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• Joined the Loyola Theatre Society; kept auditioning for quite some time without ever getting selected for any role.
• Walked the ramp in college to help him earn some pocket money.
• His act in the ad for Leo coffee (the music for the ad was composed by A.R. Rahman) caught director Mani Ratman's attention. 
• Made his Kollywood debut with Mani Ratnam's film Thalapathi (1991).
• Roja (1992) earned him fame and recognition throughout India; took a break after the movie to study business administration. 
• In 1997, was named the president of InterPro India.
• Became the Chairman and Managing Director of ProLease India in 2002.
• Founded Talent Maximus, a company offering payroll solutions, in 2004.
• Met with an accident in 2005, which left him with an injured spine and a paralysed leg. It took him about 5 years to recover.
• After a 12-year hiatus, made his comeback to the movie world with the film Kadal (2013).