 With multi-starrers diminishing in Tamil cinema, Abbas appeared in some low-budget ventures such as "Unarchigal" (2005) and "47A Besant Nagar Varai" (2006), before opting to pursue anti-hero roles.He starred as a womaniser in the horror film "Shock" (2004) and "Thiruttu Payale" (2006), and then also played a comic villain in "Sadhu Miranda" (2008) and "Guru En Aalu" (2009).In 2010, he made a return to Kannada films with the family drama "Appu and Pappu", portraying the father of young boy.