[1] He is the son of drama and cinema artist N. N. Pillai.

Vijayaraghavan is the son of veteran actor N. N. Pillai and Chinnamma.

He was born in Kuala Lumpur on 20 December 1951,[2] the capital of the Federation of Malaya, where his father worked as an Estate Manager.

The elder son, Jinadevan is a businessman and is married to Rakhi.

He is settled at Olassa, Kottayam District, Kerala.