His debut in Malayalam was Bheesmacharya (1994), directed by Cochin Haneefa, where he played a notorious villain.
He also acted as a villain in the Hindi movie, Hulchul (2004), which was a remake of the 1991 Malayalam blockbuster, Godfather.
[5] In 2009, he debuted as a director in the Malayalam movie Black Dalia,[6] starring Himself and Suresh Gopi in lead.
Baburaj's true potential to do the character roles was revealed with the film Koodasha.
Baburaj's performance as Panakkal Jomon in the crime drama Joji (2021) was highly appreciated by the critics.