After apprenticing under Ravi K. Chandran and K. V. Anand, Shaman began his career as the main cinematographer with the Telugu film Mouna Ragam (2010).
[3] During the period, he also worked as the cinematographer of a delayed Kannada language film titled Akhaada, which later gained notoriety for featuring actor Vijay Sethupathi in a lead role.
[9] Set in the 1980s, the film told the tale of shepherds in rural Tamil Nadu, who walk miles in search of pasture for their goats and sheep.
[10][11] In its review, the critic from The Times of India gave a positive impression and wrote the film "starts off as a lackadaisical narration [but] moves steadily once the major plot unfolds", adding that "the cinematography, which captures the village in all its beauty and the effortless performance from the heroine and the trio are positives of the film.
"[12] The News Minute labelled it as "a simple romance drama engagingly told", while The New Indian Express wrote that it was a "tightly-knit emotional tale of love and loss".