She revealed that by the time she decided to come back she had lost her contacts in the industry and was thereafter seen in only a couple of insignificant projects. After Sethu's success, Abitha was flooded with offers but chose to complete her studies and finish her PG in Sociology from. Sethu won the and secured wins in the Best Film category at and the, while Abitha won critical acclaim for her role of a timid Brahmin girl. The film opened in December 1999 at a single noon show at a suburban theatre but built up through word-of-mouth publicity and ran for over one hundred days at several cinema halls across, becoming a critical and commercial success. Renamed her Abitha from her original name of Jenila for the film, after the character she was portraying. At that time, director Bala roped her in for a leading role in alongside, which she signed after and Rajshri had dropped out. After doing a couple of serials, she did a low-budget film titled as the sister of the lead lady and then B-Grade film titled Devadasi in Malayalam. The director of that serial recognised her and spoke to her parents, roping her in to play the heroine's sister in their next TV serial Criminal.
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