[1][2] Raj was born in the Kasarabad village, grew up in Suryapet, Nalgonda, Telangana, and moved to Hyderabad.
Later, he worked under DOP Mohana Krishna, as an assistant, in Hindi films, such as Ishqiya, R... Rajkumar, Do Lafzon Ki Kahani, and Force 2.
After finishing Arjun Reddy, Raj was hired to shoot director Venu Udugula's (in his directorial debut) 2018 film Needi Naadi Oke Katha.
(The rules to create film making based on the traditional values of story, acting, and theme, and excluding the use of elaborate special effects or technology.
He collaborated with Producer Bekkam Venugopal to shoot Husharu much before Needi Naadi Oke Katha being theatrically released in both the Telugu states on 23 March 2018.