| Jayam Ravi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ravi Mohan |
| Born | September 10 1980 Chennai, India |
Jayam Ravi (Tamil : ஜெயம் ரவி) (born on September 10 1980 in Chennai, India) is a Tamil Cinema actor. Jayam Ravi is the upcoming star of Tamil Cinema. He debuted with "Jayam" released in 2002 produced by his father editor Mohan and directed by his brother M. Raja. He is a martial arts expert and a trained dancer. After completing his degree in Visual Communication from Loyola College Chennai, he decided to get into the acting industry.
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Background
His father is Mohan, an editor, his mother is Varalakshmi. His mother tongue is Telugu. He has one brother, M. Raja, who is a successful director, and a sister, Roja, who is a dentist. Ravi was first schooled at Jawahar Vidyalaya in Ashok Nagar, Chennai and later at the Loyola College, Chennai, and earned a Bachelor degree in Visual Communications. He studied dancing with the Bharatnatyam dancer Nalini Balakrishnan and performed his arrangetram (debut) when he was twelve years old. He has also undergone training in acting with Kishore Namit Kapur Institute, Mumbai.He is a martial arts expert and a trained dancer. After completing his degree in Visual Communication from Loyola College Chennai, he decided to get into the acting industry.
Career
Jayam Ravi [1] is one hero who has the conventional good looks and has undergone all formal training to become an actor. He debuted with Jayam, a remake of the Telugu movie Jayam released in 2002 produced by his father Editor Mohan and directed by his brother M. Raja. (Hence, the name 'Jayam' Ravi.) His next venture was M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi, a remake of the Telugu movie Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi in 2004. Then came Daas which was followed by Mazhai, a remake of the Telugu movie Varsham. His next was Idhaya Thirudan under director Saran. Something Something ... Unakkum Enakkum , the remake of the Telugu hit Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana which hit the screens in July 2006 turned out to be a big hit. Trisha Krishnan reprised her role in the Tamil version along side Ravi in the film. With the magical combination of the director-brother duo, the success was repeated. His last release, on 9 February, 2007 was with upcoming actress Bhavana in the film titled Deepavali. The film was directed by Ezhil and this film was also the maiden production venture of successful director Lingusamy. It was termed a hit and now, Ravi is busy with Santosh Subramaniam which is expected to release in January 2008.
Filmography
Trivia
- He underwent martial arts training months prior to shooting M Kumaran to bulk up his physique in sync with his character as Kumaran the boxer.
- He is currently doing the Tamil remake of the Telugu blockbuster Bommarillu
- Out of the 9 movies he has been or is currently part of, 5 of them are remakes of Telugu films
External links
Reference
- ^ Moondraam Pournami audio launched. Galatta.com. Retrieved on 04 January, 2008.
