[1] She also heads a Joint Action Committee for the creation of Telangana state.
She started singing at a young age after being encouraged by Ram Sattaiah, an activist.
[3] She married Koora Devender, the revolutionary party leader of CPI (ML) Janashakthi.
[clarification needed] She was in jail for 4 months with her cultural organisation colleagues Mohan Bairaagi, Santhosh, Venkat, Mallu, and others.
Her mother in law Koora Mallama (101) died on 31 January 2019, at Vemulawada Rajanna Siricilla district, Telangana.