His films include Baa Baro Rasika (2004), Yeshwanth (2005), Circus (2009), Haggada Kone (2014), Actor (2015), Aa Karaala Ratri (2018), and Ranganayaki (2019).

[2][3][4] He remade the critically acclaimed Tamil film Kurangu Bommai in Kannada titled Ombattane Dikku starring Yogesh.

[5] In 2020, Dayal ventured into the Telugu and Tamil film industries with Anaganaga O Athidhi and Kondraal Paavam, which are the remakes of his own Kannada directorial Aa Karaala Ratri.

His film Circus featured Ganesh in the lead role,[7][8] while he himself appeared in Gaalipata (2008), portraying a mute character named "Dracula."

[9] He also ventured into the romantic comedy genre with Satya Harishchandra (2017), which marked his return to commercial filmmaking after a significant period.

The following year Aa Karaala Ratri (2018) starring Karthik Jayaram and Anupama Gowda released, and it was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

On an average, a cinema hall records only 46% occupancy even for a high profile film as the price is set at a higher range (It can go up to 800 INR).