[2] He began his career as an assistant director to Manivannan, and made his directorial debut with Poomagal Oorvalam.
[1][4] Madhuravan joined as an assistant director with Manivannan and started his debut Manamagal Thevai with Jayaram and Devayani, but the film was dropped after recording songs.
The film, starring Prashanth and Rambha, released in 1999 to average reviews, with a critic noting to "watch it for comedy".
[1] He had started work on a project titled Ullam Thulluthe Thannale with Prashanth and Jyothika, but the film did not complete production.
[11] Madhuravan's next directorial was Muthukku Muthaaga, another family drama which also received positive reviews[12] and was an average grosser at box office.