Subsequently, Sibi took a break from acting and his next release "Naanayam" (2010) released three years after "Lee". The film directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan saw Sibi playing his first negative role. Although his performance was well received, the film did not fare well. Following "Naanayam" he went on another sabbatical, during which he pursued an acting workshop at the New York Film Academy (NYFA) in Los Angeles for three months, before returning in 2014 with "Naaigal Jaakirathai", again directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan. The film, which Sibi reportedly accepted after having listening to more than 200 scripts, featured him alongside a Belgian Shepherd dog as the protagonist. His next titles were "Pokkiri Raja" (2016), "Jackson Durai" (2016), "Kattappava Kanom" (2017) and "Sathya" (2017).