| 1. Anant Mahadevan's smoking habits are unknown. |
| 2. Anant Mahadevan drinks alcohol. |
| 3. In 2010, he and Sanjay Pawar won the National Award for Best Screenplay and Dialogues for the Marathi movie Mee Sindhutai Sapkal. |
| 4. He received a special jury award at the National Film Awards for the same movie. |
| 5. In 2014, his film Gour Hari Dastaan was featured in the Indian Panorama at different film festivals. |
| 6. He directed the international production Solar Eclipse: Depth of Darkness. |
| 7. He has completed four decades in Indian cinema, working in Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, and Tamil language films. |
| 8. He served on the committee selecting Indian films for the Oscars. |
| 9. He has worked with superstars like Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kamal Haasan, and Akshay Kumar. |
| 10. He was discovered and launched by Sai Paranjpye in Ados Pados. |
| 11. He acted in popular television serials including Ghar Jamai, Ados Pados, and The Sword of Tipu Sultan. |
| 12. He published an autobiographical book titled Once Upon A Prime Time, recounting the story of Indian television. |
