He worked as a cinematographer on number of films including Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991), Men of War (1994), Lord of Illusions (1995), Star Kid (1997) and The Mist (2007).
Star Trek | Star Wars | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Star Trek: Voyager | Star Trek: The Original Series | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Toronto Star | Bronze Star Medal | Kid Rock | Silver Star | The Star-Spangled Banner | Red Star Belgrade | star | White Star Line | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | Star Trek: Enterprise | Star of David | Order of the Star of India | Major League Baseball All-Star Game | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | Star Cinema | Order of the Polar Star | Billy the Kid | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | The Karate Kid (1984 film) | Star Search | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Big Star | Lone Star |
Coto has also directed a number of films, including Cover Up (starring Dolph Lundgren), Dr. Giggles, and Star Kid.
The non-star kid became a star soon after his first release Pagala Premi for which he bagged the Orissa State Film Awards as Best Actor.