He rose to fame with his comedy entertainer, Jathi Ratnalu, that featured Naveen Polishetty, Priyadarshi Pulikonda, and Rahul Ramakrishna.

He subsequently joined as an assistant director under Virinchi Varma for Uyyala Jampala (2013), before moving on to direct a film, Pittagoda (2016).

[1] A critic from Times of India gave the film three stars out of five and termed it as "A madcap comedy featuring 'silly fools'."

She concluded the review calling "Jathi Rathnalu is a mixed bag" but worth for its comedy and the performances.

"[2] A reviewer for Firstpost also gave three stars out of five and opined that the script of the film is packed with funny one-liners, and every scene is interesting.