 Devan was married to Sreedevi and the couple had two daughters, Jameela and Shalini.He died on April 29, 2014, at the age of 86, at his residence in Aluva, survived by his daughters; his wife had predeceased him.On his return from Chennai in 1952, he joined "Mathrubhumi" daily at their Kozhikode office as a staff artist and stayed there until 1961 when he got an opportunity as an art consultant with "Southern Languages Book Trust", Chennai.