He also rejoined the Thirunelvely Young Men's Hindu Association. Soon after the conclusion of a bharathanatyam event at YMHA, he eventually decided to impress and make an impression in order to get the attention of Kalai-Arasu Sornalingam who was regarded as one of the stalwarts of Tamil theatre and he practiced the lines from popular Indian play Raja Raja Cholan. However, his efforts went in vain as Sornalingam left the event in a car much to the disappointment to Kulanthai. However, he got his wish come true again after six months post the incident in 1958 when Kalai-Arasu Sornalingam himself wanted to meet him.
