Rama Rao debuted at World Telugu Conference held in Hyderabad in 1975.
He also sang "Ee vishala prashantha ekanta soudhamlo" for O. P. Nayyar's Telugu movie Neerajanam.
M.S.Rama Rao's second grandson is taking forward his legacy by continuing to perform his songs.
Rama Rao gained fame for his singing the above two works and was awarded the name of 'Sundara Dasu' in 1977.
Rao's inspirational songs still provide incentives to follow the path of singing, even a decade after his unfortunate death.