He has also played second lead roles and supporting characters in several films including Kamal Haasan's Sathya and Vijayakanth's Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran.
His father V. S. Bharathi, worked for Brooke Bond India Ltd, and his mother Rajalakshmi is a house wife.
[2][3] His recent works as a character actor include hits such as 1: Nenokkadine (2014), Ring Master (2014), Ivan Maryadaraman (2015), Srimanthudu (2015), and Gentleman (2016).
The police officer, Ramachandran, subsequently died due to his injuries and the actor faced a murder charge.
[citation needed] His house in Uthandi, Chennai was burgled in 2008 and the actor cited that it was an "inside job".