 In early 2012, Raja began pre-production on remaking the Tamil film "Ramanaa" (2002) into Hindi with Akshay Kumar and Tamannaah in the lead roles.He later opted out of the film after it went through delays and was not involved in the subsequent remake titled "Gabbar Is Back" (2015).Raja then briefly forayed into acting and played the father of quadruplets in the comedy thriller, "Enna Satham Indha Neram" (2014), directed by his friend, Guru Ramesh.