 He then enacted the lead role in Saran's "Alli Arjuna", alongside Richa Pallod, before starring in the low budget productions "Varushamellam Vasantham" and "Pallavan", which failed to achieve commercial success.Later, he starred in Sathyaraj's "Maha Nadigan" in a cameo role and did a negative role in the Telugu film "Lemon".He worked as an assistant to his father in films such as "Bommalattam" and noted filmmaker Mani Ratnam in "Bombay".