Sugavanam was born on 13th November 1957 to T. Govindarajan and Manimekalai in Bargur in Krishnagiri district.
In the Parliament of India, Krishnagiri Lok Sabha Constituency is represented by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politician E.G. Sugavanam who is famous for defeating J. Jayalalithaa in the 1996 state assembly elections in the constituency Bargur.