At the age of 18, he joined the Indian National Congress and took part in the Salt Satyagraha.
[1][4] Raman took part in building the Communist Party of India in West Godavari.
He was a member of the Andhra Pradesh State Committee and its secretariat for many years, until he retired from political work due to old age.
[2] He contested the 1967 general election as the CPI(M) candidate in Narsapur, finishing in second place with 148,721 votes (35.76%).
[10] He leader of the peasants movement, he served as an Executive Committee member of the Andhra Rashtra Ryots Sangham for a long period.