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Sharwanand is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Tamil films. In 2012, he received the Best Male Debut award for his work in the blockbuster Engeyum Eppodhum at the 1st South Indian International Movie Awards.


Sharwanand hails from a very close knit business family. He is the cousin of actor Ram Pothineni.

Sharwanand was born in Hyderabad, India. Sharwanand did his bachelor of commerce degree from Wesley’s and became a trained dancer. He modeled for The Hindu’s Best New Face contest. He then attended the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Mumbai.


Sharwanand first caught attention in the Thumbs Up advertisement with Telugu actor, Chiranjeevi. He started his career appearing in supporting roles in most of the films. He made his acting debut in Telugu with 5va Tareeku in 2003. Later, he shared screen space with Chiranjeevi in Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. and Venkatesh in Sankranthi and Lakshmi.


He rose to stardom with Vennela and Amma Cheppindi. Films like Gamyam, Andari Banduvaya and Prasthanam won him accolades. He then forayed into Kollywood with Kadhalna Summa Illai, remake of Gamyam but it did not perform well at box office. His second Tamil film was Naalai Namadhe directed by Vinayan. His third film Engeyum Eppodhum He acted as Gautham in this film. In 2012, he produced a film, Ko Ante Koti under the banner Sarvaa Arts.


He got his commercial breakthrough with the film, Run Raja Run. The film was UV productions' second venture after the hit film, Mirchi. Sharwanand's portrayal of the lead, Raja, won him accolades. His new look in the film was completely different from his previous style as a sober dresser, as this film saw him in bright and colorful outfits.


His upcoming projects include Cheran's bilingual directorial venture starring Sahrwanand and Nitya Menon.