Padmanabham was born on August 20, 1931 in Simhadripuram, Andhra Pradesh, India as Venkata Padmanabham Basavaraju. He was an actor and producer, known for Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna (1967), Potti Pleader (1966) and Bhakta Siriyala (1948). He died on February 19, 2010 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.