His passion for film direction took him to Calcutta, and he enrolled in an institute run by Mr. Balchandani.
There the noted director Ellis R. Dungan had come to deliver a guest lecture.
Dungan was much impressed by Mitradas and recommended him to T. R. Sundaram of Modern Theatres, Salem.
Duppathage Duka (1956) is the remake of the Tamil hit Ezhai Padum Padu.
With the outbreak of the World War II, he felt the necessity to serve the nation.