Lijomol Jose | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Pondicherry University [1] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2016–present [2] |
Spouse | Arun Antony Onisseril (m. 2021) |
Lijomol Jose is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She was critically acclaimed for portraying Senggeni in the Tamil film Jai Bhim (2021), which won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award at the 67th Filmfare Awards South. [3] [4]
Lijomol made her acting debut in the highly acclaimed Malayalam film, Maheshinte Prathikaaram in 2016. [1] [5] She then played the second female lead in the commercially successful film Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan in the same year. [5] [6] In her third film, Honey Bee 2.5 (2017), she played the role of a personal make-up artist of actress Bhavana. [7] She then starred in Street Lights (2018) with Mammootty before making her Tamil cinema debut with Sivappu Manjal Pachai (2019) opposite Siddharth. [8] [9] She was critically acclaimed for portraying the anguish of a primitive Irular tribe, Senggeni in Jai Bhim, co-starring actor Suriya. [10] [11] [12]
Lijomol Jose married Arun Antony Onisseril on 4 October 2021, in Wayanad, Kerala. [13]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | Maheshinte Prathikaaram | Soniya | Malayalam | Malayalam debut | [1] |
Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan | Kani | Malayalam | [5] | ||
2017 | Honey Bee 2.5 | Kanmani | Malayalam | [14] | |
2018 | Street Lights | Ramya | Malayalam | Shot in Tamil also | [15] |
Premasoothram | Ammukutty | Malayalam | [16] | ||
Ottakoru Kaamukan | Kathrina | Malayalam | [17] | ||
2019 | Sivappu Manjal Pachai | Rajalakshmi "Raji" | Tamil | Tamil debut | [18] |
2021 | Theethum Nandrum | Thamizh | Tamil | [19] | |
Jai Bhim | Senggeni | Tamil | [20] | ||
2022 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa | Nallathangaal | Tamil | Amazon Prime anthology film Segment : Loners | [21] |
Visudha Mejo | Jeena | Malayalam | [22] | ||
2023 | Ayalvaashi | Kuttimalu | Malayalam | [23] | |
Pulimada | CPO Sini | Malayalam | [24] | ||
2024 | Nadanna Sambhavam† | TBA | Malayalam | [25] | |
TBA | Her† | TBA | Malayalam | Filming | [26] |
AnnaPoorni† | TBA | Tamil | Filming | ||
Kaadhal Enbadhu Podhu Udamai† | TBA | Tamil | Filming | ||
I Am Kathalan † | TBA | Malayalam | Filming | ||
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | 2nd IIFA Utsavam | Best Performance In A Supporting Role - Female | Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan | Nominated | [ citation needed ] |
2020 | Ananda Vikatan Awards | Best Debut Actress | Sivappu Manjal Pachai | Won | [27] |
Zee Cine Awards Tamil | Best Debut Actor - Female | Won | [28] | ||
JFW -Just For Women Movie Awards | Nominated | [ citation needed ] | |||
Edison Awards | Nominated | [ citation needed ] | |||
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | Nominated | [ citation needed ] | |||
2022 | Critics Choice Film Awards | Best Actress | Jai Bhim | Nominated | [29] |
Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Tamil | Won | [30] | ||
JFW -Just For Women Movie Awards | Best Actress | Won | [31] | ||
Noida Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | [32] | ||
SIIMA Awards | Best Actress – Tamil | Nominated | [33] | ||
8th Behindwoods Gold Medals | Best Actor in Lead Role - Female(Tamil) | Won | [ citation needed ] | ||
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Best Actress | Won | [ citation needed ] |
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