Sharwanand Myneni (born 6 March 1984) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in the year 2004 with the film Aidho Tareekhu. 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).
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Born | Sharwanand Myneni (1984-03-06) 6 March 1984 (age 38)[1] Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Alma mater | Wesley Degree College, Secunderabad |
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Years active | 2003–present |
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.
Sharwanand Myneni was born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh and brought up in Hyderabad, Telangana. He has done his schooling from The Hyderabad Public School and completed his Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) from Wesley Degree College, Secunderabad.[2] 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.[citation needed] 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.[3] He was a classmate of actors Ram Charan and Rana Daggubati in The Hyderabad Public School.[2]
Sharwanand first came to media attention in a Thumbs Up advertisement with Chiranjeevi. 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 Venkatesh in Sankranthi and Lakshmi.
Sharwanand rose to stardom with Vennela and Amma Cheppindi. Films like Gamyam and Andari Banduvaya were labeled as underrated hit films but 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).[4][5] In 2012, Sharwanand made his debut as a producer with his film, Ko Ante Koti, which was produced under Sarvaa Arts.[6]
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.[7]
Sharwanand's movie Sathamanam Bhavati collected almost 50 crores,[8] 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 it turned out to be an average movie. Sharwanand 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[9] which is a remake of his own Tamil film '96.
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Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2004 | Aidho Tareekhu | Sharwanand | Debut Film | [10] |
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 | Partially reshot in Tamil as Kadhalna Summa Illai (2009) | |
2009 | Naalai Namadhe | Raju | Tamil film | |
Raju Maharaju | Kalyan | |||
2010 | Andari Banduvaya | Nandu | ||
Prasthanam | Mitra | |||
2011 | Engeyum Eppodhum | Gautham | Tamil film; SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut–Tamil | [11][12] |
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 | Nandi Special Jury Award (additional recommendation) | [13] |
JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai | Jayakumar "JK" | Tamil film; Shot simultaneously in Telugu as Rajadhi Raja (2016) | ||
2016 | Express Raja | Raja | ||
2017 | Sathamanam Bhavati | Raju | ||
Radha | SI Radha Krishna | 25th Film | [14] | |
Mahanubhavudu | Anand | |||
2018 | Padi Padi Leche Manasu | Surya | ||
2019 | Ranarangam | Deva | ||
2020 | Jaanu | K. Ramachandra "Ram" | ||
2021 | Sreekaram | Karthik | ||
Maha Samudram | Arjun | [15] | ||
2022 | Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu | Chiru | [16] | |
Oke Oka Jeevitham | Adhi alias Kutlu | Shot simultaneously in Tamil as Kanam | [17] |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Ko Antey Koti | Producer | Sarvaa Arts Production |