He made his directorial debut with the critically acclaimed Malayalam - Tamil bilingual suspense-thriller Neram (2013).
His next work was Neram, a short film which featured Vijay Sethupathi playing a pivotal character.
His next short film was The Angel, employing actors Vijay Sethupathi and Bobby Simha in lead roles.
[9] His next short film was Eli - a sexy tale which had Bobby Simha, Nivin Pauly and Rajeev Pillai as part of the cast and was produced by actor/director/singer Vineeth Sreenivasan.
Puthren made his entry into the field of advertising by directing the commercial for Bangs Fried Chicken, a fast food chain.
The film is bilingual in Tamil and Malayalam and starred Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim and Bobby Simha in lead roles.