She was interested in music and singing from her childhood and managed to convince her family to pursue her career as singer.
[1] She met Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, a fellow student at University of Madras, and they started singing together in various competitions and concerts.
She learnt "Nattupura Pattu", a Tamil folk art, from her husband Pushpavanam Kuppusamy.
[3] Anitha incorporated social messages in her singing to create awareness specially about AIDS, dowry, smoking, drinking, female infanticide, child labour, importance of education for girls, and breast feeding.
[2] She joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party in September 2013.