[3][4] Gautham was selected to play the lead role along with Meghana Raj by director Vinayan in his ghost flick Yakshiyum Njanum, an Onam release of 2010.

[5][6][7][8] The success of the film prompted Vinayan to offer another lead role to Gautham in Raghuvinte Swantham Rasiya, a 2011 release.

[9] Gautham also played important role in Again Kasargod Khader Bhai, the sequel of Kasarkode Khaderbai directed by Thulasidas.

[10] After a small break, Gautham made his Tamil language debut with Manal Naharam directed by Oru Thalai Ragam Shankar,[11] released in 2015.

In 2016, Gautham had a Malayalam release Poyi Maranju Parayaathe co-starring Vimala Raman and late Kalabhavan Mani.