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Ravi Mohan

ジャヤム・ラヴィ　/　じゃやむ・らゔぃ

Actor from India

September 10, 1980 (age 45)　・　Chennai, Chennai district, India

Chennai district
actor
film actor

My Take

Ravi Mohan fascinates me as a study in legacy and self-definition. Born into a film family, the son of an editor and brother of a director, he could have coasted on lineage. Instead his 2003 debut Jayam was such a hit that the title fused permanently to his name, and he carried it for over two decades before reclaiming Ravi Mohan in 2025. I find that shedding of a name deeply telling, a mid-career act of asserting identity on his own terms. A Loyola College graduate steeped in Tamil cinema, he embodies how an actor grows from inherited success into a personal one.

Overview

Ravi Mohan (born 10 September 1980), better known by his former stage name Jayam Ravi, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of veteran film editor A. Mohan and younger brother of director Mohan Raja, Ravi made his lead acting debut in Raja's Jayam (2003), the success of which prompted the title to become a prefix to his stage name until 2025.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ravi Mohan
Name (Japanese): ジャヤム・ラヴィ
Reading: じゃやむ・らゔぃ
Born: September 10, 1980 (age 45)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Monkey
Origin: Chennai, Chennai district, India
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Loyola College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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