He apparently faced tough challenges while growing up, especially since he was studying at school, as he was frequently body shamed by his schoolmates, and he was also mocked, humiliated and ridiculed by his pals for his short stature as well as for his appearance.
In an interview, he credited that reading books eventually paid rich dividends for him, which propelled him to embark on pursuing greener pastures by venturing into the cine field.
He was lauded for his strong tone, loud voice, angry reactions, and body language in the film Sethupathi, as such attributes are regarded as acceptable prerequisites for a person to handle the job of a strict investigation officer.
Yo Sethupathi your job has been confirmed, shave when you come on Monday) became popular and such dialogues from him also were very well related to the sentiments of Tamil audiences which are inevitably used in day-to-day life.
In a court sequence as a court judge in Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017), he gave a stern warning to Bose Venkat to behave appropriately and asks him to stop passing the blame to an elderly person for all the murders that had been committed by a different person and he warns that he will not extend the remand to Venkat if he again brings a false fabricated evidence instead of the actual evidence.