Lijomol Jose is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She earned critical acclaim for her role in the Tamil film Jai Bhim (2021), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil.
Career Lijomol made her acting debut in the highly acclaimed Malayalam film, Maheshinte Prathikaaram in 2016. She then played the second female lead in the commercially successful film Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan in the same year. In her third film, Honey Bee 2.5 (2017), she played the role of a personal make-up artist of actress Bhavana. She then starred in Street Lights (2018) with Mammootty before making her Tamil cinema debut with Sivappu Manjal Pachai (2019) opposite Siddharth. She was critically acclaimed for portraying the anguish of a primitive Irular tribe, Senggeni in Jai Bhim, co-starring actor Suriya. In 2024, she had three releases in year: Nadanna Sambhavam, I Am Kathalan and Her (all are Malayalam films). She played the lead role in the Tamil film, Gentlewoman (2025).
Personal life Lijomol hails from Peermade, Idukki, Kerala. She completed her MSc in information and library science from Pondicherry University. She married Arun Antony Onisseril on 4 October 2021, in Wayanad, Kerala.
Filmography
Year Title Role(s) Language Notes 2016 Maheshinte Prathikaaram Soniya MalayalamMalayalam debut Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan Kani 2017 Honey Bee 2.5 Kanmani 2018 Street Lights Ramya Shot in Tamil also Premasoothram Ammukutty Ottakoru Kaamukan Kathrina 2019 Sivappu Manjal Pachai Rajalakshmi "Raji" Tamil Tamil debut2021Theethum NandrumThamizhJai Bhim Senggeni 2022 Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa Nallathangaal Amazon Prime anthology film Segment : Loners Visudha Mejo Jeena Malayalam 2023 Ayalvaashi Kuttimalu Pulimada CPO Sini 2024 Nadanna Sambhavam Dhanya I Am Kathalan Simi Her Abhinaya ManoramaMAX anthology film 2025 Ponman Steffi Kaadhal Enbadhu Podhu Udamai Sam Tamil Daveed Sherin Malayalam ZEE5 action filmGentlewoman Poorni Tamil SamshayamVimalaMalayalam 2026 Baby Girl Rithu Malayalam Nooru Saami Angela Sister Tamil Unmadham Malayalam TBA Selvi Tamil
Web series YearTitleRoleChannel Language 2026 TBA Sony LIVMalayalam
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryFilmResult Ref.2020 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Debut ActressSivappu Manjal Pachai 2022 Critics Choice India Film Awards Best ActressJai Bhim Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Tamil JFW Just For Women Movie Awards Best Actress Noida Film Festival Best Actress Boston International Film Festival Best Actress Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Actress Behindwoods Gold Medal Best Actress Edison Awards (India) Best Actress 2025 Mazhavil Entertainment Awards Best ActressPonman Kerala State Film Awards Best Character ActressNadanna Sambhavam 2026Tamil Nadu State Film AwardsBest ActressJai Bhim Filmfare Awards SouthBest Supporting Actress – MalayalamHer
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