Jayam Ravi

Ravi Mohan is an Indian actor who works in the Tamil film industry. He has won a Filmfare Award and three SIIMA Awards. His father is veteran film editor Mohammed Jinnah Abdul Khader alias Mohan. He studied dancing under the Bharatnatyam dancer Nalini Balakrishnan.

About Jayam Ravi in brief

Summary Jayam RaviRavi Mohan is an Indian actor who works in the Tamil film industry. He has won a Filmfare Award and three SIIMA Awards. Ravi made his acting debut in the action-masala film Jayam, produced by his father and directed by his brother Mohan Raja. He is married to Aarti, daughter of noted television producer Sujatha Vijayakumar. They have two sons: Aarav and Ayaan, who have appeared in his films Tik Tik Tik and Thani Oruvan. His father is veteran film editor Mohammed Jinnah Abdul Khader alias Mohan and his mother is Varalakshmi Mohan.

He studied dancing under the Bharatnatyam dancer Nalini Balakrishnan and performed his arangetram at the age of 12. He also trained in acting at the Kishore Namit Kapur Institute in Mumbai. Before debuting as an actor, Ravi had been an assistant director to Suresh Krishna for Aalavandhan, starring Kamal Haasan. In 2008, he appeared in three films under the direction of Linguswamy Ezwamy.