Vijay Anand (composer)

Vijay Anand (born Jude Matthew, 1952 – 6 February 2024) was an Indian music composer who worked in Kannada and Tamil films. Initially a composer for stage plays, he made his film 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 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 Vijay Anand was married to Amali, and they had a daug