He was the son of Sir Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu, the former governor of Madras Presidency.
He came back to India to serve in Andhra University and was appointed as the registrar, a post he held till his retirement for about 22 years (April 1942 to February 1964).
During this period Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu was the governor and ex-officio chancellor of Andhra University.
In April 1942, his son Kurma Venugopalaswamy was appointed the registrar of Andhra University, which post he held till his retirement in February 1964.
After retirement he held the position of director of the Indian Institute of Management and Commerce, Hyderabad in 1973 until 1978.
by Andhra University in recognition of his services and intellectual contributions on the occasion of the fiftieth convocation in 1977.