 When director Mani Ratnam was looking for children to cast in his film "Anjali", his school suggested his name and he shot for a dance sequence in the film with his brother and other children.He later appeared in "Sathriyan" (as the young Vijayakanth) and "Iruvar" by Mani Ratnam again.While in college, Santosh Sivan, cinematographer of Mani Ratnam's films, called Vishnuvardhan to act in his directorial "The Terrorist".