 Her daughter-in-law, Sandhya Jayakrishna, is a singer who debuted with A. R. Rahman in "Iruvar".After completion of schooling, Susheela joined in Maharaja's Music College under the tutelage of Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu who was the Principal, Vizianagaram, and completed Diploma in Music from Andhra University in First Class at a very early age.P.