Vijay Anand was born in Madras (now
Chennai) to
Roman Catholic parents. He developed an interest in music at the age of five due to the musical troupe Thomas and Party being his neighbours. After seeing his interest in music, they took him to their troupe and made him to be part of their concerts. He later started his own troupe in 1972. He was expected to debut in film with Visu's
Naanayam Illatha Naanayam (1984); however
Oorukku Upadesam, released the same year, became his film debut.
Dwarakish who was impressed with his music in
Oorukku Upadesam chose him to compose music for its Kannada remake
Indina Ramayana (1984). He also composed the music for a 1992 album titled
Asia Classics I. One of his last releases was the Kannada film
Mugila Chumbana, which had a delayed release in 2013. == Personal life ==