[3] In addition to his athletic pursuits, he founded a successful circus company but generously donated his earnings to charitable trusts and the Indian independence movement.

Vexed with his behaviour, his father, Venkanna sent him to his brother Kodi Narayana Swamy's house in Vizianagaram for higher studies.

[4] Rammurthy joined a fitness centre in Vizianagaram and learnt Kusthi, and soon became an established pehelwan (wrestler) in the region.

[9] In 1911 he displayed his skills of breaking steel chains, stopping motor cars and allowing elephant to pass over his chest before government authorities in Madras.

[4] Lord Minto, the Viceroy of British India, experienced Ramamurthy's strength, when he tried to drive his car with Rammurthy holding it back with iron chains.

Naidu performed impressive feats like stopping two cars (driving in two different directions) of 12 horse power at high acceleration, breaking iron chains (of half inches) and balancing an elephant on his chest.

[4][10] King George and Queen Mary were impressed with his feats and gave him the title Indian Hercules after watching his display of physical strength at Buckingham Palace.

[6] He earned crores of rupees through his circus company but spent a large amount of his wealth on charity and for the freedom movement of India.

[7] Anirban Ghosh notes of Ramamurthy Naidu trained and inspired youth to be physically fit countering the colonial stereotype that the Indian man was weaker than the British.

[8] Abhijit Gupta of Jadavpur University calls Naidu, "perhaps the most well-known and widely travelled among the league of extraordinary gentleman.