In 1995 Carrom World Cup which was held at Colombo, he won the men's singles title and he emerged as runners-up along with R. Arokiaraj to fellow Indian pair in the men's doubles final.

In the 2000 Carrom World Cup, he finished at fourth position in the men's singles.

He currently runs and operates his own coaching club in Chennai.

[9] In 2012, Irudayam's wife died after she was run over by a truck near Chennai.

[10] Indian actor Dhanush partly played his role as a carrom player in the 2018 Tamil film Vada Chennai.