He unveiled a new facet of his cinematic acumen when he turned producer and won rave reviews for Azhagiya theeye. He was also the scary villain in Vijay’s Gilli. He played the spoilt brat son of a politician. Now, in Vijay’s Sivakasi also he plays a villainous politician. One scene in which a posse of policemen arrives to arrest him was shot with huge expenditure. Vijay’s mates in the film are Vaiyapuri and Benjamin. Vaiyapuri has donned the role of a Negro in the film.