He made his acting debut in Kadhal Desam (1996), with Vineeth and Tabu, which became a great success.
[6] Abbas played role of Rajinikanth's son-in-law in Padayappa (1999), which became highest grossing Tamil film of the year.
[11] In 2001, Abbas co-starred with Madhavan and Reema Sen in Minnale (2001), which became another biggest hit of his career.
For the next decades Abbas appeared in multi starrer films — Nee Premakai (2002), Pammal K. Sambandam (2002), Adi Thadi (2004) and Anasuya (2009).
In 2010, Abbas starred in Kannda film — Appu and Pappu which became a surprise success.