Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? Award for Favourite Actress is given by Zee Talkies as part of its annual Maharashtracha Favourite Kon? ceremony for Marathi films. The award was first given in 2009 for the films released in the preceding year 2008.
Superlatives +SuperlativesActorRecordActress with most awardsSonalee KulkarniSai TamhankarAmruta KhanvilkarRinku Rajguru2Actress with most nominationsMukta Barve8Actress with most nominations in a single yearPriya Bapat 2Actress with most consecutive year nominationsMukta Barve 4Actress with most nominations without ever winningPriya Bapat Mrumnayee Deshpande4Eldest winnerMadhuri Dixit 51Eldest nomineeTanuja 71Youngest winnerRinku Rajguru 15Youngest nominee
With two wins each, Sai Tamhankar, Sonalee Kulkarni, Rinku Rajguru and Amruta Khanvilkar have the most awards. Sai Tamhankar is the overall most nominated performers in the female acting categories, each with overall 24 nominations, followed by Amruta Khanvilkar with 16, and Sonalee Kulkarni with 14 nominations each. Tamhankar has 7 nominations for Favourite Actress, five for Favourite Supporting Actress, and eleven for Popular Face of the Year, while Khanvilkar has 6 nominations for Favourite Actress, one for Favourite Supporting Actress, and nine for Popular Face of the Year, and Kulkarni has 6 nominations for Favourite Actress and eight for Popular Face of the Year. Mukta Barve holds the record for the maximum Favourite Actress nominations with 8, followed by Tamhankar with 7, Khanvilkar and Kulkarni with 6 nominations each, and Priya Bapat and Mrunmayee Deshpande with 4 nominations each. Barve also holds the record for most consecutive nominations with 4 between 2014 and 2017. Supriya Pilgoankar, Medha Manjrekar, Pallavi Joshi, Urmilla Kothare, Mukta Barve, Amruta Khanvilkar, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Vandana Gupte and Sukanya Kulkarni each received nominations in both categories the Favourite Actress and Favourite Supporting Actress. Sai Tamhankar is the only actress who won this both Awards. On five occasions, actresses were nominated for both these awards in the same year: Sai Tamhankar in 2013 (for Duniyadari and Balak Palak), 2015 (for Classmates and Pyaar Vali Love Story), 2017 (for Jaundya Na Balasaheb and Family Katta), Mrunmayee Deshpande in 2016 (for Katyar Kaljat Ghusali and Natsamrat), and Amruta Khanvilkar in 2022 (for Chandramukhi and Har Har Mahadev). Priya Bapat and Mrunmayee Deshpande holds the record of maximum nominations without ever winning, with four, followed by Sonali Kulkarni with three nominations. Madhuri Dixit, who won the award in 2018 at the age of 51 for Bucket List, is the eldest winner, while Tanuja became the eldest nominee in 2014 at the age of 71 for Pitruroon. Rinku Rajguru, in 2016, became the youngest winner and youngest nominee at the age of 15 for Sairat. Rajguru also became the only actress to win Favourite Female Debut and Favourite Actress for the same film.
Winners and nominees Year Photos of winners Actor Role(s) FilmRef. 2009 Supriya Pilgaonkar † Annapurna (Purna) Satpute Amhi Satpute Madhura Velankar Priti Uladhaal Medha Manjrekar Sumati Jadhav De Dhakka Ketaki Thatte Gauri Galgale Nighale Sai Tamhankar Saee Sanai Choughade 2010 Sonalee Kulkarni † Nayana Kolhapurkarin Natarang Amruta Khanvilkar Neha Gaiir Pallavi Joshi Rita Rita Girija Oak Vasanti Huppa Huiyya 2011 Tejaswini Pandit † Sindhutai Sapkal Mee Sindhutai Sapkal Urmilla Kothare Yashoda Mala Aai Vhhaychy! Amruta Khanvilkar Anushka Arjun Mukta Barve Gauri Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai Madhura Velankar Ankita & Amruta Haapus 2012 Amruta Khanvilkar † Manjula Zhakaas Priya Bapat Uma Damle Kaksparsh Radhika Apte Aawalibai Tukaram Bhargavi Chirmule Suman One Room Kitchen Mukta Barve Pencil Badam Rani Gulam Chor 2013 Sai Tamhankar † Shirin Ghatge Duniyadari Shriya Pilgaonkar Swara Deshpande Ekulti Ek Priya Bapat Amruta Deshpande Time Please Mrunmayee Deshpande Kusum Mokala Shwaas Kranti Redkar Kajal No Entry Pudhe Dhoka Aahey 2014 Ketaki Mategaonkar † Prajakta Lele Timepass Mukta Barve Aarti Pathak Mangalashtak Once More Tanuja Bhagirathi Pitruroon Sai Tamhankar Shubhada Sau Shashi Deodhar Urmila Matondkar Purva Ajoba Radhika Apte Kavita Lai Bhaari 2015 Mukta Barve † Manjiri Naik Double SeatPriya Bapat Prajakta Lele Timepass 2 Janaki Happy Journey Sai Tamhankar Alia Pyaar Vali Love Story Sonali Kulkarni Mandakini Amte Dr. Prakash Baba Amte – The Real Hero Amruta Subhash Aruna Kale Killa 2016 Rinku Rajguru † Archana (Archie) Patil Sairat Amruta Khanvilkar Zareena Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Mrunmayee Deshpande Uma Mukta Barve Gauri Pradhan Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai 2 Medha Manjrekar Kaveri Belvalkar Natsamrat Sonalee Kulkarni Rupali ThoratPoshter Girl 2017 Sai Tamhankar † Karishma Jaundya Na Balasaheb Mithila Palkar Indu Muramba Mrinmayee Godbole Savitri Chi Va Chi Sau Ka Sonali Kulkarni Shaila Katdare Kachcha Limboo Mukta Barve Samaira Joshi Hrudayantar Parna Pethe Aboli Faster Fene 2018 Madhuri Dixit † Madhura Sane Bucket List Sonali Kulkarni Radha AgarkarGulabjaam Devika Daftardar Chaitya's mother Naal Tejaswini Pandit Bubli Ye Re Ye Re Paisa Mrunmayee Deshpande Kesar Farzand Kalyani MuleyYamuna Nude 2019 Sonalee Kulkarni † Hirkani Hirkani Mukta Barve Madhavi Sawant Bandishala Shivani Surve Meera Triple Seat Mrunmayee Deshpande Kesar Fatteshikast Ritika Shrotri Meenakshi Takatak Bhagyashree Milind Anandi Joshi Anandi Gopal 2021 Rinku Rajguru † Archana (Archie) Patil SairatSonalee Kulkarni Nayana Kolhapurkarin Natarang Hirkani HirkaniSai Tamhankar Shirin Ghatge Duniyadari Karishma Jaundya Na Balasaheb Amruta Khanvilkar Manjula Zhakaas Ketaki Mategaonkar Prajakta Lele Timepass Tejaswini Pandit Sindhutai Sapkal Mee Sindhutai Sapkal Mukta Barve Manjiri Naik Double Seat Madhuri Dixit Madhura Sane Bucket List 2022 Amruta Khanvilkar † Chandramukhi (Chandra) Junnarkar Chandramukhi Hruta Durgule Ananya Deshmukh Ananya Vaidehi Parashurami Seema Joshi Zombivli Sonalee Kulkarni Shefali Tamasha Live Ritika Shrotri Babli Darling2023Genelia DeshmukhShravani JadhavVedRohini Hattangadi, Vandana Gupte, Sukanya Kulkarni, Shilpa Navalkar, Suchitra Bandekar, Deepa ParabJaya, Shashi, Sadhana, Ketaki Patil, Pallavi, Charu DeshmukhBaipan Bhari DevaSuhas Joshi, Nirmiti Sawant, Kshitee Jog, Suchitra Bandekar, Sayali Sanjeev, Shivani Surve, Rinku RajguruIndumati Karnik, Nirmala Konde-Patil, Meeta Jahagirdar, Vaishali Deshpande, Krutika Joshi, Manali, Taniya Konde-PatilJhimma 2Shivani SurveDr. DevikaVaalvi
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