Tamil actor Jayam Ravi is cherished by Malayali audiences for movies like ‘Deepavali’ and ‘Santhosh Subramaniam’. He credits his appreciation for Malayalam cinema to his father showing him many such films in childhood. Ravi admires actors like Nedumudi Venu and Mohanlal from the Malayalam film industry. His recent announcement of divorce from wife Aarti after 15 years made headlines, with Aarti stating she was unaware of the decision beforehand.