 Narasimharaju's stage debut happened when he was 4 years old.The poverty prevailing in the house made his uncle Lakshmipathiraju take the young lad to the 'Chandra-moul-eshwara drama company' run by C. B. Mallappa who happened to be touring Tiptur during that period.He played the roles of Prahlada, Lohithaswa, Krishna, Markanda among others.