 After being the lead choreographer for a few Kannada films, his first break came through Mani Ratnam's "Thiruda Thiruda" (1993), where he was given the chance to design dances for three songs.He then went on to become a choreographer of Tamil directors Mani Ratnam and Shankar, and worked on Amitabh Bachchan's album, "Aby Baby" (1996).Shankar then offered Sundaram an acting opportunity in his romantic comedy "Jeans" (1998), where Sundaram played a full-length role.