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{{Short description|Annual Indian television award}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Kerala State Television Awards for Best Actress
| image =
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| caption = Winner of 2004 : [[Srividya]] for ''Avicharitham''
| subheader = State award for contributions to Malayalam television
| awarded_for = Best performance by an actress in a leading role
| sponsor = [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]
| firstawarded =1991
| lastawarded = 2024
| reward =
| former name =
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder = [[Sreedhanya]]
| most_awards =  [[Shanthi Krishna]] (3)
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 34
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = Zeenath
| award3_type = Last winner
| award3_winner =
| website = {{url|www.keralafilm.com}}
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The '''Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress''' is presented annually at the '''Kerala State Television Awards''' of India to an actress for the best performance in a leading role in a Malayalam telefilm or serial. Until 1997, the awards were managed directly by the [[Department of Cultural Affairs (Kerala)|Department of Cultural Affairs]], [[Government of Kerala]]. Since 1998, the [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]], an autonomous non-profit organisation functioning under the Department of Cultural Affairs, has been exercising control over the awards.
The 2016 ceremony was the only occasion when their was a tie between two nominees for the category; [[Shafna]] and [[Sruthi Lakshmi]] shared the award for their performances in ''Sahayathrika'' and ''Pokuveyil'', respectively.

==Winners==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Year
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Recipient(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Tele film / serial(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;" |Ref
|-
! scope="row" | 1991
| [[Zeenath]]
| ''[[Poovan Pazham]]''
|Teleserial of [[DD Keralam]]
|-
! scope="row" | 1992
| [[Shanthi Krishna]]
|''Mohapakshikal''
|Teleserial of [[DD Keralam]]
|-
! scope="row" | 1993
| Kukku Parameshwaran
| ''Uyarthezhunelp''
|Teleserial of [[DD Keralam]]
|-
! scope="row" | 1994
| [[Shanthi Krishna]]
| ''Seemanthan''
|Teleserial of [[DD Keralam]]
|-
! scope="row" | 1995
| [[Shanthi Krishna]]
| ''Scooter''
|Teleserial of [[DD Keralam]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1996
| [[Beena Antony]]
| ''Miss Mery Theresa Paul'', ''Charulatha''
|Teleserials of [[DD Keralam]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1997
| [[Sreelakshmi]]
| ''Maranam Durbalam''
|Teleserial of [[DD Keralam]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1998
| Bindhu Ramakrishnan
| ''Thottangal''
|Teleserial of [[DD Keralam]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 1999
| [[Anila Sreekumar]]
| ''Draupadi''
|Teleserial of [[DD Keralam]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2000
|[[Thara Kalyan]]
| ''Nanthuni''<br>''Manalnagaram''
|Teleserials of [[DD Keralam]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2001
| [[Jyothirmayi]]
| ''Avasthatarangal''
|Teleserial of [[Surya TV]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2002
| [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]]
| ''Anna''
|Teleserial of [[Kairali TV]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2003
| Sharika Menon
| ''Ninakai''
|Teleserial of [[Kairali TV]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2004
| [[Srividya]]
| ''Avicharitham''
|Teleserial of [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
| <ref>{{cite news|title='Avicharitham' wins five State television awards|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/04/stories/2005110411240400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501235847/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/04/stories/2005110411240400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2009|accessdate=24 October 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 November 2005}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2005
| [[Ambili Devi]]
| ''Amma''
|Teleserial of [[Kairali TV]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Siddique, Ambili Devi adjudged best TV actors|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/siddique-ambili-devi-adjudged-best-tv-actors/article3129832.ece|accessdate=24 October 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 May 2006}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2006
| [[Shelly (actress)|Shelly Kishore]]
| ''Thaniye''
|Teleserial of [[Amrita TV]]
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Amrita TV tops list in television awards|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Amrita-TV-tops-list-in-television-awards/article14774291.ece|accessdate=24 October 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 June 2007}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2007
| [[Meera Vasudev]]
| ''Kanalpoovu''
|Teleserial of [[Jeevan TV]]
| <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/15/stories/2008111554400400.htm | location=Chennai, India | title='Daya' and 'Typewriter' bag State TV awards | date=15 November 2008 | access-date=31 March 2012 | archive-date=7 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707183752/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/15/stories/2008111554400400.htm | work=[[The Hindu]] | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2008
| [[Lena (actress)|Lena]]
| ''Aranazhikaneram''
|Teleserial of [[Amrita TV]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=State television awards announced|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/State-television-awards-announced/article15969875.ece|accessdate=24 October 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 January 2010}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2009
|[[ Meera Krishna]]
| ''Aagneyam''
|Teleserial of [[DD Keralam]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2010
| Revathy
| ''Thick-Thick''
| Censored Telefilm
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2011
| [[Sreelakshmi]]
| ''Ardhachandrante Rathri''
| Teleserial of [[Amrita TV]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2012
| [[Ananya (actress)|Ananya]]
| ''Doore''
|Teleserial of [[Mazhavil Manorama]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2013
| Sreekala
| ''Makeup''
| Censored Telefilm
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2014
| [[Seema G. Nair]]
| ''Moksham''
|Censored Telefim
|
|-
! scope="row" | 2015
| Janaki Nair
| ''River Life''
| Censored Telefilm
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Award-comes-calling/article14410210.ece | title=Award comes calling | date=16 September 2016 | access-date=4 March 2026 | work=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|2016
| [[Shafna]]
| ''Sahayathrika''
| Teleserial of [[Surya TV]]
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite news|last1=Jayaram|first1=Deepika|title=Pokkuveyil bags the Kerala State Television Award for the best serial|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/pokkuveyil-bags-the-kerala-state-television-award-for-the-best-serial/articleshow/61320353.cms|accessdate=4 February 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kerala Chalachitra Academy Announced Winners of State Television Awards|url=https://www.keralatv.in/2017/10/state-television-awards-winners/|accessdate=4 February 2018|publisher=Keralatv.in|date=22 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sruthi Lakshmi]]
| ''[[Pokkuveyil (TV series)|Pokkuveyil]]''
| Teleserial of [[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
| Amala Gireeshan
| ''[[Neermathalam]]''
| Teleserial of [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/kerala-state-television-awards-2017-announced/amp_articleshow/63899251.cms | title=Kerala State Television Awards 2017 announced | date=24 April 2018 | access-date=4 March 2026 | work=The Times Of India}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2018
|Seena Antony
|''Devangana''
|Teleserial of [[Amrita TV]]
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/malayalam-tv-actors-felicitated-at-state-television-awards/articleshow/71876761.cms | title=Malayalam TV actors felicitated at State Television Awards | date=3 November 2019 | access-date=4 March 2026 | work=The Times Of India}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2019
|[[Kavitha Nair]]
|''Thonnyaksharangal''
|Teleserial of [[Amrita TV]]
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/tv/serials/best-actress-kavitha-nair-express-her-happiness-on-kerala-state-television-award/amp_articleshow/78217121.cms | title=ഒരാളോട് മാത്രം നന്ദി പറയട്ടെ; അവാർഡ് നേട്ടത്തെ കുറിച്ച് കവിത നായർ! | date=20 September 2020 | access-date=4 March 2026 | work=Samayam News}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2020
|[[Aswathy Sreekanth]]
|''[[Chakkappazham]]''
|Teleserial of [[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/television/state-television-award-2020-winners-list-552535 |title=State Television Award: Best Actress Ashwathy, Actor Shivaji Guruvayoor}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2021
| Katherine
| ''Anna Kareena''
| Teleserial of [[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]]
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-24 |title=Kerala State TV Awards 2021 declared; No ‘Best Serial’ yet again |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/kerala-state-tv-awards-2021-declared-no-best-serial-yet-again/articleshow/95739090.cms |access-date=2023-07-21 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 2022
| P.V. Shishira
| ''Samaram''
| Teleserial of [[DD Keralam]]
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/movies/kerala-state-tv-awards-2022-announced-here-are-the-winners-8807034.html | title=Kerala State TV Awards 2022 Announced: Here Are The Winners | publisher=[[News18 India]] | date=7 March 2024 | accessdate=23 January 2025}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2023
| Riya Kuriakose
| ''[[Aanpirannol]]''
| Teleserial of [[Amrita TV]]
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1466780&u= | title=Teleserial Aanpirannol wins top honors at State Television Awards 2023 | publisher=[[Kerala Kaumudi]] | date=22 January 2025 | accessdate=23 January 2025}}</ref>
|-
| Mariam Shanoob
| ''Lilly''
| Short Film
|-
! scope="row"| 2024
| [[Sreedhanya]]
| ''Mazhayethum Mumpe''
| Teleserial of [[Amrita TV]]
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/amp/movies-music/news/kerala-state-television-awards-2024-winners-list-ucmsujla | title=സംസ്ഥാന ടെലിവിഷൻ അവാർഡ്സ് 2024: കൃഷ്ണചന്ദ്രൻ നടൻ, ശ്രീധന്യ നടി, മാതൃഭൂമി ന്യൂസിനും പുരസ്കാരം | date=4 March 2026 | access-date=4 March 2026 | work=Mathrubhumi News}}</ref>
|}

== See also==

* [[List of Asian television awards]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
https://www.keralatv.in/2017/10/state-television-awards-winners

==External links==
* {{Official site|www.keralafilm.com}}

[[Category:Television awards for Best Actress]]
[[Category:Kerala awards]]
[[Category:Indian television awards]]

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