Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress
| Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress | |
|---|---|
 The 2023 recipient: Rinku Rajguru for Asha | |
| Awarded for | Best performance by an actress in a Marathi film |
| Reward(s) | ₹100,000 (US$1,200) |
| First award | 1962 |
| Final award | 2023 |
| Most recent winner | Rinku Rajguru |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Jayshree Gadkar 5 Sonali Kulkarni 3 Mukta Barve 3 |
| Total awarded | 62 |
| First winner | Sulochana Latkar |
| Last winner | Rinku Rajguru |
The Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress is an award, begun in 1962, presented annually at the Maharashtra State Film Awards of India to an actor for best performance in a Marathi cinema. The awardees are decided by a jury constituted every year. They are announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the Chief Minister.
The inaugural award was named as "Smita Patil Award for Best Actress" and was awarded to Sulochana for the film Prapanch, directed by Madhukar Pathak.
Winners
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Jayshree Gadkar (top) and Sonali Kulkarni (bottom) are the most frequent winners with four awards respectively.
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Winners and Nominee
| Year | Photos of winners | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mukta Barve | Manjiri Naik | Double Seat | ||
| Smita Tambe | Sugandha | Partu | |||
| Mrunmayee Deshpande | Saumya | Anuraag | |||
| 2017 | 
|
Pooja Sawant | Ashwini | Bhetali Tu Punha | |
| Chhaya Kadam | Chhaya | Redu | |||
| Tejashree Pradhan | Kiran Paranjpe | Asehi Ekada Vhave | |||
| 2019 | 
|
Mrunmayee Deshpande | Kaveri | Miss U Mister | |
| Sonali Kulkarni | Vimal | Pension | |||
| Bhagyashree Milind | Anandi Gopal Joshi | Anandi Gopal |
| Year | Photos of winners | Actor | Role(s) | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mrinmayee Godbole | Preeti | Godakath | ||
| Sayali Sanjeev | Indrayani | Goshta Eka Paithanichi | |||
| Akshaya Gurav | Saguna | Bittersweet | |||
| 2021 | 
|
Sonali Kulkarni | Archana | Tich Shahar Hone | |
| Mrunmayee Deshpande | Bebhaan | ||||
| Smita Tambe | Gauri | Gaurichya Lagnala Yayach haa | |||
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Sai Tamhankar | Nikita | Pondicherry | |
| Amruta Khanvilkar | Chandramukhi | Chandramukhi | |||
| Sonalee Kulkarni | Shefali | Tamasha Live | |||
| 2023 |
|
Rinku Rajguru | Asha | Asha | |
| Vaidehi Parshurami | Jaggu Ani Juliet | Juliet | |||
| Kiran Khoje | Janabai Bhoyar | Terava |
Multiple wins
Individuals with two or more Best Actress (BA) awards:
| Wins | Actress |
|---|---|
| 5 | |
| 3 | Sonali Kulkarni |
| 2 |
Superlatives
- The first recipient was Sulochana Latkar, who was honoured at the 1st Maharashtra State Film Awards in 1962 for her performance in Prapanch.[1]
- The actress who won the most awards in this category is Jayshree Gadkar with five wins, followed by Sonali Kulkarni and Mukta Barve both with three wins.[13]
- As of 2024, Smita Patil, Usha Chavan, Madhu Kambikar, Alka Kubal, Varsha Usgaonkar, Ashwini Bhave, Neena Kulkarni and Priya Bapat have won the award two times.[14]
- As of 2024, Varsha Usgaonkar remains the youngest recipient of the honour; She was awarded for the film Gammat Jammat in 1988 when She was 20. The most eldest recipient was Suhas Joshi; she was awarded for her film Tu Tithe Mee in 1998.
References
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- ^ "Subodh Bhave (सुबोध भावे) - Marathi Actor, Director and Producer". subodhbhave.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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- ^ "Winners of 51st Maharashtra State Film Awards". The Times of India.
- ^ "Amruta Khanvilkar wins her first Maharashtra State Film Award for 'Chandramukhi'". The Times of India. 6 August 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "'ही महाराष्ट्राकडून मिळालेली शाबासकी', उत्कृष्ट अभिनेत्री म्हणून गौरविण्यात आल्यानंतर भारावली सई ताम्हणकर". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Photos: रिंकू राजगुरूला 'या' चित्रपटासाठी मिळाला 'महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी चित्रपट पुरस्कार'". Loksatta (in Marathi). 6 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.