in 2006, he came back with a successful film "thambi" with actor madhavan. seeman turned actor with the film "pori" where he played the role of a malaysian business man. the same year he directed the love story "vaazhthugal" again with madhavan and bhavana however, the film was not successful at the box office and only received negative reviews. since then seeman has only acted in films including critically acclaimed roles in "pallikoodam" and "evano oruvan". in 2009, seeman was among the 10 directors who starred in rasu madhavaran's mayandi kudumbathar, a huge entertainer in the box office.