Sha Ra made his acting debut in the movie Maanagaram as one of a kidnapping gang’s members. A Behindwoods reviewer said he “has made a decent debut.” Later, he appeared in an Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu audition for a small supporting role but was ultimately cast as Gautham Karthik’s friend after the actor who was initially picked for the part left the production owing to scheduling conflicts. The Times of India’s Thinkal Menon observed that Shah Ra’s comic timing “works to a good extent.” Sha Ra is described as “rather endearing” by M. Suganth in his review of the movie Oh My Kadavule.