Vijay Anand (composer)


Vijay Anand was an Indian music composer who worked in Kannada and Tamil films. He made his debut with the Tamil film Oorukku Upadesam, and became more active in Kannada films after working on its remake Indina Ramayana the same year.

Career

Vijay Anand was born in Madras 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. Anand was also a composer for Visu's stage plays. He was expected to debut in film with Visu's Naanayam Illatha Naanayam ; 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. Vijay Anand went to score for more Tamil films including Naan Adimai Illai, Kavalan Avan Kovalan, Vetri Mel Vetri and Rasathi Varum Naal. 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, 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

YearTitleLanguageNotes
1984Oorukku UpadesamTamil
1984Naanayam Illatha NaanayamTamil
1984Indina RamayanaKannada
1985Brahma GantuKannada
1985Nee Bareda KadambariKannada
1985Nee Thanda KanikeKannada
1986Naan Adimai IllaiTamil
1986Africadalli SheelaKannadaBackground score
1986Ee Jeeva NinagagiKannada
1986Madhuve Madu Tamashe NoduKannada
1986Agni PariksheKannada
1987Onde Goodina HakkigaluKannada
1987Sathva PareeksheKannada
1987JayasimhaKannada
1987Kavalan Avan KovalanTamil
1987Ravana RajyaKannada
1987Jeevana JyothiKannada
1987Dance Raja DanceKannada
1987Nyayakke ShiksheKannada
1988Brahma Vishnu MaheshwaraKannada
1988Ganda Mane MakkaluKannada
1988DaadaKannada
1989Avatara PurushaKannada
1989Jai KarnatakaKannada
1989Krishna Nee KunidagaKannada
1989Vetri Mel VetriTamil
1989Inspector VikramKannada
1990MaheshwaraKannada
1991Rasathi Varum NaalTamil
1992Rajadhi RajaKannada
1993CaptainKannada
1993Hosa Love StoryKannada
1993Ananda JyothiKannada
1994AdhipathiKannada
1994AlexanderKannada
1994Kaveri TheeradalliKannada
1994Kunthi PuthraKannada
1995Killer DiaryKannada
2000Uttara Dhruvadin Dakshina DhruvakuKannada
2001ShukradesheKannada
2007GunaKannada
2013Mugila ChumbanaKannadaDelayed release