Walter Vetrivel is his template for serious roles.
* After mannavaa mannavaa, facing tragedy - quite a pongal. If not for his numerous aNNan colloborations, it will qualify him for a nomination here
* savaals and savadAls to P Vasu. kodumaiyilum kodumai
* Maindaining strittu officer pose during pattu nilA and katterumbu faced with Suganya's provocations ( adhukku compensationA dhAN Thirumathi Pazhanichamy-la book paNNi kabaLIgaram paNNittArnu nenaikkaREn...although there is a duet that is left unpicturised in WV - or maybe they did picturise and SR compensated for lack of action in those two songs - because I remember duet stills with SR-Suganya for WV)