SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil

SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best actress in a Tamil film, selected by a jury. The award was first given in 2013 for films released in 2012.

SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil
The 2022 recipient: Keerthy Suresh
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Tamil film by Critics
Country	India
Presented by	Vibri Media Group
Established	2012
First awarded	2013
Currently held by	Keerthy Suresh Saani Kaayidham (2022)
Most awards	Aishwarya Rajesh (2)
Website	SIIMA Tamil

Superlatives

Categories	Recipient	Notes
Most awards	Aishwarya Rajesh	2 awards
Youngest winner	Amala Paul	Age 24
Oldest winner	Manju Warrier	Age 42

• Aishwarya Rajesh has maximum awards with two wins.
• Aishwarya Rajesh is the only actress to have also won the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Tamil.

Winners

Year	Photos of winners	Actress	Film	Ref.
2011		Not Awarded
2012		Kajal Aggarwal	Thuppakki	^[1]^[2]
2013		Parvathy	Mariyaan	^[3]^[4]
2014		Amala Paul	Velaiyilla Pattathari	^[5]^[6]
2015		Nithya Menen	O Kadhal Kanmani	^[7]^[8]
2016		Varalaxmi Sarathkumar	Tharai Thappattai	^[9]
2017		Aditi Balan	Aruvi	^[10]^[11]
2018		Aishwarya Rajesh	Kanaa	^[12]^[13]
2019		Manju Warrier	Asuran	^[14]^[15]
2020		Aparna Balamurali	Soorarai Pottru	^[16]
2021		Aishwarya Rajesh	Thittam Irandu	^[17]
2022		Keerthy Suresh	Saani Kaayidham	^[18]

See also

• SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Tamil

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