Mookalera Ramesh is the son of late Sri Belliappa and late Smt.Seethamma. He completed his schooling at the Government School in Ponnampet and pursued his Pre-University Course at the Government Junior College, Ponnampet. In 1981, he earned his B.Com degree from Cauvery College, Gonikoppal. He began his professional career with Tata Coffee Ltd., Pollibetta (formerly known as Consolidated Coffee Ltd.), where he served as an internal auditor, with unwavering dedication, he contributed 34 years of service to the company before retiring in 2018.
He is an agriculturist & actively involved in social service for the past six years, he has been serving as the Honorary Secretary of the Halligattu Village Temple (Shree Gundiyath Aiyappa, Bhadrakali, and Maramma Temple). Additionally, he holds significant position as a Director of the Town Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ponnampet, and as a Director of APCM & PS Ltd., Ponnampet. His contributions to both the community and the cooperative sector continue to make a lasting impact.
He married Vimala from Meederira family and are blessed with two children, namely Poovanna, a software engineer working in SK Wind Solutions and married to Neema Noorera working with Hinduja Global Services Ltd., Bangalore. Their daughter, Poonam Subbamma, a software engineer working in an MNC & married to Ajjamada Brown Thimmaiah, engaged in the real estate business in Bangalore.