He became known for the rural drama Kathavarayan (2008), and has gone on to make feature films including Kandharvan (2014) and Kadathal (2023).
After working as a television director and a dialogue writer in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Salangai Durai made his directorial debut with Kathavarayan (2008) starring Karan and Vidisha.
"[1] In early 2009, Durai began work on Kantharvan, a love story narrating the tale of a romance between a lorry driver and a college girl, starring Kathir - who had featured in a small role in Kathavarayan- and Honey Rose.
[4][5][6] In 2019, Durai began work on a police procedural film titled EPCO 302 starring Kasthuri in the lead role, under his own production studio, South Indian Productions.
The film eventually had a delayed release, owing to the coronavirus pandemic, in December 2021.