• Ananthu comes from the town of Beypore, which is known for its love for football.
• He was born into a very humble family. His father Baiju is a carpenter while his mother Jijina is a housewife.
• Ananthu also has a elder sister named Akshaya who is currently in 12th standard.

Ananthu is a big fan of Lionel Messi and Argentina.

• Part of the SEPT team who are currently State Champions in the Subroto Cup and will compete in the National Championships in September.
• Ananthu is true natural goalscorer. He plays as a center forward and is the one person the whole team relies on to score the goals, and Ananthu never disappoints. Ananthu is part of the Royal SEPT Beypore side, which is arguably SEPT's most successful center.
• His goalscoring exploits have earned him plenty of praise and awards. There is hardly any tournament that Ananthu plays in, that he doesn't end up being the top-scorer of.
• He was Top Scorer (3 goals) at the State Zonal Fest last year.
• At the VP Sathyan Tournament where his team were champions, Ananthu yet again bagged the Top Scorer Award with 4 goals. This is just a few of many such accolades that Ananthu has gathered in the last few years.
• More awards include Top Scorer awards at this year's Zonal Fest (10 goals) and the SEPT Fest (5 goals). Ananthu was also named Best Forward in these tournaments.
• Ananthu was also part of the highly renowned Zamorin's school team.