 Anbu was set to make his debut in 2011 with Rasu Madhuravan's "Parthom Pazhaginom" opposite Joshna Fernando, but the film was shelved soon after the launch.Anbu later began working on a film titled "Andha 60 Naatkal" by Rajasekhar in late 2015, a fantasy comedy co-starring Chandrika, but the film eventually did not release.Likewise, another cancelled venture in 2015 was Johnson's "Kokku", in which Anbu was supposed to star alongside Papri Ghosh.