 Rajkumar was born in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh.He completed his school education from Sainik School Korukonda and graduated from Regional Engineering College, Warangal, the fountainhead of Left ideology in Andhra in the 1970s.He completed his MTech, from National Institute of Technology, Warangal and became a leader of the Radical Students Union which was a breeding ground for many Naxalites.