Venkataramani was born in Pondicherry. He did his schooling at the Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School in Puducherry. He graduated in Physics from the Loyola College, Chennai.^[2] He then studied Law at the Pondicherry Law College.^[3] He became a registered lawyer with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu in 1977 and later moved to the Supreme Court in 1979. In 1997, he was appointed as a Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court. Throughout his career, he represented various clients, including the Central government, state governments, universities, and public sector entities, in both the Supreme Court and High Court. Additionally, Mr. Venkataramani was a member of the Law Commission of India in both 2010 and 2013.^[4]

Venkataramani acted as the receiver in the Amrapali case and also represented parties in the recent Hijab row case in the Supreme Court of India. He has appeared as counsel for the Supreme Court in cases concerning the service conditions of Court employees.^[5]