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Sharwanand Myneni (born 6 March 1984) is an Indian actor who primarily works in
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films alongside a few
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films. He made his acting debut in the year 2004 with the film ''Aidho Tareekhu.'' For ''
Engeyum Eppodhum ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama road film written and directed by M. Saravanan in his Tamil debut, he had earlier directed the Telugu film ''Ganesh'' (2009). Starring Jai, Sharwanand, Anjali and ...
'' (2011), he received
SIIMA Award South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreci ...
for Best Male Debut - Tamil, he has also won
Nandi Special Jury Award The Nandi Special Jury Award is given by the state government as part of its annual Nandi Awards for Telugu films since 1981. See also * Nandi Awards * Cinema of Andhra Pradesh References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Special Jury Award Special Ju ...
for ''
Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju ''Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Kranthi Madhav, starring Sharwanand and Nithya Menen. The music was composed by Gopi Sundar with cinematography by Gnana Shekar V.S. ...
'' (2015). Sharwanand initially acted in films including ''
Prasthanam ''Prasthanam'' () is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language political action drama film written and directed by Deva Katta. The film was produced by Ravi Vallabhaneni under VRC Media & Entertainment banner. The film stars Sharwanand, Sai Kumar, Sundeep K ...
'', ''Engeyum Eppodhum,'' ''
Run Raja Run ''Run Raja Run'' is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy thriller film directed by debutant Sujeeth and produced by Uppalapati Pramod and V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy on UV Creations banner. The film stars Sharwanand, Seerat Kapoor, and Adi ...
'' and ''
Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju ''Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Kranthi Madhav, starring Sharwanand and Nithya Menen. The music was composed by Gopi Sundar with cinematography by Gnana Shekar V.S. ...
''. He then starred in several films including ''
Express Raja ''Express Raja'' is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy thriller film written and directed by Merlapaka Gandhi. Produced by V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy and Pramod Uppalapati under their production company UV Creations, the film features Sha ...
'', ''
Sathamanam Bhavati ''Sathamanam Bhavati'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Satish Vegesna. The film is produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations and stars Sharwanand, Anupama Parameswaran, Prakash Raj and Jay ...
'' and ''
Mahanubhavudu ''Mahanubhavudu'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Maruthi. It features Sharwanand and Mehreen Pirzada in the lead roles. The film's principal photography commenced on 7 March 2017 and ...
''.


Early life

Sharwanand Myneni was born in
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,
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and brought up in
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,
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. He has done his schooling from The Hyderabad Public School and completed his
Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, ...
(B.Com.) from
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. During his college days, Sharwanand was selected as "The Hindu's Best New Face". Sharwanand is also a trained dancer and very passionate about movies. At the age of 17, Sharwanand attended Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Mumbai. Sharwanand hails from a closely knit business family. Actor Ram Pothineni is his cousin. He was a classmate of actors
Ram Charan Konidela Ram Charan Teja (born 27 March 1985) is an Indian actor, producer, and entrepreneur who works predominantly in Telugu films. One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors, he is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards and two Nandi Awa ...
and Rana Daggubati in The Hyderabad Public School.


Career

Sharwanand first came to media attention in a Thumbs Up advertisement with
Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as ...
. He made his acting debut in Telugu with ''5va Tareeku'' in 2003. Later, Sharwanand shared screen space with popular stars like Chiranjeevi in '' Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.'' and with
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in ''
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'' and ''
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''. Sharwanand rose to stardom with ''
Vennela ''Vennela'' ( en, Moonlight) is a 2005 Telugu romantic comedy film written and directed by Deva Katta, starring Raja and Parvati Melton as well as Sharwanand and Ravi Varma. ''Vennela'' was well received among the young, urban audiences and s ...
'' and ''
Amma Cheppindi ''Amma Cheppindi'' () is a 2006 Telugu-language drama film written and direction by Gangaraju Gunnam. Sharwanand, Shriya Reddy and Suhasini play the lead roles while Suman, Nagendra Babu, and Pavan Malhotra play supporting roles. M. M. Keera ...
''. Films like ''
Gamyam ''Gamyam'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language road film written and directed by Krish. The film stars Allari Naresh, Sharwanand, and Kamalinee Mukherjee. Loosely inspired by '' The Motorcycle Diaries'' (2004), the plot follows the quest ...
'' and ''
Andari Banduvaya ''Andari Bandhuvaya'' () is a 2010 Telugu-language film. It received Akkineni Award for best home-viewing feature film for the year 2010. It was directed by Chandra Siddartha. The story and dialogues was written by popular Telugu novelist Bala ...
'' were labeled as underrated hit films but ''
Prasthanam ''Prasthanam'' () is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language political action drama film written and directed by Deva Katta. The film was produced by Ravi Vallabhaneni under VRC Media & Entertainment banner. The film stars Sharwanand, Sai Kumar, Sundeep K ...
'' was a cult classic. These films won him accolades. Sharwanand then forayed into
Tamil cinema Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood' ...
with films such as '' Naalai Namadhe'' (2009) and ''
Engeyum Eppodhum ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama road film written and directed by M. Saravanan in his Tamil debut, he had earlier directed the Telugu film ''Ganesh'' (2009). Starring Jai, Sharwanand, Anjali and ...
'' (2011). In 2012, Sharwanand made his debut as a producer with his film, '' Ko Ante Koti'', which was produced under Sarvaa Arts. Sharwanand got his commercial breakthrough with the film, ''
Run Raja Run ''Run Raja Run'' is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy thriller film directed by debutant Sujeeth and produced by Uppalapati Pramod and V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy on UV Creations banner. The film stars Sharwanand, Seerat Kapoor, and Adi ...
'', which was one of the blockbusters of the year 2014. This film, produced by UV Creations, was the second venture after their first blockbuster film, '' Mirchi''. Sharwanand's portrayal of the lead, Raja, won him accolades. Sharwanand new look in the film with bright and colourful outfits is an added boost for his character's portrayal. Sharwanand's next film was ''
Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju ''Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Kranthi Madhav, starring Sharwanand and Nithya Menen. The music was composed by Gopi Sundar with cinematography by Gnana Shekar V.S. ...
'', with
Nithya Menen Nithya Menen (born 8 April 1988) is an Indian actress and singer who has acted in more than 50 feature films and in six different languages: Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, English, and Telugu.In her acting career, Nithya has won three Film ...
, directed by Kranthi Madhav, which received positive applause from critics and ran as a decent movie. Sharwanand's following film was ''
Express Raja ''Express Raja'' is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy thriller film written and directed by Merlapaka Gandhi. Produced by V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy and Pramod Uppalapati under their production company UV Creations, the film features Sha ...
'', which was a hit at the box office. Cheran's directorial venture ''
JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai ''JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Cheran, which was simultaneously made and later released in Telugu as ''Rajadhi Raja'' (). It stars Sharwanand and Nithya Menen while ...
'', which was released in Telugu in 2016 with
Nithya Menen Nithya Menen (born 8 April 1988) is an Indian actress and singer who has acted in more than 50 feature films and in six different languages: Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, English, and Telugu.In her acting career, Nithya has won three Film ...
was below average at the box office. Sharwanand's movie ''
Sathamanam Bhavati ''Sathamanam Bhavati'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Satish Vegesna. The film is produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations and stars Sharwanand, Anupama Parameswaran, Prakash Raj and Jay ...
'' collected almost 50 crores, produced by
Dil Raju Velamakucha Venkata Ramana Reddy (born 17 December 1970), known professionally as Dil Raju, is an Indian film producer and distributor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has also financed some Tamil and Hindi films and owns the productio ...
and directed by
Satish Vegesna Satish Vegesna is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema. ''Sathamanam Bhavati'' directed by him received the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and the state Nan ...
. Sharwanand released his 25th film titled ''Radha'', which was produced by the noted producer B. V. S. N. Prasad under his production banner SVCC cinema, but it turned out to be an average movie. Sharwanand starred in ''
Mahanubhavudu ''Mahanubhavudu'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Maruthi. It features Sharwanand and Mehreen Pirzada in the lead roles. The film's principal photography commenced on 7 March 2017 and ...
'', which released on 29 September 2017, directed by
Maruthi Maruthi Dasari, known mononymously as Maruthi, is an Indian director, screenwriter, producer who works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing low budget films like ''Ee Rojullo'' and ''Bus Stop''. Maruthi is associated with M ...
and gained critical and commercial success. Sharwanand's last movie was released on 7 February 2020, titled as '' Jaanu''. It was directed by C. Prem Kumar which is a remake of his own Tamil film '''96'' .After that he starred in Mahasamudram_with_Siddharth_directed_by_ Mahasamudram_with_Siddharth_directed_by_RX_100_(film)">RX100_fame_Ajay_Bhupathi.html" ;"title="RX_100_(film).html" ;"title="Siddharth.html" ;"title="Mahasamudram with Siddharth">Mahasamudram with Siddharth directed by RX 100 (film)">RX100 fame Ajay Bhupathi">RX_100_(film).html" ;"title="Siddharth.html" ;"title="Mahasamudram with Siddharth">Mahasamudram with Siddharth directed by RX 100 (film)">RX100 fame Ajay Bhupathi bankrolled by AK Entertainments which turned out to be a huge flop and then he starred in science fiction Time TravelTelugu and Tamil bilingual oke oka jeevitham with Amala Akkineni ,Ritu Varma directed by shree Karthick bankrolled by
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which turned out to be a huge hit for sharwa after series of flops and he is presently now working as lead for famous lyricist Krishna Chaitanya directorial bankrolled by People Media factory it is gonna be a political thriller co starring with Rashi Khanna and
priyamani Priya Vasudev Mani Iyer (born 4 June 1984), known by her professional name Priyamani, is an Indian actress and former model, who works in the South Indian film industry. She is a recipient of Several Awards. Priyamani made her acting debut ...
in important role .


Filmography


As actor

* ''All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''


As producer


See also

* :Male actors in Telugu cinema, List of Telugu actors


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharwanand Living people Telugu film producers Male actors in Tamil cinema 1984 births Film producers from Andhra Pradesh Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Vijayawada South Indian International Movie Awards winners Male actors from Andhra Pradesh Telugu male actors