 Soon after completing his education, he joined as an assistant director and apprentice Trainee under Film directors Sakthi Chidambaram and Upendra.In Bangalore, while Film Director Upendra was making a hit historical movie named H2O based on kaveri water issues as an indirect message to public and its goddness and badness and sufferingness .Tarun Gopi made his debut with the masala film, "Thimiru" (2006) featuring Vishal in the lead role.