He was educated at Bangalore"s Presidency School. After completing his graduation and acquiring his Bachelor of Science degree from Seshadripuram College he commenced his career as a dance choreographer and successfully completed couple of stage performances.
This led to his first feature film in Kannada language, Topiwala, with Upendra in the lead. Later in 2007, he joined RedFM as a professional Radio jockey. During this period, he was in charge of a popular prime time show titled "Blade Raja" which was aired in the morning.
The show was a Super-hit and he hosted it for three consecutive years before moving to the film industry.
