His depiction of the Sringara rasa as Satyabhama in Srikrishna tulabharam kept audiences spellbound.
Equally enchanting performances in Roshanara, Deva Devi in Vipranarayana and the eponymous Chintamani made his place in Telugu theater permanent.
His most memorable acting, however, was as Madhuravani in Gurajada Appa Rao's comedy Kanyasulkam.
His productions of classics on All India Radio include Kanyasulkam and Ganapati.
He entered the theatre in 1920 and, rigorously trained by Veeraraghava Swamy, played for the Rama Vilasa Sabha of nearby Tenali.