[1] Nataraj was married to Nagaratna, the second daughter of Devaraj Urs.
Nataraj and Nagaratna are survived by 3 children namely Suraj MN Hegde, Suhasini Satyadeep and Sudevraj MN Hegde [2] Nagaratna died, aged 28, after falling into a 60-foot-deep well.
He was instrumental in establishing the iron grip of Devaraj Urs in state politics.
He also served as the President of the Bangalore City District Congress Committee.
[6] His hobbies included Football, Music and cultural activities, research and Ayurvedic medicines and sidda medicines[7] Raghu Mukherjee Portrayed the Nataraj character in 2022 Kannada Film Head Bush which is based on real-life character.