9 8 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Following ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁Must ha ff aa ▁( 1 9 9 6 ), ▁A rav ind raj ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁cancel ▁another ▁project ▁titled ▁News ▁st arring ▁Ram ki ▁and ▁V ij ay ash anti ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁a ▁s abb at ical . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁agreed ▁terms ▁with ▁producer ▁I bra him ▁Row ther ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁film ▁titled ▁P es um ▁V iz h ig al , ▁but ▁the ▁producer ' s ▁financial ▁troubles ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁sh el ved . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁television ▁serial ▁titled ▁So ol am , ▁which ▁ran ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁and ▁also ▁appeared ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁serial s . ▁He ▁attempted ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁com eb ack ▁to ▁films ▁through ▁a ▁vent ure ▁titled ▁Ay uth ap ada i , ▁but ▁the ▁film ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁the atr ical ▁release ▁while ▁another ▁project ▁titled ▁P es um ▁V iz h ig al ▁failed ▁to ▁proceed ▁after ▁the ▁launch . ▁Sub sequently ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁political ▁thr iller ▁titled ▁Ir and u ▁M ug am ▁featuring ▁S ath yar aj ▁and ▁Kar an ▁in ▁the ▁leading ▁roles . ▁A rav ind raj ▁also ▁acted ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁low - key ▁release ▁and ▁performed ▁below ▁average ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office .