 He also began acting in Vasanth's "Nerukku Ner", and was later replaced by Suriya.The following films "Aval Varuvala" and "Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen" also became successes, with the latter featuring Ajith in a guest role.Except for "Uyirodu Uyiraga", which performed poorly, his other three films released in 1998 and six in 1999 were box office hits.