Born in Cochin, Kerala, Sasikala Vellodi started her career in dance with Mohiniyattam. Later her affection towards Kathakali led her to be associated with the Kathakali maestro Kalamandalam E. Vasudevan Nair. Later for her higher studies she got her intense training under Late Padmashree Shri. Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair. An ‘A’ grade artist in Thiruvananthapuram Doordarshan, Sasikala bagged many prizes in the University festivals of Kerala during her college days.
Sasikala had performed with all the stalwarts of Kathakali in leading roles of the story always. Her Lalita, Mohini, Chitralekha, Kunti and Damayanti are still alive in the audience’s pulse. Different scholars and notable personalities of the country, including the former Prime Minister Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former President of India Late Giani Zail Singh and others have witnessed her performances.