[3][4][5] Rema was born in Naduvannur village of Kozhikode district in Kerala to K. K. Madhavan and Dakshayani Amma.
She managed to complete the Junior Diploma in Cooperation (JDC) while being actively part of the communist movement.
Later on, she joined the Badakara Cooperative Rural Bank[6] and was serving as the branch manager while the state assembly polls of 2021 were due.
She has been a crusader against murder and rape Kerala and a strong voice in favor of women's rights in the last decade.
In 2021, K K Rema faced the assembly elections from Vadakara constituency with the unconditional support extended by UDF and became the first MLA of RMPI.