Mohan Ravi popularly known as Jayam Ravi is an Indian actor who is known for acting in Tamil films. He was born on 10th September 1980 in Thirumangalam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India to Amritha And Varalakshmi Mohan. His father was a veteran film editor. He has an elder brother, Mohan Raja and a sister, Roja. He did his schooling at Jawahar Vidyalaya, Chennai. He completed his graduation in Visual Communication from Loyola College. He learnt to dance to Bharatnatyam dancer Nalini Balakrishnan. He also learnt acting from the Kishore Namit Kapur Institute, Mumbai.
Ravi made his debut dance performance at the age of twelve.
He made his film debut in 1993 with Bava Bavamaridi as a child artist. He also appeared in the film Palnati Pourusham in 1994 as a child artist.
He started his career as an assistant director to Suresh Krishna for the 2001 film Aalavandhan.
He made his film debut in a lead role with the film Jayam in 2003.
In 2004, he appeared in the film M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi. With his performance, he won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.
In 2005, he appeared in two films, Daas and Mazhai. He was praised for his performance in both movies.
In 2006, he was seen in two films, Idhaya Thirudan and Unakkum Enakkum. His performance was critically acclaimed by critics.
In 2007, his only released film was, Deepavali.
In 2008, he appeared in three films, Velli Thirai, Santhosh Subramaniyam and Dhaam Dhoom. His performance in Santosh Subramaniyam was praised and he was nominated for the Best Tamil Actor Award at the 56th Filmfare Awards South.
In the following years, he also appeared in several films, such as Peranmai (2009), Thillalangadi (2010), Engeyum Kadhal (2011), Aadhi Bhagavan (2013), Nimirndhu Nil (2014), Bhooloham (2015), Miruthan (2016), Vanamagan (2017), Tik Tik Tik (2018), Comali (2019), Bhoomi (2021) etc.
He has three upcoming films, Ponniyin Selvan: I, Agilan and Iraivan.
On the personal front, he married Aarti. Together, they have two sons, Aarav, who was born on 29th June 2010 and Ayaan, who was born on 10th August 2014.
Name | Ravi Mohan |
Nick Name | Ravi |
Profession | Actor |
Date of Birth | 10 September 1980 |
Age | 41 Years (2022) |
Birth Place | Tirumangalam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Tirumangalam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu |
School | Jawahar Vidyalaya, Ashok Nagar, Chennai |
Collage | Loyola College, Chennai |
Debut | Telugu: Bava Bavamaridi (1993) Tamil: Jayam (2003) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Zodiac Sign | Virgo |

Jayam Ravi Career
- Ravi made his debut dance performance at the age of twelve.
- He made his film debut in 1993 with Bava Bavamaridi as a child artist. He also appeared in the film Palnati Pourusham in 1994 as a child artist.
- He started his career as an assistant director to Suresh Krishna for the 2001 film Aalavandhan.
- He made his film debut in a lead role with the film Jayam in 2003.
- In 2004, he appeared in the film M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi.
- In 2005, he appeared in two films, Daas and Mazhai.
- In 2006, he was seen in two films, Idhaya Thirudan and Unakkum Enakkum.
- In 2007, his only released film was, Deepavali.
- In 2008, he appeared in three films, Velli Thirai, Santhosh Subramaniyam and Dhaam Dhoom.
- In the following years, he also appeared in several films, such as Peranmai (2009), Thillalangadi (2010), Engeyum Kadhal (2011), Aadhi Bhagavan (2013), Nimirndhu Nil (2014), Bhooloham (2015), Miruthan (2016), Vanamagan (2017), Tik Tik Tik (2018), Comali (2019), Bhoomi (2021) etc.
Jayam Ravi Family
Father Name | Amritha Mohan (Editor) |
Mother Name | Varalakshmi Mohan |
Brother | Mohan Raja (Director) |
Sister | Roja (Dentist) |
Wife | Aarthi |
Jayam Ravi Relationship / Marital Status & Many More
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs / Girlfriend | Hansika Motwani (Rumoured)![]() Kangana Ranaut (Rumoured) ![]() |
Wife/ Spouse | Aarthi |
Marriage date | 4 June 2009 |
Marriage Place | None |
Children | Daughter– N/A Son– Aarav (Elder), Ayaan (Younger) ![]() |

Jayam Ravi Physical Stats
Height | In Centimeter – 165 cm In Meter – 1.65 m In feet & inches – 5’5 |
Weight | In Kilogram- 54 Kg In Pounds – 119lbs |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Brown |
Jayam Ravi Favourite
Favourite Actor | Kamal Haasan |
Favourite Actress | Sridevi |
Favourite Food | Chicken Briyani |
Favourite Movie | Mouna Ragam (Tamil, 1986) |
Favourite Color | White, Black |
Favourite Sport | Cricket |
Favourite Destination | Kashmir |
Jayam Ravi Education
School | Jawahar Vidyalaya, Ashok Nagar, Chennai |
Collage | Loyola College, Chennai |
Educational Qualification | Graduation in Visual Communication |
Jayam Ravi Net Worth
Net Worth | N/A |
Salary | N/A |
Income Source | N/A |
Car Collection | N/A |
Some Unknown facts about Jayam Ravi
- Dancing is his hobby.
- Black is his favorite color.
- He doesn’t smoke and doesn’t drink.
- He is a pet lover.
- He made his first on-screen appearance, as a child artist, in 1993 with the Telugu film ”Bava Bavamaridi”.
- Jayam is the son of veteran filmmaker-Editor, Mohan.