Vijay Anand (born Jude Matthew, 1952 – 6 February 2024) was an Indian music composer who worked in

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and

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films. He made his debut with the Tamil film '' Oorukku Upadesam'' (1984), and became more active in Kannada films after working on its remake '' Indina Ramayana'' the same year.

Career

Vijay Anand was born in Madras (now

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) to

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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. Anand was also a composer for

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's stage plays. He was expected to debut in film with Visu's ''

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'' (1984); however '' Oorukku Upadesam'', released the same year, became his film debut.

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who was impressed with his music in ''Oorukku Upadesam'' chose him to compose music for its Kannada remake '' Indina Ramayana'' (1984). Vijay Anand went to score for more Tamil films including ''

Naan Adimai Illai ''Naan Adimai Illai'' () is a 1986 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic drama film produced and directed by Dwarakish. The film stars Rajinikanth and Sridevi. A remake of the Hindi film ''Pyar Jhukta Nahin'' (1985), this was the last T ...

'' (1986), '' Kavalan Avan Kovalan'' (1987), ''

Vetri Mel Vetri ''Vetri Mel Vetri'' () is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by M. Thyagarajan in his debut. The film stars Prabhu as a spoilt and aimless man who eventually becomes a boxer, and Seetha as his wife. It was released on 1 December 19 ...

'' (1989) and ''

Rasathi Varum Naal ''Rasathi Varum Naal'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language horror film directed by Maniyan Sivabalan. The film stars Nizhalgal Ravi, Kasthuri and Balambika, with Nassar, Radha Ravi, Thyagu and Rajeshkumar playing supporting roles. It was relea ...

'' (1991). ''Naan Adimai Illai'' remains his best-known Tamil film. He was, however, more prolific in Kannada cinema. He also composed the music for a 1992 album titled ''Asia Classics I''. One of his last releases was the Kannada film ''

Mugila Chumbana ''Mugila Chumbana'' () is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by B Shankar. The film was also produced and co-written by Raghuveer, who also stars in the film alongside Shravanthi and Shakuntala. Plot Harish, who retu ...

'', which had a delayed release in 2013.

Personal life

Vijay Anand was married to Amali, and they had a daughter. He died in Chennai on 6 February 2024, at age 71, following health issues since December 2023, and news of his death received limited coverage.

Discography

References

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* 1950s births 2024 deaths Indian male composers Indian Roman Catholics Kannada film score composers Tamil film score composers Year of birth missing {{improve categories, date=April 2024