Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu

The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – Telugu is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The first award in Telugu was given in 2006. However, from 1997-2005 a common award for playback was shared between Male and Female singers of all the four South Indian languages, but all those years maximum wins were by Male singers only. K. S. Chithra is the first recipient of a Filmfare award under Best Playback Singer Female Category Telugu- 2006 & also holds the record for maximum number of wins in Telugu.

Superlatives[edit]

Superlative	Artist	Record
Most Awards	K. S. Chithra	3
Most Nominations	Shreya Ghoshal	9
Most Consecutive Nominations	Shreya Ghoshal	5 (2012-2016)
Youngest Winner	Madhu Priya	20 years
Eldest Winner	K. S. Chithra	53 years

Winners[edit]

The following is a list of the award winners and the film and song for which they won.

Year	Singer	Film	Song
2021 2020	Indravathi Chauhan^[1]	Pushpa: The Rise	"Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava"
2019	Shreya Ghoshal^[2]	Bhaagamathie	"Mandaara Mandaara"
2018	Madhu Priya^[3]	Fidaa	"Vacchinde"
2017	K. S. Chithra^[4]	Nenu Sailaja	"Ee Premaki"
2016	Geetha Madhuri^[5]	Baahubali: The Beginning	"Jeevanadhi"
2015	Sunitha Upadrashta^[6]	Oohalu Gusagusalade	"Em Sandehamledu"
2014	K. S. Chithra^[7]	Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu	"Seethamma Vakitlo"
2013	Suchitra^[8]	Businessman	"Sir Osthara"
2012	Shreya Ghoshal^[9]	Sri Rama Rajyam	"Jagadhananda Karaka"
2011	Geetha Madhuri^[10]	Golimaar	"Magallu"
2010	Priya Himesh	Arya 2	"Ringa Ringa"
2009	Shweta Pandit	Kotha Bangaru Lokam	"Nenani Neevani"
2008	Sadhana Sargam	Munna	"Manasa"
2007	Mamta Mohandas	Rakhi	"Rakhi Rakhi"
2006	Smita	Anukokunda Oka Roju	"Evaraina"
2005	K. S. Chithra^[11]	Varsham	"Nuvvostanante"

Nominations[edit]

Before 2009, the nominees were announced publicly only in 2006 and 2007. The list along with winners:

2000s[edit]

2006: Smita – "Evaraina" – Anukokunda Oka Roju

K. S. Chithra – "Manasa Manasa" – Nireekshana
Kavita Krishnamurthy – "Pilichina" – Athadu
Malathy – "Jabilammavo" – Bunny
Shreya Ghoshal – "Pillagali Allari" – Athadu
Shreya Ghoshal – "Neeke Nuvvu" – Modati Cinema

2007: Mamta Mohandas – "Rakhi Rakhi" – Rakhi

Gopika Poornima – "Bommanu Geesthe" – Bommarillu
K. S. Chithra – "Manasa Vaacha" – Godavari
K. S. Chithra – "Muvvala Navvakala" – Pournami

2009: Shweta Pandit – "Nenani Neevani" – Kotha Bangaru Lokam

Geetha Madhuri – "Ninne Ninne" – Nachavule
Sadhana Sargam – "Ninnenaa Nenu" – Salute
Shreya Ghoshal – "Merupulaa" – Chintakayala Ravi
Sunitha Upadrashta – "Vayassunamee" – Kantri

2010s[edit]

2010: Priya Himesh – "Ringa Ringa" – Arya 2

Amruthavarshini – "Meghama" – Prayanam
Nikitha Nigam – "Dheera Dheera" – Magadheera
Sunidhi Chauhan – "Saradaga" – Oye!
Sunitha Upadrashta – "Neela Neela Mabbulu" – Pravarakhyudu

2011: Geetha Madhuri – "Magallu" – Golimaar

Kousalya – "Bangaru Konda" – Simha
Suchitra – "Nijamena" – Brindavanam
Sunitha Sarathy – "Hey CM" – Leader
Sunitha Upadrashta – "Egiripothe" – Vedam

2012: Shreya Ghoshal – "Jagadhananda Karaka" – Sri Rama Rajyam

Neha Bhasin – "Hello Hello" – Dhada
Nithya Menen – "Ammammo Ammo" – Ala Modalaindi
Ramya – "Poovai Poovai" – Dookudu
Swathi Reddy – "A Square B Square" – 100% Love

2013: Suchitra – "Saar Osthara" – Businessman

Gopika Poornima – "Laali Laali" – Damarukam
Shreya Ghoshal – "Sai Andri Nanu" – Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
Shweta Pandit – "Amara Rama" – Shirdi Sai
Sunidhi Chauhan – "Atu Itu" – Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu

2014: K. S. Chithra – "Seethamma Vakitlo" – Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu

Chinnaponnu – "Mirchi" – Mirchi
Geetha Madhuri – "Vechhani Vayasu" – Gundello Godari
Indu Nagaraj – "Pyar Mein Padipoya" – Potugadu
Shreya Ghoshal – "Hey Nayak" – Naayak

2015: Sunitha Upadrashta – "Yem Sandeham Ledu" – Oohalu Gusagusalade

Chinmayi – "Ra Rakumara" – Govindudu Andarivadele
Neha Bhasin – "Aww Tujho Moh" – 1: Nenokkadine
Shreya Ghoshal – "Chinni Chinni Aasalu" – Manam
Shruti Haasan – "Junction Lo" – Aagadu

2016: Geetha Madhuri – "Jeevanadhi" – Baahubali: The Beginning

Aishwarya & K. S. Chithra – "Marhaba" – Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju
Jonita Gandhi – "Ye Katha" – Kerintha
Mohana Bhogaraju – "Size Sexy" – Size Zero
Shreya Ghoshal – "Nijamenani" – Kanche

2017: K. S. Chithra – "Ee Premaki" – Nenu Sailaja

Amruthavarshini – "Chinuku Taake" – Pelli Choopulu
Chinmayi – "Oye Meghamala" – Majnu
Padmalatha & Vishnupriya – "Pareshaanu Raa" – Dhruva
Ramya Behara & Anjana Sowmya – "Naidorintikada" – Brahmotsavam

2018: Madhu Priya – "Vachchinde" – Fidaa

Geetha Madhuri & M. M. Manasi – "Mahanubhavudu" – Mahanubhavudu
Neha Bhasin – "Swing Zara" – Jai Lava Kusa
Sameera Bharadwaj – "Madhurame" – Arjun Reddy
Sonu & Deepu – "Hamsa Naava" – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion

2019: Shreya Ghoshal – "Mandaraa Mandaraa" – Bhaagamathie

Ananya Bhat – "Yettagayya Shiva Shiva" – Aatagadharaa Siva
Chinmayi – "Yenti Yenti" – Geetha Govindam
Mansi – "Rangamma Mangamma" – Rangasthalam
Mohana Bhogaraju – "Reddamma Thalli" – Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava
Ramya Behara – "Gelupu Leni Samaram" – Mahanati

2020s[edit]

2020–2021: Indravathi Chauhan – "Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava" – Pushpa: The Rise

Aditi Bhavaraju – "Baavochhadu" – Palasa 1978
Chinmayi – "Manasulone Nilichipoke" – Varudu Kaavalenu
Madhu Priya – "He's So Cute" – Sarileru Neekevvaru
Ramya Behara – "Korameesam Polisoda" – Krack
Sinduri – "Chenguna Chenguna" – Varudu Kaavalenu