He shifted focus to composing jingles for advertisement films and associated with famous brands like Chemmanur and MCR.

In 2013, Varun produced a social cause album titled Smile featuring five singles by Shwetha Mohan as well as songs by upcoming singers Suchith Suresan and Yazin Nizar.

The lyrics and video of the song narrate a tale of romance where rain acts as the predominant backdrop to important moments in the love story of a young couple.

The video also features a short climactic fight sequence, for which Varun composed the background score.

His first release of 2024 would be the Tamil film The Door, directed by Jaiidev starring Bhavana in the lead role.