following his initial brief roles, ramkumar came back in 1993 through the film "gejje naada" in a lead role opposite newcomer shwetha. the film was declared a musical hit with his performance being lauded. this was followed by the devotional biographical film "bhagawan sri saibaba", which had an ensemble cast. in 1994, he starred in b. c. patil's story "poorna sathya", which failed at the box office. the years 1995 and 1996 saw his highest number of films releasing, of which only "kavya", "thayi illada thavaru", "thavarina thottilu" and "gaaya" proved to be successful. his other films were completely washouts with back to back failures.