SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Malayalam

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

SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
The 2023 recipient: Jyothika
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Malayalam film by Critics
Country	India
Presented by	Vibri Media Group
Established	2012
First award	2013
Currently held by	Jyothika Kaathal – The Core (2023)
Most wins	Nimisha Sajayan (2)
Website	SIIMA Malayalam

Superlatives

• Nimisha Sajayan has won the most awards with two wins.
• Parvathy and Aishwarya Lekshmi have also won the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Malayalam.

Winners

Year	Photos of winners	Actress	Film	Ref.
2011		Not Awarded
2012		Rima Kallingal	22 Female Kottayam	[1]
2013		Ann Augustine	Artist	[2]
2014		Anusree	Ithihasa	[3]
2015		Parvathy	Ennu Ninte Moideen	[4]
2016		Asha Sharath	Anuraga Karikkin Vellam	[5]
2017		Aishwarya Lekshmi	Mayanadhi	[6]
2018		Trisha	Hey Jude	[7]
2019		Nimisha Sajayan	Chola	[8]
2020		Anna Ben	Kappela	[9]
2021		Nimisha Sajayan	The Great Indian Kitchen	[10]
2022		Darshana Rajendran	Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey	[11]
2023		Jyothika	Kaathal – The Core	[12]

See also

• SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Malayalam