 During the later 1990s and early 2000s he appeared in a few offbeat movies with directors like T. V. Chandran, Lenin Rajendran and Kamal in the films "Mazha", "Madhuranombarakkattu", "Anyar" and "Meghamalhar".He has appeared in the majority of the films made by director Lal Jose, including "Oru Maravathoor Kanavu", "Chandranudikkunna Dikhil", "Randaam Bhavam", "Pattalam", "Rasikan", "Chanthupottu", "Mulla" and "Spanish Masala".He won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actor twice in his acting career for his roles as Akhilachandran in "Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu "(1997) and Nanda Kumar in "T. D. Dasan Std.