After Love Today, Balasekaran started work on a film titled Sollamalae for producer R. B. Choudary but later opted out.
[2] Following the relative success of his Thulli Thirindha Kaalam (1997), Kavithalayaa signed him on for a further film titled Uyirezhuthu, though the project eventually did not materialise.
[3] He subsequently began making Solli Vidu for Vivekananda Pictures in mid-1998, with newcomers Raghuram, the son of producer Thiruppur Mani, and Simran.
Supporting actors such as Radhika, Raghuvaran and Prakash Raj were also signed up, but the film was later shelved.
[5][6] In 2003, the director was signed on by producer Prakash Raj to direct a film titled Thillalangadi starring Prabhu Deva and Sneha.