Padmavathi Ghattamaneni is the sister of the famous Telugu actor Mahesh Babu.While growing up in Chennai, she completed her studies in 1989. A childhood image of Padmavathi Ghattamaneni with her father and siblings (from left – Ramesh Babu, Manjula Ghattamaneni, Krishna Ghattamaneni, and Padmavathi Ghattamaneni).She is the managing director of Amara Raja Media and Entertainment Private Limited, an entertainment company, and her husband, Jayadev Galla, is the chairperson of the company. [12]Amara Raja.On 31 March 2017, she left her position as the managing director for Mangal Industries. She became an additional director (non-executive) of Mangal Industries on 6 January 2018.Before Joining Telugu Desam Party (TDP), she was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). [13]Dailyhunt.In 2020, she donated 10 lakh rupees to Chiranjeevi charitable trust – Corona crisis charity. Rs 10 lakhs cheque signed by Padmavathi Ghattamaneni.In 2022, she produced her second film ‘Hero,’ which was produced under Amara Raja Media and Entertainment Private Limited as their maiden venture. Poster of the 2022 Telugu-film ‘Hero’.In the 2022 film ‘Hero,’ her son, Ashok Galla, was cast in the lead role opposite actress Nidhhi Agerwal. Ashok played the role of Arjun and Nidhhi Played the role of Subhadra.Reportedly, she got influenced by her family members to start her journey as a film producer, which made her produce her first film ‘Hero’ in 2022.