This coincided with his directorial debut, Premalekha Rasa (2007), which turned out to be an unsuccessful venture and did not receive a theatrical release for a long time.
[2] Kulasekhar joined as an apprentice to Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry to learn the skills of writing lyrics for film songs.
Kulasekhar went on to write songs for over 150 films, including Nuvvu Nenu (2001), Manasantha Nuvve (2001), Santosham (2002), Jayam (2002), Dil (2003), Gharshana (2004), and Bommarillu (2006), among others.
[2] On 24 October 2013, he was arrested by the police in Kakinada for stealing a Satha gopam in Sree Balatripura Sundari Temple and was sentenced to six months in prison.
Kulasekhar directed a film Premalekha Rasa (2007) during his peak as a lyricist which was unsuccessful even to get released in theatres for a long time.