He composed music for several poems and bhavageethe written by well-known Kannada poets like Kuvempu, K. S. Nissar Ahmed, N S Lakshminarayana Bhatta and others.
Some of his songs includes 'Jogada Siri Belakinali', Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate, O Nanna Chetana, Tanuvu Ninnade Manavu Ninnade, Ede Tumbi Haadidenu etc....[5] At a young age, Ananthaswamy played Mandolin that he purchased for 25 rupees.
[3] Ananthaswamy composed music to the state anthem of Karnataka, Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate in 1960.
[5] He once sang his composition in front of Kuvempu who is the writer of the anthem at Maharaja College in Mysore.
Kuvempu K S Narasimha Swamy K. S. Nisar Ahamed H. S. Venkateshamurthy Raju Ananthaswamy