With Parker, he then began work on Ammuvagiya Naan (2007), which told the story of a commercial sex worker transforming herself into a housewife.

Starring Parthiban and Bharathi, the film opened to positive reviews with a critic noting "writer-director Padma Magan has come out with a movie that augers well for the future of Tamil Cinema".

[2] Despite the success of the film, Padmamagan failed to get producers for his next planned project, that revolving around the life of a seven-year-old child.

He revealed that such failure to attract investors, made him give up a career in cinema and turned him into an alcoholic.

[3] In 2012, he began work on his third film Netru Indru, a multi-starrer featuring Vimal, Prasanna and Richard amongst other actors.