 His next film, "Yuvakudu", directed by Karunakaran and co-starring debutant Bhumika Chawla, did positive business at the box office and was critically hailed as well.His third film "Pelli Sambandham" gave him the opportunity to act beside his grandfather Akkineni Nageswara Rao, and was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao.The film, however, managed only average business at the box office.