Lijomol Jose

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Lijomol Jose
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Lijomol in 2018
Born
Peermade, Kerala, India [1]
Alma mater Pondicherry University [1]
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present [2]
Spouse
Arun Antony Onisseril
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(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]

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Career

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]

Personal life

Lijomol Jose married Arun Antony Onisseril on 4 October 2021, in Wayanad, Kerala. [13]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRole(s)LanguageNotesRef.
2016 Maheshinte Prathikaaram Soniya Malayalam Malayalam debut [1]
Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan KaniMalayalam [5]
2017 Honey Bee 2.5 KanmaniMalayalam [14]
2018 Street Lights RamyaMalayalamShot in Tamil also [15]
Premasoothram AmmukuttyMalayalam [16]
Ottakoru Kaamukan KathrinaMalayalam [17]
2019 Sivappu Manjal Pachai Rajalakshmi "Raji" Tamil Tamil debut [18]
2021 Theethum Nandrum ThamizhTamil [19]
Jai Bhim SenggeniTamil [20]
2022 Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa NallathangaalTamil Amazon Prime anthology film Segment : Loners [21]
Visudha Mejo JeenaMalayalam [22]
2023 Ayalvaashi KuttimaluMalayalam [23]
Pulimada CPO SiniMalayalam [24]
2024 Nadanna Sambhavam DhanyaMalayalam [25]
I Am Kathalan †SimiMalayalamCompleted [26]
Kaadhal Enbadhu Podhu Udamai†TBATamilCompleted [27]
2025 Daveed †TBAMalayalamCompleted
TBAHer†TBAMalayalamFilming [28]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
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 [29]
Zee Cine Awards Tamil Best Debut Actor - FemaleWon [30]
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 [31]
Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Tamil Won [32]
JFW - Just For Women Movie Awards Best ActressWon [33]
Noida Film Festival Best ActressWon [34]
SIIMA Awards Best Actress – Tamil Nominated [35]
8th Behindwoods Gold Medals Best Actor in Lead Role - Female(Tamil)Won[ citation needed ]
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best ActressWon[ citation needed ]

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