He began as a director in Malayalam cinema, but in the 1970s he worked in the Hindi industry and worked with Amitabh Bachchan on several occasions such as in Bombay to Goa (1972) and Mahaan (1983).
Ia mulai menjadi sutradara dalam sinema Malayalam, namun pada 1970an ia berkarya dalam industri Hindi dan berkarya dengan Amitabh Bachchan pada beberapa kali seperti dalam Bombay to Goa (1972) dan Mahaan (1983).