swasika first film was Sundarapandi's Vaigai, a love story, her character was based on a real life individual. She then did Goripalayam by Rasu Madhuravan, in which she played the second lead. She was still a student, when she acted in the film. Her third film Maithanam got positive reviews from both the critics and the audience. She played a village girl, who "values culture and tradition" in the film. In her next venture, Kandadhum Kaanadhadum by director Seelan, she played a "city-bred college girl". She made her Malayalam debut with Cinema Company and was the lead actress in Sajeevan Anthikkad's Prabhuvinte Makkal. In the 2014 Tamil thriller Panduvam she played a psychiatrist, a modern character as opposed to her earlier roles in Tamil films.