Ramanujam's father was C S Padmanabhan who was an advocate working in Madras, India, at the High Court. C P Ramanujam was educated in Madras, first at Ewart's School, where he had his primary and the first part of his secondary education, and then at the Sir M Ct Muthiah Chetty High School at Vepery, Madras.
Ramanujam ng ama ay CS Padmanabhan na ng isang tagapagtaguyod ay nagtatrabaho sa Madras, India, at ang mataas na hukuman. CP Ramanujam ay edukado sa Madras, una sa Ewart's School, kung saan niya ang kanyang mga pangunahing at ang mga unang bahagi ng kanyang mga sekundaryong edukasyon, at pagkatapos ay sa Sir M Manila Muthiah Chetty Mataas na Paaralan sa Vepery, Madras.