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He debuted in the Malayalam film industry with the 1974 film Kanyakumari.
He won his first regional Filmfare award for this film.
His first break as a lead actor in Tamil films came with Apoorva Raagangal, directed by K. Balachander, for which he also won his first Filmfare award in Tamil.
The plot of the film revolved around a young man in love with an older woman and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
Kamal Haasan learned to play the mridangam for this role.
Another noteworthy fact is that this film introduced audiences to Rajnikanth, who played several supporting roles in films starring Kamal Haasan before becoming one of the most successful actors in the Tamil film industry.
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