It was at Asatha Povadhu Yaaru, he made a formidable collaboration with fellow standup comedian Madurai Muthu and both of them gained a huge fan-following for their chemistry during their comical performances.
[3][4] Guna impressed the audience by imitating the body language and voice modulations of prominent actors including Sivaji Ganesan, M. R. Radha Goundamani and Janagaraj.
[5] However, he refused to act in feature films as he began concentrating to work in reality television programmes and stage performances, which subsequently made it difficult for him to allocate his availability in order to make adjustments when giving callsheets to directors.
[7][8][9] Prior to his death, he reportedly underwent dialysis for over a year after being diagnosed with kidney renal failure at a private hospital in Coimbatore.
However, his close friend and stand-up comedian Madurai Muthu disregarded such claims insisting to stop spreading rumors without knowing about Kovai Guna's character.