A Doctor of Philosophy graduate in arts from France, he was also a visual artist who founded Capital Letters, a graphic designing company.
[5] In an interview with The Hindu newspaper in 2016, he said that he designed the AIADMK Flag within one hour at night, around 10:00 pm and also revealed that his association with late Indian veteran actor turned politician MGR began in 1973 when Pandu had designed stickers for MGR's iconic yesteryear evergreen film Ulagam Sutrum Valiban.
[6] Pandu made his acting debut in Maanavan,[7] joining his brother Idichapuli Selvaraj who had appeared in several films as a comedian.
He played a supporting role in Agathiyan's Kadhal Kottai portraying Ramasamy who accompanies Ajith Kumar in Rajasthan.
[10] He also ran a company called Capital Letters and engaged in designing name boards for offices and residences of Tamil film fraternity.