Place of birth : Chennai
Hails from the state of : TamilNadu
Mother Tongue : Tamil
Languages Known : Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English
Languages Spoken : Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English
About family members : 5 in the family. Dad, Mom, elder brother and elder sister
Names : A. Mohan, M. Varalakshmi, M. Raja and M. Roja
Occupation : Film producer, house wife, film director and dentist
About the entry into the film industry : Through Dad
First film Details: Name of first film : Jeyam, Tamil
Co-star : Sada, Gopichand
Name of Latest Movie Achievements / Awards
Ambition : To give good movies and to direct films.
Hobbies : Watching movies, listening to music and taking part in sports.
Favorites
Actor (In Hollywood/Bollywood/Tamil Cinema) : Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Hanks, Kamalhassan, Amitabh Bachan
Actress (In Hollywood/Bollywood/Tamil Cinema) : Sridevi (old), Simran
Music Director (In Hollywood/Bollywood/Tamil Cinema) : Illayaraja, A.R. Rahman
Song : Manram vantha thendraluku
Director (In Hollywood/Bollywood/Tamil Cinema): Francis Ford Coppola, Manirathnam
Film (In Hollywood/Bollywood/Tamil Cinema) : God Father, Mauna Raagam
Singer (In Hollywood/Bollywood/Tamil Cinema) : K. Krishnamoorthy, Chithra
Dress (Ethnic/Western) : Ethnic
HangOut (like discotheque/place to be in leisure hours) : Snooker parlors
Favorite Book and Author : The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand
Favorite Cartoon as a kid : Tom & Jerry (even now)
Color : Black & White, Purple
Food : Chicken Biryani
Definition of love? : Sharing
Do you believe in love at first sight? : Yes
Are you a romantic person? : Hope so
What do you do on a perfect romantic evening? : Share views about life
How should your dream (partner be)? : Understanding, Caring and keep loving me
Expectations from your life partner?
Would it be a love marriage or arranged? : No idea
Stranded on an island what would you do? : Try to stay alive
The place in the world you would like to go to? : Italy (Rome in particular), Egypt
Your role model? : Dad (life), Kamalhassan (profession)
Person you envy? : None
Unforgettable moment? : When I knew that I can ride a Bi-Cycle
Happiest Moment? : When I saw Jeyam in the Theatre on the first day
Person(s) you like to meet? : Mother Theresa (though not possible)
Things you like? : Bikes, things related with Sports and sport materials
Things you dislike? : Corruptions, Terrorism
What is life? : Life is easy when you take it seriously and it is hard when
you take it easily.
Who would you like to be in your next birth? : Myself
Ever plan to enter politics? : No
Ten years from now what do you see yourself as? : Improved status without any
change in behavior and character.
Do you consider doing anything other than acting like
direction, etc? : Not right now
Goal in the industry? : Be in good films and to keep a good name always
Your Dream Role : To play myself
Ravi's Sify Early Interview
Ravi, popularly known as `Jayam` Ravi shot to instant stardom after Jayam, his debut film. He is undoubtedly one of the young heroes who has a bright future. Well behaved and hardworking, he comes across as a sincere and genuine person. Sify.com caught up with the cherubic Ravi on the sets of his new film M.Kumaran Son Of Mahaklakshmi. Excerpts:
Jayam made a star out of you. Please comment.
Yes. I took a lot of trouble to do that role. It wasn’t easy for me to recreate the magic that worked in Telugu. I thank God and my parents for all the blessings showered on me.
But after Jayam there was a long break. Why did you not work for nearly six months?
It was deliberate. I did not want to grab all the offers that came my way. For me script is of prime importance and my father ‘editor’ Mohan and brother M.Raja were keen that I wait for the right subject and now everything has fallen into place.
But tell us why does your family prefer remakes?
There is nothing wrong in making remakes. Believe me, it is the most difficult thing to make it work with audience in a different milieu. Now Amma Nana O Tamil Ammayi from Telugu has a very good subject and we have made major changes in the script to suit Tamil nativity. So far remakes has worked out well for us and we are optimistic about this film also.
Nadia’s character is said to be very powerful. Please comment.
She has the best role in the film and the strength of my character Kumaran is derived entirely from Mahalakshmi, my mother. In fact in the Tamil version the mother’s character is much more powerful than it was in Telugu. We are fortunate that Nadia aunty is doing the role.
Like your contemporaries will you also be switching over to mass hero role with lot of action?
Right now I have not given a thought to it. I believe that it is the audience who should set an image for an actor. You can’t thrust anything on them, as they are smart. But in M.Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi I am switching over to an urban character unlike the village character in Jayam.
Will you be doing only films made by your home production?
I will be doing a film for Lakshmi Movie Makers directed by debutant Babu Yogeswaran. It will be my next film after MKSM.
Where do you see yourself five years from now?
I will be hardworking, devoted and sincere to my work like now. In films it is the box office success that matter and not the number of films you sign. I hope to come out with more hits and definitely will be around (smiles).
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