he was educated at bangalore's presidency school. after completing his graduation and acquiring his bsc degree from seshadripuram college he commenced his career as a dance choreographer and successfully completed couple of stage performances. 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.