She pioneered the art of playing multiple roles in a single film.
This was her debut film, where she played three roles as Lakshmi, Seetha and Yashodhara.
In 1939, she played the heroine in her second film Amma directed by Niranjan Pal.
She competed with V. Nagayya and Tanguturi Suryakumari and earned a great repertoire.
She subsequently acted in the classic film Malliswari (1951) as Maharani, Akasharaju (1951), based on the story by Vishwanatha Satyanarayana, Pempudu Koduku (1953) and Sri Kalahastiswara Mahatyam (1954).