 She was in "Seeta Rama Jananam" in 1944, followed by "Malliswari", "Vipra Narayana", "Maya Bazar", "Jagadeka Veeruni Katha", "Aggi Ramudu", "Sri Krishna Satya" and "Panduranga Mahatyam", and portrayed a variety of characters.With over 150 films in all the major South Indian languages and Hindi, she was awarded the title of "Madhura Gaana Saraswati" by the Raja of Karvetinagaram for her singing skills.She also acted with her granddaughter Bhavani in the 1974 Kannada film "Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu", where Bhavani won the best actress award and Rushyendrami won the award for the best supporting actor.