhi Chauhan – "Ra Ra Rakkamma" from Vikrant Rona
Aarna Shetty – "Sahapaati" from 777 Charlie Harshika Devanath – "Aane Maadi Heluteeni" from Guru Shishyaru Indu Nagaraj – "Aralada Mallige" from Vedha Siri Ravikumar – "Sangaathi" from Sakutumba Sametha
2023: Srilakshmi Belmannu – "Kadalanu" from Sapta Saagaradaache Ello: Side A Madhuri Seshadri – "Mellage" from Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye Mangli – "Pasandaagavne" from Kaatera Prithwi Bhat – "Kousalya Supraja Rama" from Kousalya Supraja Rama Sangeetha Katti – "Kaayo Shiva Kapado Shiva" from Pentagon 2024: Shruti Prahlad – "Hithalakka Karibyada" from Karataka Damanaka
Indu Nagaraj – "Chinnamma" from Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi Shivani Swamy – "Ella Maathannu Onde Baari" from Ondu Sarala Prema Kathe Srilakshmi Belmannu – "Radhe" from Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali Vaish – "I Love You" from Bheema
See also
List of music awards honoring women Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada
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