The nominees are...
Kajal Aggarwal – Govindudu Anandarivadele
Having been nominated thrice before, this is Kajal Aggarwal’s fourth nomination. This year, she has been nominated in this category for her role as Satya in Krishna Vamsi’s Govindudu Anandarivadele.
Pooja Hegde – Oka Laila Kosam
Model turned actor Pooja Hegde scored her nomination for Best Actor (Female) for her performance as Karthik’s (played by Naga Chaityanya) love interest Nandana in Vijay Kumar Konda’s Oka Laila Kosam.
Rakul Preet Singh - Loukyam
Having been nominated once before in the same category, Rakul Preet is in the running for the award this year for her performance as Chandrakala in Sriwaas’ Loukyam.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu - Manam
One of the most loved faces of both Tamil and Telugu industries, Samantha has been nominated for her dual role as Krishna Veni and Priya in Vikram Kumar’s Manam. She has also been nominated in the same category for her Tamil movie, Kaththi.
Shruti Haasan - Race Gurram
The all-rounder Shruti Haasan, who is an actor, singer and dancer, has been nominated in this category for her role as Spandana in Surender Reddy’s comedy, Race Gurram.