Hemalatha made her début in films in the Rajinikanth starer and superhit Baasha[7] and then acted in theSarath Kumar starer Suryavamsam. Her first Tamil serial was when she played the role of Baby Kaveri in Chithi.She played the role of Raghavi a high school student in Kana Kaanum Kaalangal and later the role of Deepa in the prime time serial Thendral, which made her a household name and established her as one of the top television actress.