Ramya graduated in Visual Communication from Women's Christian College and later joined the radio station, Radio City. She was posted in Chennai where she worked for the firm as a music manager for five years. Along with Carnatic music, she trained in contemporary style music with the Emmanuel Methodist Church choir for a period of eight years. She also acted in the movie
Tharai Thappattai. Having sung over 400 songs for Indian films, Ramya is best known for the song "Satru Munbu" from
Gautham Vasudev Menon's
Neethaane En Ponvasantham, which had music composed by
Ilaiyaraaja. For the song, she received the
Best Female Playback Singer award for Tamil cinema during the
Filmfare Awards ceremony in 2013. She later also won a
similar prize at the
Vijay Awards during the same year. In 2018, Ramya appeared on the Tamil reality television show,
Bigg Boss, hosted by
Kamal Haasan. She stated that she was keen to experience the opportunity to understand what a "luxurious jail" may be like. She was evicted early in the process After her eviction, Kamal Haasan suggested her "boring" character may have worked against her in the show but would help her in real life. ==Personal life==