based in  Chennai . He made his directorial debut with the family-drama  Aanandham  in 2001 and followed it up with the highly successful action films  Run  (2002), Sandakozhi  (2005),  Bheema  (2008) and  Paiyaa  (2010). He and his brother Subash Chandrabose have also produced films through his production company,  Thirupathi Brothers .