He started his career as an art director for television shows. After that, he got a chance to act in the television shows
Comedy Bazaar and
Lollu Sabha. After gaining popularity through his television comedy shows,
Lollu Sabha and
Comedy Bazaar, he acted as a comedian in many films after making his debut with
Student Number 1 (2003). In 2014, after acting in
C. S. Amudhan's
Rendavathu Padam, he made his directorial debut with the film
Iraimagan. but due to financial problems, he approached his friend
Santhanam to refer a producer. The film was later shelved. However, at the time, the
Lollu Sabha duo Muruganand (Murugan and Prem Anand) were making their debut as film directors with the film
Inimey Ippadithan. They asked him to help with the additional improvements to the dialogues, so he worked on that film. In 2016, his friend Mahendran Rajamani also made his directorial debut with a film named
Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal. Mahendran offered a supporting role in the film. So Maaran acted and also wrote the lyrics for one song. After that, he acted as a comedian in many films with Santhanam. In 2021,
Dikkiloona was released on
ZEE5. The film received mostly negative reviews, and the dialogues of Maaran were praised. And then he got chances to act in more films like
Naai Sekar,
Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal, and
Naai Sekar Returns. == Filmography ==