 Ananya is the daughter of Girish Kasaravalli and Vaishali Kasaravalli, and sister of Apurva Kasaravalli.She studied in LV Prasad Film & TV Academy, Chennai.In 2016 she directed her first film "′Harikatha Prasanga′", which was based on a short story named "′Beladi Harishchandra′" by writer Gopalakrishna Pai.