[1] She is also the great-granddaughter of Palghat Mani Iyer, who was a mridangam maestro.

Lavanya received music lessons during her childhood from her great-grandmother D. K. Pattammal.

She is a disciple of her grandmother and noted singer Lalitha Sivakumar,[2] her mother Gayathri Sundararaman, and is a niece and disciple of renowned singer Nithyasree Mahadevan.

[citation needed] Lavanya has performed at major sabhas in India, particularly during the annual December music festival in Chennai.

She has also presented songs and concerts in the United States of America,[2] Canada,[2] Sri Lanka,[4] and other destinations.