Later, he joined director Sagar of has an assistant for the film Amma Donga (1995) and worked with him for six films. Then, he assisted S. V. Krishna Reddy on Sakutumba Saparivara Sametam (2000).
After working with director Sagar, he continued to collaborate with him on several films. He also worked with S. V. Krishna Reddy on a single film.