[1] He was born in Sangadi Gunta village in Guntur district in 1898.
He entered the cinema industry during the silent era, where he was introduced by R. S. Prakash in 1921.
He got a good name for portraying the role of Vidura in Draupadi Vastrapaharanam (1936) from Saraswati Talkies.
He acted in Kanakatara, Balayogini, Dharmangada, Ratnamala, and Laila Majnu and played various roles.
He joined Vinoda Pictures as an accountant and acted in their Devadasu and Shanti films.