He was the father of the noted carnatic musician Mrs Lalitha Sivakumar and was the grandfather of the noted singer Nithyasree Mahadevan.
Shankar Mahadevan | Anant Mahadevan | Nithyasree Mahadevan |
On 3 February 2013, she led and accompanied Nithyasree Mahadevan on Nithyasree's return-to-stage performance (after a traumatic period in Nithyasree's personal life) at the TTK auditorium of The Music Academy, Chennai, to observe Tyagaraja aradhana.