[2] Sarathbabu was born in Madipakkam, a suburb of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
[3] He had four siblings and the family was supported by his mother Deepa Ramani, an Anganwadi worker.
[5] Sarathbabu contested as an independent candidate from the Chennai South constituency during the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections and managed to secure over 15,000 votes.
[10] In the 2011 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, he contested again as an Independent candidate from the Velachery constituency.
[12][13] In 2010, Sarath started the Hunger Free India, an initiative to feed poor people.