The Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress is an honour presented annually at the Maharashtra State Film Awards to recognize an actress for the best performance in a leading role in a Marathi film industry. Established in 1962, the recipients are selected by a jury constituted each year by the Government of Maharashtra. They are announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and presented by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Over the course of 62 award ceremonies, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the award has been presented to 44 different actresses. The award was later renamed the Smita Patil Award for Best Actress, in honour of Smita Patil, one of the most celebrated actress of Indian and Marathi cinema. Recipients receive a statuette and a cash prize of .
Achievement records Multiple wins Individuals with two or more Best Actress awards:
Wins Actress 4 3 2
Other achievement records Achievement Actor Record Most consecutive wins Jayshree Gadkar 3 Eldest winner Suhas Joshi age 51 Youngest winner Rajeshwari Sachdev age 16
Jayshree Gadkar holds the record for the most consecutive Best Actress wins, receiving the award for three successive years from 1966 to 1968. She is followed by Usha Chavan (1979–1980), Alka Kubal (1985–1986), and Sonali Kulkarni (1994–1995), each of whom won the award in two consecutive years. The award has been shared only once in its history. At the 2022 ceremony, Amruta Khanvilkar won for Chandramukhi, while Sai Tamhankar received the honour for Pondicherry. Sonali Kulkarni is the only actress to have won the Best Actress award across three different decades, with victories in the 1990s (twice), 2000s, and 2020s. Sulochana Latkar became the first actress to win awards in both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories. Other actresses to have achieved this distinction include Surekha, Jayshree Gadkar, Asha Kale, Usha Chavan, Madhu Kambikar, Sukanya Kulkarni, Reema Lagoo, Madhavi Juvekar, Mrunmayee Deshpande, and Sai Tamhankar. Several actresses have won both the Best Actress and Special Jury Award, including Sukanya Kulkarni, Madhu Kambikar, and Smita Tambe. Several Best Actress winners had previously received the Best Female Debut award. These include Mukta Barve, who won Best Female Debut in 2004, and Mrunmayee Deshpande, who won the debut award in 2010. Rinku Rajguru is the only Best Actress winner to have previously received the Best Child Artist award, which she won in 2015 for Sairat. As of 2024, Rajeshwari Sachdev remains the youngest recipient of the Best Actress award, having won at the age of 17 for Aayatya Gharat Gharoba (1991). Prior to her, the record was jointly held by Alka Kubal, who won at age 20 for Streedhan (1985), and Varsha Usgaonkar, who won at the same age for Gammat Jammat (1987). Suhas Joshi is the oldest recipient of the award, having won for Tu Tithe Mee in 1998.
Winners and nominees +List of award recipients, showing the year, role(s) and film(s)YearPhotos of winnersRecipient(s)Role(s)Work(s)Refs. 1962 Sulochana Latkar Paru Kumbhar Prapanch 1963 Usha Kiran Mangala Garibagharchi Lek 1964 Seema Deo Sulabha Pahu Re Kiti Vaat 1965 Asha Potdar Champa Vavtal 1966 Jayshree Gadkar Parvati Lohar Sadhi Mansa 1967 Jayshree Gadkar Mrs. Patil Patlachi Soon 1968 Jayshree Gadkar Laxmi Thamb Laxmi Kunku Lavte 1969 Anupama Geeta Aadhar 1970 Surekha Meena Dhakti Bahin 1971 Asha Kale Savitri Chuda Tuza Savitricha 1972–73 Surekha Suru Bholi Bhabdi 1974 Uma Bhende Rangu Ashi Hi Sataryachi Tarha 1975 Jayshree Gadkar Ganga Ghar Gangechya Kathi 1976 Kanan Kaushal Indu Pahuni 1977 Asha Kale Madhuri Bala Gau Kashi Angai 1978 Smita Patil Chindhi Jait Re Jait 1979 Usha Chavan Maina Bot Lavin Tithe Gudgulya 1980 Usha Chavan Maina Ranpakhare 1981 Ranjana Deshmukh Ratna Desai Are Sansar Sansar 1982 Madhu Kambikar Bijli Shapit 1983 Ranjana Deshmukh Hema Gupchup Gupchup 1984 Madhu Kambikar Sakhu Hech Maze Maher 1985 Alka Kubal Ratna Streedhan 1986 Alka Kubal Anuradha Suryavanshi Tuzya Vachun Karmena 1987 Varsha Usgaonkar Kalpana Dadasaheb Korde / Mrs. Gautami / Mrs. Phalgun Vadke Gammat Jammat 1988 Supriya Pilgaonkar Saudamini Maza Pati Karodpati 1989 Savita Prabhune Uma Desai Kalat Nakalat 1990 Nivedita Saraf Priya Tujhi Majhi Jamli Jodi 1991 Rajeshwari Sachdev Kanan Narhari Kirtikar / Kanan Kanvinde Aayatya Gharat Gharoba 1992 Ashwini Bhave Aasha Sathe Aahuti 1993 Neena Kulkarni Seema Madhukar Hirve Savat Mazi Ladki 1994 Sonali Kulkarni Mukta Kansepatil Mukta 1995 Sonali Kulkarni Krishna Doghi 1996 Sukanya Kulkarni Swati Putravati 1997 Varsha Usgaonkar Pooja Paij Lagnachi 1998 Suhas Joshi Usha Nanasaheb Date Tu Tithe Mee 1999 Aishwarya Narkar Mukta Deshmukh Ghe Bharari 2000 Tabu Aditi Pandit Astitva 2001 Shilpa Tulaskar Sujata Paranjpe Devki 2002 Reema Lagoo Anna Smith Reshamgath 2003 Aditi Deshpande Mrs. Vidya Raut Not Only Mrs. Raut 2004 Sonali Kulkarni Seena Gore Devrai 2005 Aishwarya Narkar Aru Zuluk 2006 Nandita Das Chandi Maati Maay 2007 Ashwini Bhave Dr. Gayetri Kadachit 2008 Mukta Barve Suli Jogwa 2009 Madhavi Juvekar Manda Jhing Chik Jhing 2010 Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar Shimri Baboo Band Baaja 2011 Manasi Salvi ACP Vidya Pandit Sadarakshanaay 2012 Priya Bapat Uma Dhamle Kaksparsh 2013 Smita Tambe Radhakka 72 Miles 2014 Priya Bapat Janaki Happy JourneyUsha JadhavYashodaDhag 2015 Mukta Barve Manjiri Naik Double Seat Smita Tambe Sugandha Partu Mrunmayee Deshpande Saumya Anuraag 2016 Iravati Harshe Janaki Kaasav 2017 Pooja Sawant Ashwini Bhetali Tu Punha Chhaya Kadam Chhaya Redu Tejashree Pradhan Kiran Paranjpe Asehi Ekada Vhave 2018 Mukta Barve Madhavi Sawant Bandishala 2019 Mrunmayee Deshpande Kaveri Miss U Mister Sonali Kulkarni Vimal Pension Bhagyashree Milind Anandi Gopal Joshi Anandi Gopal 2020 Mrinmayee Godbole Preeti Godakath Sayali Sanjeev Indrayani Goshta Eka Paithanichi Akshaya Gurav Saguna Bittersweet 2021 Sonali Kulkarni Archana Tich Shahar Hona Mrunmayee Deshpande Shefali Bebhaan Smita Tambe Gauri Gaurichya Lagnala Yayach haa 2022 Amruta Khanvilkar Chandramukhi Junnarkar Chandramukhi Sai Tamhankar Nikita Pondicherry Sonalee Kulkarni Shefali Tamasha Live 2023 Rinku Rajguru Malti Asha Vaidehi Parshurami Juliet Jaggu Ani Juliet Kiran Khoje Janabai Bhoyar Terava 2024 Swati Gotawale Jana Chabila Nandini Chikte Savita Sthal Suruchi Adarkar Kusari Ghaath
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