Ravi Mariya is an Indian film actor and director who works in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries. He made his debut as an actor with a cameo in the Pawan Kalyan, Bhoomika Chawla starrer Kushi (2001). Ravi directed his first movie Aasai Aasaiyai (2003) with Jiiva and Sharmelee in the lead. Over the years he has acted in movies like Veyil (2006), Mission 90 Days (2007), Kurukshetra (2008), Manam Kothi Paravai (2012), Vathikuchi (2013), Desingu Raja (2013), Jilla (2014), Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran (2016), Muthina Kathirika (2016), Ilami (2016) and Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen (2017).