HS Keerthana was a popular face in the film industry but after she grew up, the actress decided to serve a greater purpose and appeared for the UPSC exam. HS Keerthana took six attempts but she finally cleared the UPSC exam with AIR 167.
HS Keerthana was a popular child artist who appeared in various daily soaps like 'Karpoorada Gombe', 'Ganga-Yamuna', 'Muddina Aliya', 'Upendra',' 'A', 'Kanoor Heggadati', 'Circle Inspector', 'O Mallige', among others.
Keerthana didn't give up even after failing to clear the UPSC exam five times. On her sixth attempt, she cleared the UPSC exam with AIR 167 and got the position of Assistant Commissioner in Mandya district, Karnataka. Before this, she had worked as a KAS officer for two years.