Jayam Ravi

Biography:

Mohan Ravi, best known by his stage name Jayam Ravi (born 10 September 1980), is an Indian actor who specializes in Tamil film. He has three SIIMA Awards and a Filmfare Award under his belt. The legendary film editor A. Mohan’s son, Ravi, made his acting debut as a little boy in the father-produced movie Oru Thottil Sabadham (1989). He has received one Filmfare Award South and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award, respectively.

He proceeded to work with his brother on subsequent films, such as M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi (2004), Unakkum Enakkum (2006), Santhosh Subramaniam (2008), and Thani Oruvan (2015), leading to the title of a later movie, Jayam, being a prefix to his stage name.

In Tirumangalam, Madurai, Jayam Ravi was born as Mohan Ravi. His father is the seasoned Editor Mohan, a Muslim from Tamil Rowther. His sister Roja is a dentist, while his older brother Mohan Raja is a film director who frequently casts Ravi in the starring role. Ravi was raised in Hyderabad and Chennai. He finished his education at Jawahar Vidyalaya in Chennai’s Ashok Nagar. He trained in dance under Nalini Balakrishnan, a Bharatnatyam dancer, and at the age of twelve, he gave his arangetram.

He made the decision to enter the film industry after earning his degree in visual communication from Loyola College in Chennai. At the Kishore Namit Kapur Institute in Mumbai, he received additional acting instruction.Before debuting as an actor, Ravi had been an assistant director to Suresh Krishna for Aalavandhan (2001), starring Kamal Haasan