We need not elaborate on his abilities to do characters that are poles apart in their nature. The fact that he started out as a heinous villain, made the successful transition to hero, did action and a signature style of sarcastic comedy and then scored with a few very meaningful roles is good enough to establish his class. Two roles that best encompass the spectrum of roles that he has done might be the villain of Amaithipadai with a strong comic streak and the innocent shepherd of Onbathu Roobai Nottu.