 He also has the credit of being one of the youngest ministers; He became a minister of Andhra Pradesh at the age of 30.Marri Channa Reddy was born to Marri Lakshma Reddy and Buchamma on 13 January 1919 in Siripuram village (currently in Marpally Mandal), Atraf-i-Balda, Hyderabad State.He obtained his MBBS degree in 1941.