Artist Information I. Sivakumar, Nithyasree's father, will accompany her on the mridangam. Sri Sivakumar hails from a family of illustrious musicians. He is the son of Gana Saraswathi Smt. D.K. Pattammal and son-in-law of mridangam maestro Palghat Sri Mani Iyer. He is the disciple of Palghat Kunjumani and later had advanced training from Palghat Sri Mani Iyer. He has been in the scenario of Carnatic music for the past 5 decades and has accompanied all senior musicians.