His directorial debut, ‘Tatureh’ came in 1983. Then he shifted to focus more on children and young adults themes portraying their desires and problems in his films.Pourahmad achieved fame in homeland with his TV series ‘The Tales of Majid’ in 1990s adapted from as collection of stories by the acclaimed Iranian author Houshang Moradi Kermani. He was among the few Iranian film directors who was found of literary adaptation.