He was also an erstwhile dialogue writer for director Sundar C. He has directed nine films in his illustrious career since making his directorial debut in 1998.
[2][3] Ninaithen Vandhai was a Tamil remake of the Telugu film Pelli Sandadi (1996) and became a successful venture in the box office.
[5] Following the success of Ninaithen Vandhai, he collaborated with Vijay in two more films; Priyamaanavale (2000) with Simran and Vaseegara (2003) with Sneha which were also well received by the audience.
His other directorial ventures post Vaseegara, such as Anbe Vaa (2005), Pasupathy c/o Rasakkapalayam (2007), Murattu Kaalai (2012) and Kadhalai Thavira Verondrum Illai (2014) did not exactly live upto the expectations as they were considered predominantly as low profile releases and were deemed below average in the box office.
[6][7][8] Selva Bharathy cast in blind musician Comagan alongside other Raaga Priya orchestra members for the song "Uyir Thantha Thaye" for the emotional climax sequence in Pasupathy c/o Rasakkapalayam.