In his initial days, Raj Kiran ran a photo studio in Kaikaluru.
[2] He was to debut in 2004 under Usha Kiron Movies, but he backed out after they made changes to the second half that he was not comfortable with.
The low-budget film was a box office success despite receiving mixed reviews.
He returned to the genre with Viswamitra (2019) starring Nanditha Raj and Satyam Rajesh.
[4] Prior to the release of Geethanjali (2014) on 5 August 2014, the director had suffered a heart attack after being tensed by the film's delayed censor certification.