He came into recognition with his work for the Telugu film Johnny (2003) starring Pawan Kalyan.
He started his career working as the assistant cameraman for the film Gehrayee.
[2] Palav's work was not recognised, though he has done films like Peechha Karro and Yeh Hai Jalwa, which stars Salman Khan.
[3] His work was very much praised when he got a chance in Pawan Kalyan's movie Johnny.
Palav and Chota K. Naidu handled the Cinematography for Johnny.