Sreeram is well known for his longtime association with celebrated filmmakers and actors like Mani Ratnam, Moulee and Kamal Haasan. His work was well appreciated in films like Mouna Ragam, Nayakan, Geetaanjali, Thiruda Thiruda and Alaipayuthey. He has mentored some of the prominent cinematographers in the Indian film industry including Jeeva, M. S. Prabhu, Ramji, Chezhiyan, K. V. Anand, Tirru, Balasubramaniem and Nirav Shah. In January 2016, Sreeram was elected as the President of South Indian Film Cinematographers Association.