Ramya debuted in the film industry with the late actor Puneeth Rajkumar's 2003 film, 'Abhi'. She went on to star in several other blockbuster films. In 2012, she announced her retirement from acting after joining politics.
Ramya joined the Indian National Congress' youth wing in 2012. In 2013, she received the opportunity to contest the by-election from Mandya, Karnataka, where she defeated C.S. Puttaraju of the Janata Dal (Secular) by over 67,000 votes. However, in the
Ramya, popularly known as Divya Spandana, recently appeared as a guest on Weekend with Ramesh Season 5. During the show, she stated, "I knew nothing about the proceedings of Parliament."
Kannada actress Ramya has revealed that Rahul Gandhi provided emotional support during a time when she was experiencing suicidal thoughts following the death of her father.