 Sundaram began his career assisting as a choreographer for his father Mugur Sundar's projects, before going on to lead troupes.He was a dancer in "Rukkumani Rukkumani" from Mani Ratnam's "Roja" (1992) and in "Aasai" (1995).He also regularly featured in cameo appearances in songs featuring his brother Prabhu Deva, with the pair making appearances in Shankar's early films "Gentleman" (1993) and "Kadhalan" (1994).