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 |
| Sponsored by | Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra) |
| Reward | ₹100,000 (US$1,200) |
| First award | 1962 |
| Final award | 2023 |
| Most recent winner | Rinku Rajguru |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Jayshree Gadkar |
| Total awarded | 62 |
| First winner | Sulochana Latkar |
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.