performed in the Tamil films Raam and Thoothukudi, which were released in 2005 and 2006 respectively. He was the villain in Billa (2007), in which he reprised his role as the main antagonist in the Telugu film by the same name, released in 2009. After his debut with Suhasini as the heroine, he worked with her again after a long gap of 25 years for the Tamil movie, Balam (2009). His next film Vaamanan, directed by Ahmed (who has worked as assistant to director Kathir), did well throughout South India. Rahman's next Telugu film Simha, was released worldwide on 30 April 2010. Simha went on to become the highest grosser of 2010, and the 5th highest-grossing movie in the Telugu Film Industry. He appeared in Oosaravelli and Vanthaan Vendraan. In 2014, he acted as the protagonist's father in the movie Govindudu Andarivadele, directed by Krishna Vamsi. In 2016, he starred in the Tamil-language thriller film Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru. He also played the main roles in Pagadi Aattam (2017) and Oru Mugathirai (2017). He played the role Madhurantakan on the historic epic drama, Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) directed by Mani Ratnam. Awards Rahman received the State Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in his very first film; Koodevide. He also received the Film Critics Award and Chamber Award for this film. In 1984, he received the Kerala Film Chamber Award for Best Actor for the film Ithiri Poove Chuvanna Poove. Rahman received the Award for Trendsetter in the history of Malayalam cinema's 78 years at the Etisalat Everest Film awards held in Dubai in 2007. The public voted for Rahman for this award from the nominations including Kamal Haasan, Sreedevi, Manju Warrier and Nadhiya. Rahman's Malayalam film Manjadikkuru, directed by Anjali Menon, received two awards at the 2008 International Film Festival in Kerala. Kerala State Film Awards: Second Best Actor-1983 – Koodevide Kerala Film Critics Award: Kerala Film Critics Award for Second Best Actor Ithiri Poove Chuvanna Poove - 1984 Kerala Film Chamber Award for Best Actor for the film Ithiri Poove Chuvanna Poove - 1984 Award for Trendsetter in the history of Malayalam cinema's 78 years at the Etisalat Everest Film awards held in Dubai - 2007 Padmarajan Award for lifetime achievement - 2015 Asianet Film Awards: Best Actor in Negative Role for Ranam -2018 Filmography Malayalam films Tamil films Telugu films TV serials 1996-1998 :Kadhal Pagadai - Tamil