Career
He was the Maharaja of Venkatagiri in Nellore district from 1878 to 1916.He was the 28th Maharaja of Venkatagiri.M.L.C. (Madras) 1888. He belonged to the royal Velugoti Dynasty of the Padmanayaka Velamas. He is known to have reformed and encouraged education during his tenure as M.L.C and even as the Maharajah of Venkatagiri.
He served in the Council starting from 1887.
