in malayalam, he directed the same film, titled as "aadhyate anubhavam" (1987). the film found multiple time releases and reached the classic status. following this, he took up acting assignments offered by other directors and starred in some successful films such as "mithileya seetheyaru" (1988), "avale nanna hendthi" (1988), "sura sundaranga" (1989), "manmatha raja" (1989) and "avane nanna ganda" (1989).