He had son called Sengamaladas who ruled thanjavur under the help of Maratha king Ekoji, then he was chased away from his kingdom.
The dispute was due to the refusal of Vijaya Ragava to give his daughter in marriage to Chokkanatha Nayak.
Chokkantha determined to fetch the maiden by force back into their capital, successfully stormed the Thanjavur palace in 1673 after flattening much of the fort walls by cannons.
But Chokkanatha was thwarted in his attempts by Vijaya Ragava, when he, in a gruesome act of defiance, blew up his daughter and all the other ladies of the palace.
He was captured after a brief fight, and was beheaded by the Madurai General Samukham Venkata Krishnappa Nayak