 She entered the Kannada film industry in a small role in "Mane Katti Nodu" in 1966.Her debut as a heroine was in the 1972 film "Yaara Saakshi", directed by veteran director M. R. Vittal.She shared screen with Kannada super stars like Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan and other prominent actors like Srinath, Ashok and Shankar Nag.