[6] After graduating as an engineering student from the CMRIT College, Bangalore,[1] she went on to work at the software company Infosys for a year.

Porkkalam directed by newcomer Bandi Sarojkumar was her first Tamil film, which was panned by critics upon release.

During the period, she had reportedly secured a lead role in National Film Award-winning director Bala's Avan Ivan;[14] however the character was eventually portrayed by Madhu Shalini.

9 To 12 (2011) starring Kishore who she previously had co-starred with in Porkkalam, became her first release in Kannada after Akasha Gange in 2008;[15] it opened to negative reception.

Her first release in 2012 saw her enacting the title role, a Lambani girl, in Parie,[16] based on the award-winning Kannada novel Bharadwaj.