बै बोसोरावनो बिथाङा मालयालम सावथुन कन्याकुमारीआव गावनि गिबि आरो मैखोम फाव मावफुङो; जायनि थाखाय बिथाङा गावनि गिबि फिल्मफेयर बान्था मोननो हायो।
The same year, he played his first lead role in the Malayalam film, Kanyakumari, for which he won his first Filmfare Award.