<page_title> National Film Award for Best Actress </page_title> <section_title> Recipients </section_title> <table> <cell> 1968 (16th) <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Sharada <col_header> Recipient(s) </col_header> <col_header> Nargis Dutt </col_header> </cell> <cell> Thulabharam <col_header> Work(s) </col_header> <row_header> Sharada </row_header> </cell> <cell> Malayalam <col_header> Language(s) </col_header> <row_header> Sharada </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1972 (20th) <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Sharada <col_header> Recipient(s) </col_header> <col_header> Nargis Dutt </col_header> <col_header> Sharada </col_header> <col_header> Madhabi Mukherjee </col_header> <col_header> Rehana Sultan </col_header> <col_header> Waheeda Rehman </col_header> </cell> <cell> Swayamvaram <col_header> Work(s) </col_header> <row_header> Sharada </row_header> </cell> <cell> Malayalam <col_header> Language(s) </col_header> <row_header> Sharada </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1978 (26th) <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Sharada <col_header> Recipient(s) </col_header> <col_header> Nargis Dutt </col_header> <col_header> Sharada </col_header> <col_header> Madhabi Mukherjee </col_header> <col_header> Rehana Sultan </col_header> <col_header> Waheeda Rehman </col_header> <col_header> Sharada </col_header> <col_header> Nandini Bhaktavatsala </col_header> <col_header> Shabana Azmi </col_header> <col_header> Sharmila Tagore </col_header> <col_header> Lakshmi </col_header> <col_header> Smita Patil </col_header> </cell> <cell> Nimajjanam <col_header> Work(s) </col_header> <row_header> Sharada </row_header> </cell> <cell> Telugu <col_header> Language(s) </col_header> <row_header> Sharada </row_header> </cell> </table>
Sharada was bestowed with the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performances in two Malayalam films: Thulabharam and Swayamvaram in 1968 and 1972 respectively, and in 1978 for the Telugu film Nimajjanam.