"[4] Kalanjiyam later started other eventually shelved films titled Vikadan, with Murali again, and Kesavan, with Sarathkumar and Rambha, before going on to make the Prabhu-starrer Mitta Miraasu in 2001.
[5][6] In 2002, the director resurfaced with a project titled Sathamintri Muthamidu, which was set to be the launch for actor Mayur, Devayani's younger brother, and actress Anjali, though the film later failed to materialize.
In 2010, following actress Anjali's rise to fame, she made a goodwill gesture by agreeing to be a part of a few of Kalanjiyam's future films, noting she considered him her mentor.
The director returned with his next film, Karungali in 2011, which saw himself play the lead role of a drug peddler alongside an ensemble cast including Anjali, Sunitha Varma and Asmitha.
[15] In 2014, he worked as an actor in Kathiravan's Kodai Mazhai and landed in trouble for slapping actress Sri Priyanka during the making of the film, prompting her to faint on location.