Shaam began his career as a model in Bangalore. His acting career started with a cameo appearance in SJ Suryah's Khushi as a friend of Vijay. The first film in which he had a speaking role was 12B, a remake of the British film, Sliding Doors. 12B was also the directorial debut for the director, Jeeva, who then was a leading camera man. In 12B, Shaam's co-stars were Simran and Jyothika, the two leading actresses at that time. The movie had an average gross though the music by Harris Jeyaraj received critical acclaim. Shaam's film Iyarkai, directed by debutant S. P. Jananathan and ably supported by cinematographer, N. K. Ekambaram, won the National Best Picture Award (Tamil, 2003) with its unique storyline and departure from cliched Tamil film romances. The shoestring budget film, a realistic portrayal of seafarers in between commission, through its excellent camerawork and music score by Vidyasagar added to the stature of the film's cast and crew but due to its delayed release was under-appreciated at the box office.
His later films showed promise but were yet to make the box-office. Shaam, after an effort to make better story selections, improved his image as his films got better returns at the box-office and helped him maintain his reputation. His recent movie Ullam Ketkumae was a commercial success. He was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai. Sources also claimed that Shaam is about to make his Bollywood debut with noted controversial director Faisal Saif who plans to shoot his first Tamil Hindi movie in 2009. When Press and Media questioned Faisal on this, Faisal denied. |
