Nishad has often made social dramas in Malayalam, starting his career with Pakal (2006) and Nagaram (2007).

In 2009, he worked with Suresh Gopi and Pasupathy on Vairam: Fight for Justice, which was later dubbed into Tamil as Ammu Kolai Vazhakku.

In the early 2010s, his Gandhi Square featuring Thilakan failed to materialise.

[1] In 2012, he filed a complaint against actress Padmapriya and her manager for raising the cost of his film, No.

[3][4] In 2018, he made Kinar, a bilingual film focusing on the issue of water scarcity in a town bordering Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and the film starred Jaya Prada and Revathi in the lead roles, with different ensemble casts for the two versions.