Sharwanand
Sharwanand Myneni (born 6 March 1984), known mononymously as Sharwanand, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the film Aidho Tareekhu.
Sharwanand | |
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 Sharwanand in 2018 | |
| Born | Sharwanand Myneni 6 March 1984[1] Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | Wesley College |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse |
Rakshitha Reddy (m. 2023) |
For Engeyum Eppodhum (2011), he received SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut - Tamil, he has also won Nandi Special Jury Award for Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju (2015).[2]
Sharwanand initially acted in films including Prasthanam, Engeyum Eppodhum, Run Raja Run and Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju. He then starred in several films including Express Raja, Sathamanam Bhavati and Mahanubhavudu.
Early and personal life
Sharwanand Myneni was born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh to Myneni Vasundhara Devi and Myneni Ratnagiri Vara Prasad Rao, and brought up in Hyderabad, Telangana.[3] He did his schooling from The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, where he was classmates with Ram Charan and Rana Daggubati.[4] He then completed his B.Com from Wesley Degree College, Secunderabad.[4] During his college days, Sharwanand was selected as "The Hindu's Best New Face". At the age of 17, Sharwanand attended Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Mumbai.
Sharwanand hails from a closely knit business family. Ram Pothineni, who is also an actor, is his cousin.[5]
Sharwanand got engaged to Rakshita Reddy, a US-based techie, on 26 January 2023. Rakshita is the daughter of the Andhra Pradesh High Court lawyer, Pasunoor Madhusudhan Reddy.[3][6][7] They married on 3 June 2023 in The Leela Palace, in Chennai.[8]
Career
Early career and supporting roles (2003–2005)
Sharwanand first came to media attention in a Thums Up advertisement with Chiranjeevi. He later made his acting debut in Telugu with Aidho Tareeku in 2003 and proceeded to share screen space with Chiranjeevi in Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. and with Venkatesh in Sankranthi and Lakshmi in supporting roles.
Critical acclaim and forays into Tamil cinema (2005–2014)
Sharwanand rose to stardom with Vennela (2005) and Amma Cheppindi (2006), the latter of which earned him critical acclaim.[9] He then acted in films like Gamyam (2008) and Andari Bandhuvaya (2010) which, despite being sleeper hits, earned Nandi Awards. Prasthanam was a cult classic. These films won him accolades.
Sharwanand then forayed into Tamil cinema with films such as Naalai Namadhe (2009) and Engeyum Eppodhum (2011).[10][11] In 2012, Sharwanand made his debut as a producer with his film, Ko Ante Koti, which was produced under Sarvaa Arts.[12]
Commercial breakthrough and success (2014–present)
Sharwanand got his commercial breakthrough with the film, Run Raja Run, 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, with Nithya Menen, directed by Kranthi Madhav, which received positive applause from critics and ran as a decent movie. Sharwanand's following film was Express Raja, which was a hit at the box office.
Cheran's directorial venture JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai, which was released in Telugu in 2016 with Nithya Menen was below average at the box office.[13]
Sharwanand's movie Sathamanam Bhavati collected almost 50 crores,[14] produced by Dil Raju and directed by Satish Vegesna.
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 to mixed reviews. Sharwanand then starred in Mahanubhavudu, which released on 29 September 2017, directed by Maruthi 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[15] which is a remake of his own Tamil film '96.
After that, he starred in Maha Samudram, with Siddharth, which was directed by Ajay Bhupathi of RX100 fame. It was produced by Anil Sunkara. However, it released to negative reviews and turned out to be a huge flop. He then starred in the science fiction time travel bilingual, Oke Oka Jeevitham, with Amala Akkineni, Ritu Varma, Vennela Kishore, and Priyadarshi Pullikonda. It was directed by Shree Karthick and produced by Dream Warrior Pictures. It released to generally positive reviews; after series of flops, it was a decent hit for him.
A political thriller directed by Krishna Chaitanya and bankrolled by People Media Factory, was launched with Sharwanand, Raashii Khanna, and Priyamani. However, due to undisclosed reasons, the film never started shooting and was eventually shelved. Sithara Entertainments decided to bankroll the film and launched it with Vishwak Sen and Anjali instead. People Media Factory instead backed and launched a romantic thriller with Sriram Adittya and Sharwanand, which will be set in London.
Filmography
Note: All films are in Telugu unless noted otherwise
As actor
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Aidho Tareekhu | Sharwanand | [16] | |
| Gowri | Krishna | |||
| Shankar Dada M.B.B.S | Vijay | |||
| Yuvasena | Aravind | |||
| 2005 | Sankranthi | Vamsi | ||
| Vennela | Ritesh | |||
| 2006 | Lakshmi | Lakshmi Narayana's step-brother | ||
| Amma Cheppindi | Bose | |||
| Veedhi | Surya | |||
| 2007 | Classmates | Murali | ||
| 2008 | Gamyam | Abhiram | ||
| 2009 | Kadhalna Summa Illai | Abhiram | Tamil film Partially reshot version of Gamyam | |
| Naalai Namadhe | Raju | Tamil film | ||
| Raju Maharaju | Kalyan | |||
| 2010 | Andari Banduvaya | Nandu | ||
| Prasthanam | Mitra | |||
| 2011 | Engeyum Eppodhum | Gautham | Tamil film
Won— SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Tamil |
[17][18] |
| 2012 | Nuvva Nena | Anand | ||
| Ko Antey Koti | Vamsi | Also producer | ||
| 2013 | Satya 2 | Satya | ||
| 2014 | Run Raja Run | Raja Harishchandra Prasad | Nominated– Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu | |
| 2015 | Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju | Raja Ram | Won– Nandi Special Jury Award | [19] |
| JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai | Jayakumar "JK" | Tamil film | ||
| 2016 | Express Raja | Raja | ||
| Rajadhi Raja | Jayakumar "JK" | |||
| 2017 | Sathamanam Bhavati | Raju | ||
| Radha | SI Radha Krishna | [20] | ||
| Mahanubhavudu | Anand | |||
| 2018 | Padi Padi Leche Manasu | Surya | ||
| 2019 | Ranarangam | Deva | ||
| 2020 | Jaanu | K. Ramachandra "Ram" | ||
| 2021 | Sreekaram | Karthik | ||
| Maha Samudram | Arjun | [21] | ||
| 2022 | Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu | Chiru | [22] | |
| Oke Oka Jeevitham Kanam |
Adhi alias Kutlu | Telugu-Tamil bilingual film | [23] | |
| 2023 | #Sharwa35 with Sriram Adittya † | Filming | [24] |
As producer
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ko Antey Koti | Producer | Sarvaa Arts Production |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1st South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Male Debut - Tamil | Engaeyum Eppothum | Won | [25] |
| 2015 | 62nd Filmfare Awards South | Best Actor – Telugu | Run Raja Run | Nominated | [26] |
| Nandi Awards | Nandi Special Jury Award | Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju | Won | [27] |
See also
- List of Telugu actors
References
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- "From Sreekaram To Maha Samudram, 4 Upcoming Movies Of Sharwanand". The Times of India. 27 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- "Title poster of Rashmika-Sharwanand film 'Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu' released". The News Minute. 9 March 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- "Sharwanand's next titled Oke Oka Jeevitham". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- "Sharwanand announces next with Sriram Aditya; Pens heartfelt note on completing 20 years". PINKVILLA. 6 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- "SIIMA Awards 2012 Winners". South Indian International Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- "Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South". Filmfare. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
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External links
- Sharwanand at IMDb