Master Shanmukha hails from Korkonda East Godavari who later came to Hyderabad with a hopeful dream when he was 20. He went through all the odd jobs during his graduation to meet his ends where he involved himself in corporate jobs. Keeping dance as a passionate fire in his heart since childhood, he started with western dance however. He taught western dance in various schools after which he gradually stumbled upon the fact of learning Kuchipudi to teach students. Knowing classical dance has a great significance and deep essence in one’s life, he enrolled himself in certificate course at Thyagaraja Music College (King Koti). Eventually master started getting a lot of Kuchipudi classes to teach and so he decided to move ahead in Kuchipudi for full time.