After finishing a degree at Hindustan College of Arts and Science Mahat pursued a career in films with actordirector Silambarasan who cast him in a minor role for the 2006 film Vallavan He was initially set to make his debut in a Tamil remake of the successful Telugu film Ullasamga Utsahamga 2008 though the venture never took off He has a girlfriend who is also the title winner of Femina Miss India Mahat a childhood friend of producer Dhayanidhi Alagiri was signed to portray a role in Venkat Prabhus Mankatha which featured an ensemble cast including Ajith Kumar Arjun and Vaibhav Reddy Mahat appeared as a Dharavi bar owner and the film opened to critical and commercial acclaim in August 2011 and subsequently won him the Edison Award for Best Debut Actor He is one of the sixteen contestants who is taking part in the Bigg Boss Tamil 2 which is being telecasted on Star Vijay
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