Urvashi
Urvashi,
who
is
undoubtedly
one
of
the
most
versatile
actresses
of
Malayalam
cinema,
holds
the
record
for
bagging
the
highest
number
of
Best
Actress
trophies.
The
senior
actress
has
won
the
Best
Actress
award
at
the
Kerala
State
Film
Awards
5
times.
Urvashi
bagged
her
first
Best
Actress
trophy
in
1989
for
her
performances
in
Mazhavilkavadi
and
Varthamana
Kaalam.
She
later
won
the
awards
in
1990
(Thalayanamanthram),
1991
(Kadinjool
Kalyanam,
Kakkathollayiram,
Bharatham,
Mukha
Chithram),
1995
(Kazhakam),
and
2006
(Madhuchandralekha).
Srividya
Srividya,
the
exceptionally
talented
actress
holds
the
second
place
in
the
list
with
3
Best
Actress
trophies.
The
late
actress
won
her
first
Kerala
State
Film
Award
for
Best
Actress
in
1979
for
her
performances
in
Edavazhiyile
Poocha
Minda
Poocha
and
Jeevitham
Oru
Ganam.
She
later
went
on
to
bag
the
Best
Actress
trophies
in
1983
(Rachana)
and
1992
(Daivathinte
Vikrithikal).
Sheela
Sheela,
the
first
ever
actress
to
receive
the
Best
Actress
trophy
at
the
Kerala
State
Film
Awards,
is
also
in
the
second
position
in
this
list.
The
senior
actress
has
bagged
3
Best
Actress
trophies
till
date.
Sheela
bagged
her
first
award
in
1969
for
her
performance
in
Kallichellamma.
The
actress
later
went
on
to
bag
the
Best
Actress
awards
in
1971
(Sarasayya,
Oru
Penninte
Kadha,
and
Ummachu)
and
1976
(Anubhavam).
The
Third
Place
In
The
List
Interestingly,
9
actresses
have
entered
the
third
place
in
this
list
by
bagging
two
Best
Actress
trophies
each
at
the
Kerala
State
Film
Awards.
The
list
includes
Jayabharathi
(1972
and
1973),
Seema
(1984
and
1985),
Suhasini
Maniratnam
(1987
and
2001),
Samyuktha
Varma
(1999
and
2000),
Navya
Nair
(2002
and
2005),
Meera
Jasmine
(2003
and
2007),
Kavya
Madhavan
(2004
and
2010),
Swetha
Menon
(2009
and
2011),
and
Parvathy
Thiruvoth
(2015
and
2017).
Trivia
2004
is
the
only
year
which
witnessed
a
tie
in
the
Best
Actress
category
of
Kerala
State
Film
Awards
when
Kavya
Madhavan
and
Geetu
Mohandas
won
the
trophies.
Urvashi,
who
holds
the
record
for
winning
the
maximum
number
of
trophies
in
the
category,
is
also
the
only
actress
to
win
the
Best
Actress
trophy
for
three
consecutive
years
(1989,
1990,
and
1991).
Seema
(1984
and
1985)
and
Samyuktha
Varma
(1999
and
2000)
won
the
Best
Actress
trophy
for
two
consecutive
years.