Vijay Manuel (died 15 August 2015) was an Indian musician who worked mainly in Tamil cinema.
[4] Unlike his classical trained father, Viji was self-taught and formed a rock band "Plastic Glow" and used to play at a hotel at Mussorie where he used to play other instruments if anyone from the band did not show up.
[5] Viji composed the score of Thulluvadho Ilamai (2002) at the request of Yuvan Shankar Raja who had to leave for London on an urgent work.
[5] His final film where he played keyboard was Kanithan (2016) which was released a year later after his death.
[1] In the late 2000s, Viji broke his femur after a slip and fall,[10] and was inactive professionally for almost five years until 2014.