He was next seen in a role in Vijay Adhiraj's Puthagam, before playing another pivotal supporting character in Karu Pazhaniappan's Jannal Oram (2013).
Nagulan Ponnusaamy hadn't directed any film so far and he went to hibernation before resurfacing as an actor by playing Karu Pazhaniappan's father in his film Mandhira Punnagai.