[2] Anjali has won international, national and state awards for her work and is best known for her feature films Manjadikuru,[3] Kerala Cafe (Happy Journey), Ustad Hotel, Bangalore Days, Koode and Wonder Women.

Prior to her film education, Anjali graduated from Providence Women's College, Kozhikode and received her Masters in Communication Studies from Pune University.

[22] Happy Journey featuring Jagathy Sreekumar & Nithya Menen was premiered at the Abu Dhabi International Film festival[23] and won the NETPAC award at IFFK 2009.

[26] The ensemble cast consisted of Dulquer Salman, Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim, Fahadh Fazil, Parvathy Thiruvoth, Nithya Menen, Isha Talwar, Kalpana and it was the first film produced by Anwar Rasheed Entertainment in association with Weekend Blockbusters.

As per the industry, Bangalore Days was instantly declared “super bumper mega hit” when it released[27] and went on to become the entry point film for non-Malayalees into Malayalam cinema.

Anjali wrote and directed and co-produced the commercially and critically acclaimed Koode (2018), which showcased issues of migrant workers and child sexual harassment as it dealt with themes of loss and solace.

The cast consisted of Nadiya Moidu, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Nithya Menen, Amruta Subhash, Padmapriya Janakiraman, Sayanora Philip and Archana Padmini.

[31][32][33] Anjali is a motivational speaker who addresses subjects related to filmmaking, community, gender empowerment, entrepreneurship and parenting at venues like TED,[34] TISS,[35] TIE Global,[36] CII, KSUM, and IGCE.

She has mentioned Mira Nair, Padmarajan, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Robert Altman, Gulzar, and Marion Hansel as her inspirations, in pursuing film-making.