# Jithan Ramesh
**Jithan Ramesh** (ஜித்தன் ரமேஷ்; born 1982) is the stage name of Ramesh Choudary, an Indian actor and film producer who works in Tamil and [Telugu cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/telugu-cinema). He is the third son of the Tamil film producer R. B. Choudary of Super Good Films and the elder brother of the actor Jiiva.[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/jithan-ramesh)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[2](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/jithan-ramesh/28416) |
| Real name | Ramesh Choudary; stage name taken from his first Tamil hit, *Jithan*[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/jithan-ramesh) |
| Family | Son of producer R. B. Choudary; elder brother of actor Jiiva[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/jithan-ramesh) |
| Television | Contestant on *Bigg Boss Tamil 4* (2020), 68 days in the house, placed 12th[3](https://housepulse.in/people/jithan-ramesh) |
| Production | Co-producer at Super Good Films; credits include *Jilla* (2014) and *Kadamban* (2017)[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/jithan-ramesh) |
## Background and family
Ramesh Choudary was born in Chennai in 1982.[2](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/jithan-ramesh/28416) His father, [R. B. Choudary](https://www.edgepedia.org/r-b-choudary), is a prominent Tamil film producer associated with the Super Good Films banner, and his younger brother Jiiva is an award-winning actor, so film work was a family trade from the start.[1](https://www.moviebuff.com/jithan-ramesh)
## Acting career
**Debut and early films.** *Jithan*, which also starred Sarath Kumar, became a major box office hit, and the film's success gave him his stage name.[3](https://housepulse.in/people/jithan-ramesh)
**Career slowdown and later work.** In a 2023 interview, Ramesh described a slump after his strong start, saying that films he genuinely liked ended up as failures and that his script selection needed serious reworking; he took time off to be pickier with projects.[4](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2023/may/10/jithan-ramesh-interviewregrets-lessons-and-evolution-43281.html) In 2020 he appeared on television as a contestant on [Star Vijay](https://www.edgepedia.org/star-vijay)'s reality show *Bigg Boss Tamil 4*, hosted by [Kamal Haasan](https://www.edgepedia.org/kamal-haasan), spending 68 days in the house and finishing in 12th place.[3](https://housepulse.in/people/jithan-ramesh)
**2023 return.** *Farhana* (2023), directed by Nelson Venkatesan, marked his return to [Tamil cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-cinema) after several years; he played the husband of [Aishwarya Rajesh](https://www.edgepedia.org/aishwarya-rajesh)'s title character, a housewife from a conservative Muslim family who takes a call-center job.[4](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2023/may/10/jithan-ramesh-interviewregrets-lessons-and-evolution-43281.html)
## Producing
Ramesh works as a co-producer with his family's studio, Super Good Films, and has co-produced films including *Jilla* (2014), in which he also made a special appearance, and *[Kadamban](https://www.edgepedia.org/kadamban)* (2017).[4](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2023/may/10/jithan-ramesh-interviewregrets-lessons-and-evolution-43281.html) • [1](https://www.moviebuff.com/jithan-ramesh) Sources differ on when he began producing: the Tamil-language wiki and Plex date his producer debut to *Vaanam* (2011), while a biographical video account credits *Jilla* (2014).[5](https://tamilar.wiki/w/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B7%E0%AF%8D) • [6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYDrru_b_-4) In the 2023 interview he said Super Good Films was planning its landmark 100th film with its long-time collaborator Vijay, with whom the banner had made six previous blockbusters.[4](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2023/may/10/jithan-ramesh-interviewregrets-lessons-and-evolution-43281.html) [BookMyShow](https://www.edgepedia.org/bookmyshow) lists him as producer of the 2026 action dramas *[Magudam](https://www.edgepedia.org/magudam-2026-film)* (Tamil) and *Makutam* (Telugu).[7](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/jithan-ramesh/28416/filmography)
## References
1. [Jithan Ramesh, Moviebuff](https://www.moviebuff.com/jithan-ramesh)
2. [Jithan Ramesh profile, BookMyShow](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/jithan-ramesh/28416)
3. [Jithan Ramesh, Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4 contestant profile, HousePulse](https://housepulse.in/people/jithan-ramesh)
4. [Jithan Ramesh Interview: Regrets, lessons, and evolution, Cinema Express (10 May 2023)](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2023/may/10/jithan-ramesh-interviewregrets-lessons-and-evolution-43281.html)
5. [ஜித்தன் ரமேஷ், தமிழர்விக்கி](https://tamilar.wiki/w/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B7%E0%AF%8D)
6. [Untold story about Actor Jithan Ramesh, Cine Samugam, YouTube (2020)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYDrru_b_-4)
7. [Jithan Ramesh filmography, BookMyShow](https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/jithan-ramesh/28416/filmography)
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