He was introduced to films by director Ram Gopal Varma, who became a mentor.
He has acted in more than five languages, including Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada.
He won the Nandi Special Jury Award for Gulabi (1996).
He received the Screen Award Special Jury Award for Satya (1998).
His directorial work Darna Zaroori Hai was archived at the New York Institute of Technology as part of a film course.