Jayam Ravi celebrated his birthday yesterday (September 10) and wishes poured in from all quarters for the talented actor. Several notable film personalities also extended their heartfelt wishes to the Thani Oruvan actor on social media and that being said, director I Ahmed of Endrendrum Punnagai fame took to his official Twitter page to send his wishes. While doing so, Ahmed, for the first time confirmed his second project with Jayam Ravi. Ahmed and Jayam Ravi are already doing a film titled Jana Gana Mana which is said to be an action drama, co-starring Taapsee Pannu, MS Bhaskar, and others.

The duo have already collaborated for another film before the release of the first and their next project together is called Iraivan. Ahmed officially confirmed the title of the project through a tweet which has gone viral among the fans. Sharing a sweet picture of him along with Jayam Ravi, Ahmed tweeted, "Two films and counting..#Iraivan Soon.❤️🙌". According to reports, Iraivan stars Lady Superstar Nayanthara as the female lead and the film is likely to hit the screens towards the end of this year. Details regarding the rest of the cast and crew are awaited. So, this confirms us that Jayam Ravi is doing two films with director Ahmed back to back - Jana Gana Mana and Iraivan.

The release plans of Jana Gana Mana are yet to be known. However, keeping these two aside, Ravi has multiple other exciting projects in his pipeline. He is gearing up for the release of the highly anticipated Mani Ratnam directorial, Ponniyin Selvan which is slated to release on September 30. Jayam Ravi plays the titular character in this historical epic that has high expectations among the fans. Jayam Ravi is also awaiting the release of Agilan, his film with director N Kalyanakrishnan of Bhooloham fame. Jayam Ravi also has two films which were recently announced - JR 30 with director Rajesh M of Oru Kal Oru Kannadi fame and Siren with debutant director Anthony Bhagyaraj.