[1] He was born at Denduluru in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh on 14 January 1926.
He was influenced by the Indian independence movement, which shook the country, and he joined their activities regularly.
He was shifted to Rajahmundry Central Jail and came in contact with Mote Narayana Rao and Karmanchi Rammoorty.
He actively participated in the Praja Natya Mandali, run by Mudigonda Jagganna Sastry.
He worked as a sales boy for a cosmetics distribution company run by Kanuri Ramananda Chowdary.