▁shoot ▁advert is ement ▁films ▁and ▁also ▁directed ▁a ▁five - part ▁document ary ▁on ▁South ▁Indian ▁Tem ples , ▁S th ala ▁Pur an am ▁for ▁V ij ay ▁TV . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁participated ▁at ▁the ▁one - min ute ▁film ▁competition ▁ 6 0 ▁Second s ▁to ▁Fame ▁by ▁Ab ility ▁Foundation , ▁aim ing ▁for ▁the ▁prize ▁money . ▁His ▁short ▁film ▁Beck y ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁first ▁prize ▁at ▁the ▁Ab ility F est 2 0 0 5 . ▁K umar ar aja ▁then ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁P ush kar - G ay ath ri , ▁writing ▁the ▁dialog ue ▁of ▁their ▁director ial ▁debut ▁Or am ▁Po ▁( 2 0 0 7 ). ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁write ▁all ▁songs ▁for ▁their ▁second ▁project ▁Va ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁as ▁well . ▁Through ▁P ush kar - G ay ath ri , ▁K umar ar aja ▁met ▁S . ▁P . ▁B . ▁Char an , ▁who ▁agreed ▁to ▁produce ▁his ▁first ▁feature ▁film ▁A ar anya ▁Ka and am . ▁ ▁K umar ar aja ▁began ▁writing ▁his ▁ma iden ▁film ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Although ▁he ▁had ▁wanted ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁" racy ▁film " ▁– ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁clim ax ▁part ▁first , ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁add ▁multiple ▁story lines ▁– ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁had ▁eventually ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" le is ure ly ▁pac ed ▁film , ▁taking