She went on to play mostly supporting roles in over 300 films, 250 of which were in Kannada, and the rest in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Tulu and Hindi.

[citation needed] Following her career in cinema, she associated herself with theatre, performing plays with her troupe, Natavranda.

Recognizing her contribution to theatre and cinema, Radha was awarded the Kanaka Ratna Award by Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha, a spiritual and cultural center, in 2010.

She made her debut in the 1964 Kannada film Navakoti Narayana, in which Rajkumar played the lead role.

She has acted alongside all top actors of south Indian cinema in the 1960s and 1970s, such as M.G.