He had a good rapport with writer Sriramana who is famous for his novel
Mithunam, and through him, was introduced to
Bapu. Bapu offered him a role of
Pinni Gari Mogudu in a comedy serial
Navvite Navvandi. Another Tollywood comedian,
AVS, also was introduced to acting with this serial. He played the role of Ganapati, the chief cook of Srinatha, in this film. It was a full-length role along with N. T. Rama Rao. But the first film released was
Mister Pellam in which he played two roles –
Narada and Narasaiah (neighbor of Rajendra Prasad). His dialogue
Antha Vishnu Maya became popular with audiences. After that he acted in the films
Rambantu,
Chitram,
Ramasakkanodu. He then had to go back to
Bhimavaram to work as a lecturer and support his family. He continued acting in movies whenever Bapu offers him a role in his films. He used to travel to Hyderabad, finish his schedule and come back to his native for doing his regular job. After five years, he relocated to Hyderabad to pursue a Ph.D. at
JNTU. This also gave him an opportunity to focus more on films. His second innings started with the film
Chitram (2000) directed by
Teja. He also graced the screens of several popular Telugu television shows. Notably, he hosted the mythological show "Chittam Chittam Prayaschittam" as
Chitragupta for 40 episodes, even penning its script. He also appeared as a guest on Suma's comedy show "Bhale Chance le" on MAA TV and participated in the celebrity talk show "Nuvvu Nenu" hosted by
Udaya Bhanu. == Personal life ==