Personal info
Known for
Actor
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1980-09-10
Location
Tamil Nadu, India
Edit pageJayam Ravi
Biography
Mohan Ravi (born 10 September 1980), better known by his stage name Jayam Ravi, is an Indian actor who works in the Tamil cinema. He has won a Filmfare Award and three SIIMA Awards.
The son of veteran film editor A. Mohan, Ravi made his lead acting debut in Jayam. He has won one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and one Filmfare Award South, respectively.
The success of a later film Jayam prompted the title to become a prefix to his stage name, and he continued to collaborate with his brother for other films including M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi (2004), Unakkum Enakkum (2006), Santhosh Subramaniam (2008) and Thani Oruvan (2015).
In 2018, he starred in the sci-fi action film Tik Tik Tik (considered India's first space film) and the action-thriller Adanga Maru. In 2019, he made a cameo in the adventure film Thumbaa and starred as the lead in the comedy film Comali.
In 2021, Ravi made his debut on OTT platforms through his 25th film Bhoomi. He was seen in Mani Ratnam's Magnum Opus Ponniyin Selvan as Arulmozhivarman who later became the great Chola Emperor Raja Raja Chola. In 2023, Ravi got on board to play a pivotal role in Kamal Haasan's 234th film titled Thug Life.
Ravi has been married to Aarti, daughter of noted television producer Sujatha Vijayakumar since 2009. They have two sons; one of whom, Aarav, played a role in his film Tik Tik Tik (2018).
