Gradually, his interest in film making increased and after hurdles, he got the chance to be an assistant director to filmmaker Cheran.
The film, which was produced by Arulnidhi's father and M. Karunanidhi's youngest son, M. K. Thamizharasu, gained positive reviews and went well in the box office.
His first production was his own directorial Marina which marked the feature film debut for television anchor and comedian Sivakarthikeyan.
[9] Pandiraj distributed his former assistant Naveen's debut film Moodar Koodam under his Pasanga Productions studio.
[13] Later, Pandiraj produced Semma and launched his former assistant Vallikanthan as a director, starring G. V. Prakash Kumar.
[14] With Namma Veettu Pillai (2019), which had actor Sivakarthikeyan in the lead, Pandiraj, once again focused a film on family values.