According to her, she was very active in cultural activities during school and college.[8]As a child, she was also featured in a number of advertisements and she continued modelling while in school/college, stating that she "always loved doing TV commercials".[11] Her prominent modelling campaigns during her college days were for Bhima Jewellers, Spar, and Fair & Lovely. Her photo on the Spar billboard caught the attention of NRI director Raj Pippala who was looking for a heroine for his film, and that paved the way for her acting career.[8] She said that she had initially no plans of becoming an actress and that it was only because of her mother's encouragement that she considered it seriously.[11]