[1] In the beginning of his career, he made a name for himself by playing the character Vettaiyan, a villain turned into a hero in the television series Saravanan Meenatchi.

He continued working on Star Vijay, appearing in supporting roles in the serials Thayumanavan and in the first season of Saravanan Meenatchi.

[5][6] After season 2, Raj opted not to act in any more television serials and stated his intentions of breaking into the Tamil film industry.

Prior to this, he appeared in small, insignificant roles in Karthik Subbaraj's Pizza (2012) and Ravikumar's Indru Netru Naalai (2015).

[15][16] Raj became known through his participation in the third season of Bigg Boss Tamil,[17] after which he was cast as the lead actor in Lift, directed by Vineeth Varaprasad and released on OTT, which opened to a positive response .