When the pictures were published, credit in the magazine was given as "Film News Anandan" and eventually the pen name got prefixed to his name.

Veerappan agreed knowing that Anandan was then a member of the South Indian Film Journalists Association.

M. G. Ramachandran, who was the director of Nadodi Mannan, was impressed with Anandan's work and, at Veerappan's suggestion, hired him as the film's public relations officer (PRO).

He also made appearances in Aasai (1995) and Indian (1996), though his scenes were deleted in both; however, in the former, the credits read, "Thanks to Film News Anandan".

[12] In March 2016, just a few days before his death, Anandan revealed that his dream was to have a permanent exhibition on cinema.

[1][14] Anandan received Y. Venkanna Clowdary's "Kala Peedam" award for his tremendous contribution to Human Progress as a Film Historian.

[10] He was awarded the "Kalai Selvam" title by the South Indian Artist Association in Chennai.