
Ravi was born to Tamil parents, editor Mohan and Varalakshmi Mohan. He has two siblings, his elder brother M. Raja is a noted film director, with most of his films featuring Ravi in the lead role, while his sister, Roja Mohan, is a dentist. He completed his schooling at Jawahar Vidyalaya in Ashok Nagar, Chennai. He studied dancing under the bharatnatyam dancer Nalini Balakrishnan and performed his arangetram at the age of 12. After completing his degree in Visual communication from Loyola College, Chennai, he decided to get into the film industry. He has also undergone training in acting at the Kishore Namit Kapur Institute in Mumbai.
Known For

Parasakthi
2026

Kadhalikka Neramillai
Siddharth
2025

Brother
Karthik
2024

Siren
Thilagavarman
2024

Iraivan
Arjun
2023

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II
Arunmozhi Varman
2023

Agilan
Agilan/Nandhan
2023

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
Arunmozhi Varman
2022

Bhoomi
Bhoominathan
2021

Comali
Ravi
2019

Thumbaa
Special Appearance
2019

Adanga Maru
S. Subash
2018

Tik Tik Tik
M. Vasu
2018

Vanamagan
Jara (Vaasi)
2017

Bogan
ACP Vikram
2017

The Kapil Sharma Show
Self · (1 episode)
2016

Miruthan
Karthik
2016

Bhooloham
Vivek Bhooloham
2015

Thani Oruvan
Mithran IPS
2015

Sakalakala Vallavan
Shakthi
2015

Romeo Juliet
Karthick
2015

Janda Pai Kapiraju
Cameo
2015

Nimirndhu Nil
Aravindan Sivasamy/Narasimha Reddy
2014

Ameerin Aadhi Bhagavan
Aadhi Shanmugam / Bhagavan Bhai
2013

Engeyum Kadhal
Kamal
2011

Thillalangadi
Krishna
2010

Peranmai
Dhruvan
2009

Dhaam Dhoom
Gautham Subramaniam
2008

Santosh Subramaniam
Santosh
2008

Velli Thirai
Cameo Appearance
2008

Deepavali
Billu
2007

Something Something… Unakkum Enakkum
Santhosh
2006

Idhaya Thirudan
Mahesh
2006

Daas
Antony Daas
2005

Mazhai
Arjun
2005

M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi
M.Kumaran
2004

Jayam
Ravi
2003

Genie

Thani Oruvan 2
Mithran IPS
Miruthan 2

Sangamithra
Jana Gana Mana

Bava Bavamaridi
Young Raju
1993

Karathey Babu
K. Shanmugha Babu a.ka. Karathey Babu