Mohandas was born and brought up in Bahrain. She attended the Indian School, Bahrain till 2002. She first became a model and did a Bachelor's degree at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. Mohandas did print ads for names such as IBM and Kalyan Kendra and on the ramp for the Mysore Maharajah and Raymonds. Mohandas is trained in Carnatic and Hindustani. Even during school days, she was a popular singer..