She debuted at the age of three as a "child artist" through the 1983 Malayalam film "Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku", which was produced by Navodaya Studio. She also acted in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films as child artist.In Kannada, she shared screenspace with legendary actor Dr. Vishnuvardhan in the film "Ee Jeeva Ninagagi", which was released in 1986. She also acted along with her sister Shamili in the Telugu film "Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari" in 1990 which stars Chiranjeevi and Sridevi in lead role.