Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi (2004), the remade version of the Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, in which he starred alongside Asin Thottumkal. His next venture was the sentimental drama M. It was a remake of the 2002 Telugu film of the same name. Jayam Ravi made his acting debut in the action- masala film Jayam, produced by his father and directed by his brother Mohan Raja. Ravi acted as a child actor in two Telugu films: Bava Bavamaridi and Palnati Pourusham, which were produced by his father. Aarav played a role in his film Tik Tik Tik (2018). They have two sons: Aarav (born on 29 June 2010) and Ayaan (born August 10, 2014). He has been married to Aarti, daughter of noted television producer Sujatha Vijayakumar since 2009. Before debuting as an actor, Ravi had been an assistant director to Suresh Krishna for Aalavandhan (2001), starring Kamal Haasan.

He also trained in acting at the Kishore Namit Kapur Institute in Mumbai. After completing his degree in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai, he decided to get into the film industry. He studied dancing under the Bharatnatyam dancer Nalini Balakrishnan and performed his arangetram at the age of 12.

He completed his schooling at Jawahar Vidyalaya in Ashok Nagar, Chennai. Ravi grew up in both Chennai and Hyderabad. He has two siblings his elder brother Mohan Raja is a film director, with most of his films featuring Ravi in the lead role, while his sister Roja is a dentist. He was born in Tirumangalam, Madurai, his parents are the veteran film editor Mohan a Tamil Muslim and his mother is a Telugu from Andhra Pradesh.

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