 Anand won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for his debut film as a cinematographer, "Thenmavin Kombath", In 2005, Anand turned film director with the critically acclaimed "Kana Kandaen".He is the founding member of the Indian Society of Cinematographers (ISC)

Anand was born in Chennai, India to Venkatesan and Anasuya Venkataraman.His childhood days were spent in Pulicat.