Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman was born in 1797 to Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman, Raja of Pudukkottai kingdom, and his second wife, Rani Ayi Ammani Ayi Sahib Avargal in Pudukkottai and was educated by a private tutor.
[citation needed] He was the elder of two sons of Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman who survived him.
The administration as in the hands of a Council of Superintendence headed by the Resident of Tanjore, William Blackburn till 1817, when Vijaya Raghunatha Raya attained majority.
[1] William Blackburn completely rebuilt the city with wider roads, tiled houses and public buildings.
[1] Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman died of a mysterious illness on 4 June 1825.