College & MGR Movie Television Institute Kannan forayed into films.
He began working as an associate director to Atlee for Raja Rani (2013).
He earned a nomination for the Best Tamil Debut Director at the 6th South Indian International Movie Awards.
[6] The film opened to mixed to positive reviews, but was a decent hit at the box-office.
[7][8] On 14 April 2024, it was announced that Kannan would be directing his next film under Lokesh Kanagaraj's banner, G Squad.