He made a breakthrough as an actor with his performances in Madras (2014) and Vil Ambu (2016), while also serving as the producer in the latter.
Nandakumar runs Chennai's biggest film poster distribution service and heads up the family business which began in the 1950s.
[1] In 2013, Nandakumar was also involved in the pre-production of Pandiraj's Idhu Namma Aalu (2016) and was set to produce the film before T. Rajender asked to take over the venture.
[2][3] Nandakumar later went on to produce and act in the film, Vil Ambu (2016), directed by Ramesh Subramaniam.
He has worked in Rajinikanth-starrer Kabali (2016) and Lal Salaam (2024), Nibunan (2016) and Rukkumani Vandi Varudhu (2016).