Lijomol Jose

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]

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

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

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.
2016Maheshinte PrathikaaramSoniyaMalayalam Malayalam debut[1]
Kattappanayile Rithwik RoshanKani Malayalam [5]
2017Honey Bee 2.5Kanmani Malayalam [14]
2018Street LightsRamya Malayalam Shot in Tamil also[15]
PremasoothramAmmukutty Malayalam [16]
Ottakoru KaamukanKathrina Malayalam [17]
2019Sivappu Manjal PachaiRajalakshmi "Raji"Tamil Tamil debut[18]
2021 Theethum Nandrum Thamizh Tamil [19]
Jai Bhim Senggeni Tamil [20]
2022Putham Pudhu Kaalai VidiyaadhaaNallathangaalTamilAmazon Prime anthology film Segment : Loners[21]
Visudha MejoJeenaMalayalam[22]
2023AyalvaashiKuttimaluMalayalam[23]
PulimadaCPO SiniMalayalam[24]
TBAHer †TBAMalayalamFilming[25]
AnnaPoorni †TBATamilFilming
Kaadhal Enbadhu Podhu Udamai †TBATamilFilming
I Am Kathalan †TBAMalayalamFilming

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2017 2nd IIFA Utsavam Best Performance In A Supporting Role - Female Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan Nominated
2020 Ananda Vikatan Awards Best Debut Actress Sivappu Manjal Pachai Won [26]
Zee Cine Awards Tamil Best Debut Actor - Female Won [27]
JFW -Just For Women Movie Awards Nominated
Edison Awards Nominated
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards Nominated
2022 Critics Choice Film Awards Best Actress Jai Bhim Nominated [28]
Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Tamil Won [29]
JFW -Just For Women Movie Awards Best Actress Won [30]
Noida Film Festival Best Actress Won [31]
SIIMA Awards Best Actress – Tamil Nominated [32]
8th Behindwoods Gold Medals Best Actor in Lead Role - Female(Tamil) Won
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Actress Won

References
  1. Simon, Litty (7 February 2016). "Meet Babychayan's Soniyamol aka Lijomol". onmanorama.
  2. Madhu, Vignesh (5 November 2021). "I believe Jai Bhim will help me bag more performance-oriented roles". Cinema Express.
  3. Harish S. Wankhede (11 November 2021). "A slogan no longer sectarian". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. Suganth, M. (1 November 2021). "Jai Bhim Review: Jai Bhim is raw, real and brutal". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. S, Aravind K (30 November 2016). "Malayalis' favourite 'Soniya' signs her third". Deccan Chronicle.
  6. "It's the time of love, not wedding". Deccan Chronicle. 30 November 2017.
  7. "Many mistook me as Bhavana's touch-up girl: Lijomol". On Manorama.
  8. Manu, Meera (27 March 2017). "Keeping fingers crossed: Lijomol Jose". Deccan Chronicle.
  9. Subramanian, Anupama (10 March 2019). "Lijomol forays into K'Town". Deccan Chronicle.
  10. "Jai Bhim Review | Lijomol Jose is Brilliant in This Pertinent Legal Drama". Lensmen Reviews. November 2021.
  11. "I break down everytime I see Sengkani, says Lijo Mol Jose on her character in 'Jai Bhim'". Mathrubhumi. 2 November 2021.
  12. ശ്രീലേഖ, ആർ.ബി. (5 November 2021). "ഇരുളർക്കൊപ്പം താമസിച്ച് ഭാഷയും രീതികളും പഠിച്ചു‌: ലിജോമോൾ അഭിമുഖം". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  13. "Malayalam actress Lijomol Jose gets married to Arun Antony Onisseril in Wayanad, Kerala". India Today. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  14. "ക്യൂട് ലുക്കിൽ ലിജോ മോൾ: രസകരം ഈ പ്രണയവും കല്യാണവും പാട്ടും" [Lijo Mol in cute look: Fun this love and wedding song]. manoramaonline (in Malayalam). 8 August 2017.
  15. Prakash, Asha (24 March 2017). "Maheshinte Prathikaram fame Lijomol Jose in Streetlights". The Times of India.
  16. "'Premasoothram' movie review: Amusing escapades of a love guru". The New Indian Express. 12 May 2018.
  17. George, Anjana (13 December 2018). "Lijomol and Shalu Rahil romance in Ottakkoru Kamukan's song". The Times of India.
  18. "'ആകെ മാറിപ്പോയി', സിദ്ധാര്‍ഥിന്റെ നായികയായി കൈയടി നേടി മഹേഷിന്റെ പ്രതികാരത്തിലെ പെണ്‍കുട്ടി" ['Totally changed', the girl in Mahesh's revenge who got the applause as Siddharth's heroine]. Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 16 September 2019.
  19. "Theethum Nandrum review: A decent gangster action thriller". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  20. Srivastava, Samriddhi (1 October 2021). "Suriya-starrer Jai Bhim to premiere on November 2 on Amazon Prime Video". India Today. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  21. "Directors of 'Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa...' tell us how anthologies are here to stay!". The Times of India.
  22. "'വിശുദ്ധ മെജോ' ജനുവരിയില്‍ തീയറ്ററിലേക്ക്". Kairali News. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  23. "Soubin Shahir's Ayalvaashi gets a release date". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  24. "Aishwarya Rajesh - Joju George starrer thriller 'Pulimada' starts rolling". The Times of India.
  25. "Her first-look poster out: Parvathy, Aishwarya Rajesh, Oorvasi, Remya Nambessan headline Lijin Jose's film". The Indian Express. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  26. "Vikatan Awards - Zee Awards - Behindwoods Gold Medals - Complete Winner List!". TON தமிழ் செய்திகள். 18 January 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  27. Kumar, Karthik (5 January 2020). "Zee Cine Awards Tamil 2020: Dhanush, Aishwarya Rajesh, Nayanthara win big". Hindustan Times.
  28. "Critics' Choice Awards 2022 nominations include Suriya's Jai Bhim, Chaitanya Tamhane's The Disciple". Firstpost. 21 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  29. "Winners List : 67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory". Filmfare. The Times Group. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  30. "Twin Birds JFW Movie Awards 2022: A Night of Extravaganza Celebrating Women in Cinema!".
  31. "'Jai Bhim' wins three awards at Noida International Film Festival". The New Indian Express. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  32. "The 10th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominations". South Indian International Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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