Jeeva Ravi is an Indian actor, casting director and television actor who has worked in

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-language films and television. He made a breakthrough as an actor with his performances in '' 3'' (2012) and '' Jeeva'' (2014), with the latter film being a prefix for his stage name.

Career

Ravi is the grandson of film producer G. M. Velumani, who made films in the 1950s and 1960s. Ravi began his career as a casting director, before acting in serials in STAR Vijay and Sun TV. He gradually moved on to feature in films and got his first major breakthrough by portraying

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's father in Aishwarya Dhanush's drama film, '' 3'' (2012). He subsequently appeared in more prominent roles in his following ventures, before gaining critical acclaim for his portrayal of a cricket coach in

Suseenthiran Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He rose to fame with his directorial debut ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009). Career Suseenthiran, who originally hails from a small village called Amarapoondi in Palan ...

's '' Jeeva'' (2014). The success of the film meant that he adapted 'Jeeva' as a prefix to his name and continued to play pivotal roles as a collector in

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's ''

Kaththi ''Kaththi'' (; ) is a 2014 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action film, action Social problem film, social drama film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss, and produced by Subaskaran Allirajah, Allirajah Subaskaran under the banner Ly ...

'' (2014) and a commissioner in ''

Kaaki Sattai ''Kaaki Sattai'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film co-written and directed by R. S. Durai Senthilkumar and produced by Dhanush, their second collaboration after '' Ethir Neechal'' (2013). The film stars Sivakarthikeyan and ...

'' (2015). He also starred in a movie directed by

Shakti Soundar Rajan Shakti Soundar Rajan is an Indian film director who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Career Rajan worked as an assistant director to Venkat Prabhu. His debut movie was ''Naanayam,'' released in 2010. In 2014, he directed ''Naaigal Jaakir ...

, ''

Miruthan ''Miruthan'' () is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language action horror film written and directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan, starring Jayam Ravi, Lakshmi Menon and Anikha Surendran. D. Imman composed the music, while Venkatesh S. handled the cinematograph ...

'' (2016).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ravi, Jeeva Living people Tamil male actors Tamil male television actors Television personalities from Tamil Nadu Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Tamil male actors Year of birth missing (living people)