 The films, all produced by his father, received poor reviews and did not do good business at the box office.His first direct Telugu venture "Brahmanandam Drama Company" was also a box office bomb, with Ravi Krishna lamenting that the film failed to succeed due to poor budgeting and publicity.His next release was the bilingual "Netru Indru Naalai" / "Ninna Nedu Repu" and in 2009, he starred in "Kadhalna Summa Illai", a remake of the Telugu film "Gamyam".