If Sethu gave Vikram the break he needed in Tamil cinema, so it did for Rathnavelu. Nandha followed and Rathnavelu has been a part of many hit movies in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu ever since. After a hiatus in Tamil cinema, Rathnavelu shot to great fame with his fantastic visual treat in Vaaranam Aayiram. Shankar noticed his vision and did not hesitate one bit to rope in as the cinematographer for Endhiran. The result - Rajini looks 30 years younger, Aishwarya Rai looks like a teenager and Machu Pichu is hard to delete from anyone's memory.