In an acting career spanning around two decades, Hareesh Peradi has appeared in around 40 films, numerous television shows and stage productions. Though his feature film debut came in the early 2000s, it was his performance in the popular Surya TV series Kayamkulam Kochunni that marked a turning point in the actor's career. Subsequently, he got his big break when he essayed a key supporting role in the acclaimed political thriller Left Right Left (2013). Hareesh has since appeared in a number of popular Malayalam and Tamil movies in character roles, notable among which are Njaan (2014), Pulimurugan (2016), Godha (2017), Vikram Vedha (2017), Spyder (2017), Mersal (2017) and the action-thriller Sketch (2018).