Latha is a third-generation filmmaker. Her grandfather, the Late Director K. Subrahmanyam, was a key figure in establishing the Tamil film industry. Latha started her career in filmmaking in the year 1989 by assisting her father and mentor, Padmashri Dr. S. Krishnaswamy, a Film historian, Writer and Director of Documentary Films and TV Serials, with several awards to his credit. Her mother, Dr. Mohana Krishnaswamy, the producer of all her films, has produced over 400 short films, several of them award-winning, and is a national award-winning research scientist too.

As a postgraduate in Counselling Psychology from the University of Madras, Latha continues to pursue her interest in the field by keeping herself updated with current trends in the field and offers counselling services to a small circle of friends.