SOUTH INDIAN ACTOR JEYAM RAVI
BORN 1980 SEPTEMBER 10
Ravi Mohan (born 10 September 1980), better known by his stage name Jayam Ravi, is an Indian film actor who has worked in the Tamil film industry. The son of film editor Mohan, Ravi made his debut as an actor in Jayam (2003) directed by his elder brother Mohan Raja.
The success of the film prompted the title to become a prefix to his stagename, and he continued to collaborate with his brother consecutively for other successful films including M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi (2004), Unakkum Enakkum (2006) and Santhosh Subramaniam (2008).
Outside his home productions, Jayam Ravi experience success portraying a foreigner stuck in Russia in Jeeva's Dhaam Dhoom (2008) and as a tribal forest officer in Jananathan's Peranmai (2009). After a career lull in the early 2010s,
Two of his other films in 2015 also performed well at the box office with the romantic comedy Romeo Juliet and Bhooloham, helping him make a comeback as one of the leading actors in the Tamil film industry.
Film career[edit]
2003-2008[edit]
During his childhood, Ravi acted as a child actor in two Telugu films, Bava Bavamaridi and Palnati Pourusham, which were produced by his father.[5] Jayam Ravi made his acting debut in the action-masala film Jayam, produced by his father and directed by his brother Mohan Raja. It was a remake of the 2002 Telugu film of the same name.
Ravi's performance was widely positively received; a critic from Sify wrote that he delivered a performance that "makes you want to see more of him"[6] while The Hindu's Malathi Rangarajan cited that he came out with an "appreciable portrayal throughout."[7]
The film, considered a family entertainer, received the Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Film and fetched Ravi himself the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.[8] It also emerged a high financial success.[9]
His next release, Daas (2004), another action-masala flick,[10] and his first original film following two remakes,[11] featured him as a football player.[12] The film took an even bigger opening than his previous ones and was declared a hit as well.[13]
He garnered positive remarks from critics, with Sify's reviewer claiming that Ravi was "hundred percent convincing as an action hero," further labelling his performance as "impressive."[14] Mazhai, a remake of the Telugu film Varsham, was his other release that year, which was "lukewarm" at the box office.[15] In 2006 he starred in Saran's Idhaya Thirudan, which was a box office bomb,[16][17] following which he acted in Unakkum Enakkum (initially released and promoted as Something Something Unakkum Enakkum), again under his brother's direction in another remake of a Telugu film.
Ravi portrayed a rich, happy-go-lucky NRI from London, who has to live and fight for his love in dire conditions in a rural milieu.[18] The film, which featured Trisha Krishnan alongside Ravi,
In 2008, Ravi appeared in three films. Following a cameo appearance in Velli Thirai, he acted in the family drama Santhosh Subramaniam, once again under his brother's direction in a remake. In the Tamil version of the 2006 Telugu film Bommarillu, starring opposite Genelia D'Souza, he played the role of a young man, whose choices and wishes are continually subdued by his father's.[22][23]
Ravi received a nomination for the Best Tamil Actor Award at the 56th Filmfare Awards South.[24] Next he starred in the action thriller Dhaam Dhoom, directed by cinematographer-director Jeeva, who died in the midst of the film's shooting in Russia.
2009-2015[edit]
In 2009, he starred in the action film Peranmai, directed by S. P. Jananathan, in which he enacted the role of Dhruvan, a tribal forest officer. In his next film, Thillalangadi (2010), he paired up with his brother for the fifth time to appear in a remake of a Telugu work. Thillalangadi, the Tamil version of the 2009 film Kick,
Filmography[edit]
 | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Awards and honours[edit]
| Year | Category | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor | Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi | Won |
| 2008 | Vijay Award for Best Actor | Vijay Awards | Santosh Subramaniam | Nominated |
| Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil | Filmfare Awards South | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | Edison Award for Best Actor | Edison Awards | Peraanmai | Won |
| Vijay Award for Best Actor | Vijay Awards | Nominated | ||
| Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil | Filmfare Awards South | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Most Romantic Star of South Indian Cinema | SIIMA awards | Romeo Juliet | Won |
| Edison Award for Best Actor | Edison Awards | Thani Oruvan | Won | |
| Performance In A Leading Role - Male | IIFA Utsavam | Won | ||
| Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – South | Filmfare Awards | Won | ||
| Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil | Filmfare Awards South | Nominated | ||
| SIIMA Awards for Best Actor (Critics) | SIIMA Awards | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Behindwoods Awards | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Provoke Awards | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Vikatan Awards | Bhooloham | Won |
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