he film went on to become one of the top grosser of that year and earned him good recognition. He also won Best debut actor award for Asianet Suvarna for that year. This was followed by a brief break. In 2010, he starred in a romantic film Mandahaasa which underwent much delay in release. He was next noted in Alemari (2011) where he played a villain role. He was also seen in Manasology in the same year. Subsequently he starred as a lead actor in Parie (2012) which boasted of big names associated with it. However, the film was a failure at the box-office.