 In the start of 1999, he acted in R. Chandra's "Chinna Durai", co-starring with Roja.It was followed by "Oruvan", the remake of the Telugu film "Auto Driver", in which Sarathkumar paired with Pooja Batra and teamed up for the second time with the director Suresh Krissna.Usha Gopalakrishnan of "indolink.com" praised Sarathkumar's acting.