He and and his elder brother, Ramaswami Sivan, were the earliest performing duo in the history of Carnatic music. Sivan  composed mainly in Telugu and Tamil and used the mudra Guhadasa. Some of his famous compositions are Pahimam Srirajarajeswari (Janaranjani) and Neekela dayaradu (Sarasangi). A thrilling Saveri raga alapana by Maha