In 2008, Chandran returned as an actor after his debut in "Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol", in M. G. Sasi's "Atayalangal". He played the supporting role of Bhaskara Kurup in the film that won five state film awards. With "Boomi Malayalam" (2009), another film focusing on themes of feminism, he associated with Suresh Gopi for the first time. The film was structurally different from Chandran's earlier attempts at mapping female life as the film depicted the plight of seven different women who represent different periods of time with all of them sharing a common feeling—–fear.