He has worked as assistant director with Arjun
for the moviesVedham and Ezhumalai. In the shooting spot of Ezhumalaiproducers Gnanavel and Jeya Prakash asked him to
play the lead role in their movie Chellame.
Vishal made his debut as the leading man in the
movie Chellamewhich turned out to be a superhit film.
His next 2 films, Sandakozhi and Thimiru too are big hits,
placing Vishal firmly in the top slot of young, rising actors.
He
has followed this with Malakkotai that has crossed the 125-day mark recently.