Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada

The Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback – Kannada is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films.

Before that, since 1997 till 2005, a common award for playback was available for both Male and Female singers of all the four South Indian languages.

[citation needed] The following is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.

The nominees were announced publicly only from 2009.

The list along with winners: 2009: Shreya Ghoshal – "Ninna Nodalenthu" – Mussanjemaatu 2010: Shamitha Malnad – "Madhura Pisu Maathige" – Birugaali 2011: Sunitha Upadrashta – "O Priyathama" – Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu 2012: Shreya Ghoshal – "Gaganave Baagi" – Sanju Weds Geetha 2013: Indu Nagaraj – "Pyarge Aagbittaite" – Govindaya Namaha 2014: Sowmya Raoh – "Karagida Baaninalli" – Simple Agi Ondh Love Story 2015: Anuradha Bhat – "Chanchana Chanchana" – Ugramm 2016: Inchara Rao – "Kareyole" – RangiTaranga 2017: Ananya Bhat – "Namma Kayo Devare" – Rama Rama Re... 2018: Anuradha Bhat – "Appa I Love You" from Chowka 2019: Bindhu Malini – "Bhavalokada Bhrameya" from Nathicharami 2020-21: Anuradha Bhat – "Dheera Sammohagaara" from Bicchugatti 2024: Srilakshmi Belmannu – "Kadalanu" from Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A

Shreya Ghoshal holds the record of highest number of nominations(16) and most consecutive nominations(15) from 2009 to 2017, resulting in 2 wins.