He made documentary films for a Malayalam television channel for a period of time.
Prior to making his feature directorial debut, Vimal made a documentary on the same subject, titled Jalam Kondu Murivettaval.
[3] In January 2016, announcement of his second directorial was held at a function in Burj Al Arab, Dubai.
The high-budget film titled Mahavir Karna was based on the epic Mahabharata was initially launched as a Malayalam language film with Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead role.
[6] In 2017, for reasons unknown, Prithviraj opted out of the project and Vikram was signed in as a replacement, thus making the film a Tamil production.