Ravi Mohan's debut film as producer titled ‘Bro Code', co-starring SJ Suryah
The upcoming film is set to be directed by Karthik Yogi, known for helming films like Dikkiloona and Vadakkupatti Ramasamy. The director shared a news report on his X handle to announce the news.
Finally we meet BRO.. to unravel the CODE. looking forward for the shoot https://t.co/VYaWY3XWxf — Ravi Mohan (@iam_RaviMohan) June 9, 2025
The news report stated that Bro Code will be an action-comedy. Details regarding the plot and the rest of the cast are under wraps.
Meanwhile, Ravi also has the political drama Karathey Babu, directed by Ganesh K Babu, action drama Parasakthi, directed by Sudha Kongara, fantasy comedy Genie, directed by Arjunan Jr, and Thani Oruvan 2, directed by his brother and filmmaker Mohan Raja in different stages of production.
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