Dass was born on 10 September 1931 to Sathyagu and Arockiya Mary as Yesudas at Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam.
Aaroor Dass attended Thiruvarur Jilla Board Higher Secondary School.
[8][9] He wrote his debut film as Vaazha Vaitha Deivam (1959) produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar.
[citation needed] In June 2022, Aaroor Dass received the Kalaignar Kalaithurai Vithagar Award from the government of Tamil Nadu.
[10] Dass married Baby, the couple had four children; three daughters Thara, Aasha and Usha and a son Ravichandran.