07 September,2026 09:35 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Keneeshaa Francis and Ravi Mohan. Pic via X
Singer Keneeshaa Francis is all set to join actor-producer Ravi Mohan for his directorial debut, An Ordinary Man. The announcement of her coming board comes months after the singer stepped away from social media after facing intense criticism and online trolling over her association with the actor.
Ravi Mohan is making his directorial debut with An Ordinary Man, an upcoming Tamil comedy film. The actor will also be backing the project under his banner, Ravi Mohan Studios.
The film will be headlined by Yogi Babu, while Keneeshaa has joined the film as its composer. The announcement was made officially by Ravi Mohan Studios on Instagram.
Sharing a poster featuring Keneeshaa, the production house wrote, "A new sound has entered the wild. A new chapter. The same soul. An artist you know in a way you've never heard before. 'An Ordinary Man' - One New Sound. One Heaven of a debut. CINEMA welcomes keneeshaa1."
The announcement soon caught the attention of fans, as several users flooded the comments section hinting that Keneeshaa and Ravi Mohan were back together.
For the unversed, Keneeshaa made headlines after Ravi Mohan publicly announced his separation from his wife. The controversy further heightened after his estranged wife, Aarti Ravi, claimed she had not been informed about the separation. Meanwhile, Ravi accused Aarti of mentally torturing him.
Amid the controversy, Ravi was often spotted with Keneeshaa, who reportedly worked with him as a counsellor. Amid the scrutiny, Keneeshaa shared a lengthy statement on Instagram in May this year, suggesting that she had decided to walk away from the relationship, and also hinted at cheating. She also said that she wants to stay away from public scrutiny surrounding her personal life.
"Dear all, I have said more than I should and could and most of it was unnecessary as well. I walked into this story with love. I walk out of it with silence. Some places become so consumed by noise, ego, judgment and manufactured narratives that goodness no longer has room to breathe there. And when that happens, even love begins to feel unwelcome. I have given pieces of myself trying to protect a human being the world had already decided a story for. But I now understand something very clearly - in a world addicted to spectacle, kindness rarely stands a chance against chaos," she wrote.
She further said, "To the public, the cinema industry, the commentators, the people who love him, dislike him, defend him, mock him, or claim ownership over his life - he is now all yours. There will be no more explanations. No more defending. No more fighting battles that were never mine to carry in the first place. I was stupid to think that good people needed a chance to live and support in that realm is the best one can do. But I understand, that this place is only for liars, cheaters, manipulators and life extorters. And so, I release him with peace, with love, and with complete detachment. I release all my responsibilities that were signed up for as well."
"Online bullying, manipulation and sorcery is what I leave because of. And with that, I am logging off Instagram and all social profiles as well until God wins. I ask all my friends, family and well wishers to give me the privacy I need. As of today: Feminism, you won. Happiness, you lost. Love and Light. Keneeshaa Francis," she concluded.
