Sharwanand

Sharwanand Myneni
Sharwanand in 2016
Born	Sharwanand (1985-03-06) 6 March 1985 (age 31) Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Residence	Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Other names	Anand, Sarva
Alma mater	B.Com in Wesley's college, Secunderabad, Telangana, India

Sharwanand Myneni (Telugu: శర్వానంద్) 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 was born in Vijayawada, India to Mr.MRV Prasad Rao and Vasundhara Devi. He has done bachelor of commerce from Wesley's, Hyderabad. During his college days, he 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, he attended Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Mumbai.

Sharwanand hails from a very close knit business family. He was a classmate of Ram Charan and Rana Daggubati. His cousin Ram Pothineni is also an actor in the Telugu film industry. Sharwanand's brother is married to Ram Pothineni's sister.

Sharwanand first came to media attention in a Thumbs Up advertisement with 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 popular stars like Chiranjeevi in Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. and with 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, a 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 was Engeyum Eppodhum. In 2012,under his banner Sarvaa Arts, he became a Producer with his film, Ko Ante Koti.