Lijomol Jose

In this Indian name, the name Jose is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Lijomol.

Lijomol Jose is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She earned critical acclaim for portraying Senggeni in the Tamil film Jai Bhim (2021), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil.^[3][4]

Lijomol Jose
Lijomol in 2018
Born	Idukki, Kerala, India[1]
Alma mater	Pondicherry University[1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2016–present[2]
Spouse	Arun Antony Onisseril ​ ​ (m. 2021)​

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] In 2024, she had three releases in year: Nadanna Sambhavam, I Am Kathalan and Her (all are Malayalam films). She played in the lead role in the Tamil film, Gentlewoman (2025).^[13]

Personal life

Lijomol Jose married Arun Antony Onisseril on 4 October 2021, in Wayanad, Kerala.^[14]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language	Notes	Ref.
2016	Maheshinte Prathikaaram	Soniya	Malayalam	Malayalam debut	[1]
	Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan	Kani			[5]
2017	Honey Bee 2.5	Kanmani			[15]
2018	Street Lights	Ramya		Shot in Tamil also	[16]
	Premasoothram	Ammukutty			[17]
	Ottakoru Kaamukan	Kathrina			[18]
2019	Sivappu Manjal Pachai	Rajalakshmi "Raji"	Tamil	Tamil debut	[19]
2021	Theethum Nandrum	Thamizh			[20]
	Jai Bhim	Senggeni			[21]
2022	Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa	Nallathangaal		Amazon Prime anthology film Segment : Loners	[22]
	Visudha Mejo	Jeena	Malayalam		[23]
2023	Ayalvaashi	Kuttimalu			[24]
	Pulimada	CPO Sini			[25]
2024	Nadanna Sambhavam	Dhanya			[26]
	I Am Kathalan	Simi			[27]
	Her	Abhinaya		ManoramaMAX anthology film	[28]
2025	Ponman	Steffi			[29]
	Kaadhal Enbadhu Podhu Udamai	Sam	Tamil		[30]
	Daveed	Sherin	Malayalam	ZEE5 action film	[31]
	Gentlewoman	Poorni	Tamil		[32]
	Samshayam	Vimala	Malayalam		[33]
TBA	Freedom †	Selvi	Tamil		[34]
	Baby Girl †	TBA	Malayalam		[35]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Language
2025	Blind Fold †	TBA	Sony LIV	Malayalam[36]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2020	Ananda Vikatan Awards	Best Debut Actress	Sivappu Manjal Pachai	Won	[37][38]
2022	Critics Choice Film Awards	Best Actress	Jai Bhim	Nominated	[39]
	Filmfare Awards South	Best Actress – Tamil		Won	[40]
	JFW - Just For Women Movie Awards	Best Actress		Won	[41]
	Noida Film Festival	Best Actress		Won	[42]
	Boston International Film Festival	Best Actress		Won	[43]
	Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards	Best Actress		Won	[44]
	Behindwoods Gold Medal	Best Actress		Won	[45]
	Edison Awards (India)	Best Actress		Won	[46]
2025	Mazhavil Entertainment Awards	Best Actress	Ponman	Won	[47]
2025	Kerala State Film Awards	Best Character Artist	Nadanna Sambhavam	Won	[48]