 He won a "Cinema Express Award for Best Villain" for his role, which brought him more film offers.In 1990, he teamed up for the second time with Kalaivanan Kannadasan for the film "Mr. Karthik", which flopped at the box office.Thereafter, he appeared in antagonist roles in Tamil films such as "Pudhu Padagan", "Velai Kidaichuduchu", "Raja Kaiya Vacha", "Enkitta Mothathe", "Jagathalaprathapan" and in Telugu films such as "Vishnu", "Magaadu" and "Balachandrudu".