 A child prodigy, Rao could identify the Carnatic music ragams at age four; by the time he was seven, he was giving stage performances.Huchins spotted young Rajeswara Rao's talent, and took him to Bangalore with his father; there, young Rao recorded "Bhagawat Gita".Film producers P. V. Das and Gudavalli Ramabramham visited Bangalore and, impressed by Rao's singing ability, brought him to Madras.