, ▁he ▁continued ▁appearing ▁as ▁a ▁supporting ▁actor , ▁often ▁port ray ing ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁several ▁com ed ians ▁in ▁a ▁film . ▁His ▁work ▁in ▁Th ull ad ha ▁Man am um ▁Th ull um ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁where ▁he ▁port rayed ▁a ▁com edic ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁man ▁slowly ▁becoming ▁a ▁trans gender , ▁won ▁him ▁further ▁critical ▁acc laim . ▁ ▁Through out ▁his ▁career , ▁V ai y ap uri ▁has ▁often ▁appeared ▁in ▁films ▁st arring ▁Kam al ▁Ha as an ▁and ▁the ▁actor ▁selected ▁V ai y ap uri ▁for ▁a ▁major ▁supporting ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁actor ' s ▁M umb ai ▁X press ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁V ai y ap uri ▁was ▁later ▁cast ▁as ▁a ▁trans gender ▁in ▁Man i ▁Rat nam ' s ▁Ra avan an ▁( 2 0 1 0 ), ▁which ▁he ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" major ▁turning ▁point " ▁in ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁shot ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁alongside ▁an ▁ensemble ▁cast ▁including ▁Vik ram ▁and ▁A ish w ary a ▁R ai , ▁with ▁the ▁film ▁winning ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁upon ▁release . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁in ▁a ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁new com er ▁Dev ind ir an , ▁while ▁he ▁had ▁also ▁shot ▁for ▁a ▁Mal ay al am ▁film ▁titled ▁Kal yan am am ▁Kal yan am ▁where ▁he ▁port rayed ▁the ▁second ▁lead . ▁However