▁Man i ▁Rat nam ' s ▁Ra avan an ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁also ▁gar ner ed ▁him ▁acc laim . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁V ai y ap uri ▁moved ▁from ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Then i ▁to ▁Chen na i ▁hoping ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁actor ▁in ▁the ▁T amil ▁film ▁industry . ▁Unable ▁to ▁immediately ▁get ▁a ▁chance ▁in ▁films ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁skin ny ▁physical ▁stat ure , ▁V ai y ap uri ' s ▁first ▁break ▁came ▁through ▁television ▁serial s ▁on ▁Do ord ar sh an , ▁where ▁he ▁not ably ▁worked ▁on ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Su j ath a ' s ▁Kol ai y uth ir ▁Kal am . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁film ▁career ▁appearing ▁as ▁an ▁extra ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁minor ▁roles ▁in ▁films , ▁before ▁making ▁a ▁break through ▁with ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁Bal u ▁Mah endra ' s ▁comedy ▁film ▁Ram an ▁Abd ul lah ▁( 1 9 9 7 ). ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁prompt ed ▁several ▁film ▁mak ers ▁to ▁approach ▁him ▁for ▁com edic ▁roles ▁in ▁their ▁projects , ▁with ▁the ▁actor ▁subsequently ▁winning ▁acc laim ▁for ▁his ▁roles ▁in ▁K ad hal ▁Pal li ▁( 1 9 9 7 ), ▁Pri y am ud an ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁and ▁Ka ath ala ▁Ka ath ala , ▁where ▁he ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁actor ▁Kam al ▁Ha as an . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s