The poverty prevailing in the house made his uncle Lakshmipathiraju take the young lad to the 'Chandramouleshwara Drama Company' run by C. B. Mallappa who happened to be touring Tiptur during that period.

After some time, Narasimharaju left that company and formed his own troupe and enacted his roles from his now previous performances – Gora-Kumbara, and Harischandra.

[2] Though known for his comic timing, Narasmimharaju unfortunately spent his last days mourning the death of his son in an accident.

However, despite his iconic status among Kannadigas, it is ironic that he was not awarded even once either by the state or the central governments.

Narasimharaju intelligently invested his earnings into building houses in the then Madras city and Bangalore.