[4] She shot into fame in 1989 with award-winning Telugu film Mouna Poratam[5][6] which is based on the real-life story of Sabita Badhei, which gained massive media coverage.
Yamuna played the role of Durga who is betrayed by a government officer and fights for her conjugal rights, seeking marital recognition to give proper identity to her illegitimate child.
[8] In the 1990 film Puttinti Pattu Cheera, she played the role of an unlucky daughter who is harassed by her in-laws.
Yamuna was arrested for her alleged involvement in a brothel racket in the ITC Royal Gardenia, a five star hotel, in January 2011 in Bangalore.
[citation needed] In a YouTube interview, Frankly with TNR, she said she was exonerated by the court of chargers as they were false allegations.