 She started her acting career as a child artist, at the age of 8, in a Malayalam movie "Vidarunna Mottukal", released in 1977, her sister Kalpana also debuted in the same movie.She then acted in "Kathirmandapam", released in 1979, as Jayabharathi's daughter.She acted as Srividya's dance student in the movie "Digvijayam", released in 1980, she plays Krishna in the song sequence "Madhumaasa Nikunjathil", where her sister Kalpana plays the role of Radha.