Shanmukh Jaswanth
Shanmukh Jaswanth Kandregula is an Indian YouTuber, television personality, Biggboss contestant and actor. He is best known for his role as "Shannu" in the YouTube series The Software DevLOVEper , as "Surya" in Surya and his most anticipated next is Agent Anand Santhosh. As of February 2022, he has over 4.3 million subscribers on his YouTube channel and 2.6 million followers on Instagram . His other videos include The Viva, The Interview, Software Lo Inthe and Surya[2] series
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Born | Shanmukh Jaswanth Kandregula 16 September 1994[1] Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India | |||||||||
Education | Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management | |||||||||
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Also known as | Shannu | |||||||||
Channels | Shanmukh Jaswanth | |||||||||
Location | India | |||||||||
Years active | 2012–present | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 4.3 million | |||||||||
Total views | 500 million | |||||||||
Network | Infinitum Media | |||||||||
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Updated: 13 September 2021 |
Early and personal life
Shanmukh Jaswanth was born on 16 September 1994 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. He completed Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Visakhapatnam. Sabarish Kandregula, a Youtube web series director and one of the people behind the Youtube channel 'Viva' is Shanmukh's cousin.[3][4][5]
Career
YouTube
Shanmukh began his career by appearing in a dual role in the viral video The Viva, released in 2013.[6] One of the role he played in the short video is "Shannu". Since then he is popularly referred to as Shannu. He started his own YouTube channel in 2012. In the initial days, he uploaded few dance covers, short films and comedy videos.
Shanmukh then featured in various other productions of Infinitum Media which include short films, dance covers and series. His major breakthrough was the YouTube series The Software DevLOVEper directed by K. Subbu, in which he played the role "Shannu".[7] The series made its debut on 31 July 2020 was released through his YouTube channel. Upon release, it got wide response from both critics and audience.[8] Owing to success of the series, he then featured in few television shows. He then featured in another popular series Surya which made its debut on his channel on 16 February 2021. In September 2021, Sakshi Post called him as the "first Telugu Youtuber" to have four million subscribers.[9]
Television
Shanmukh first appeared in the game show Cash 2.0. He then participated in the reality television show Bigg Boss 5, and was the runner up of the season.[10]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Nannu Dochukunduvate | Rohan | Debut Film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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202 | Cash 2.0 | Contestant | ETV | |
2021 | Dancee Plus | Guest dancer | Star Maa | [11] |
2021 | 100% Love | Himself | Telefilm[12] | |
2021 | Start Music | Contestant | ||
2021 | Bigg Boss 5 | Runner-Up | [13] |
Music videos
Year | Song | Singer | Composer | Co-Artist |
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2021 | "Rukmini" | Saketh Komanduri, Geetha Madhuri | R R Dhruvan | Tina |
"Malupu" | Manish Kumar, Vyshu Maya | Manish Kumar | Deepthi Sunaina | |
2021 | "Shanmukh Anthem" | Hymath | Rakendu Mouli | — |
Web series
Year | Name | Co-Artist | episodes |
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2020 | "Software devLOVEper" | Vaishnavi chaitanya | 10 |
2021 | "Surya" | Monika Reddy | 10 |
2022 | "Agent Anand Santhosh" | Shoot in progress |
Awards and recognition
- Shanmukh holds a total of two YouTube Creator Awards which include:- one Silver Play Button and one Golden Play Button
- 2021: Best Performer Award 2020–Male (YouTube) at 10th Padmamohana TV Awards 2020[14]
- 2021: Star Artist Influencer of the Year by Digital Influencer Awards[15]
- In 2021, he was signed as the Brand Ambassador of the Entri App[16]
See also
- List of YouTubers
- List of Indian Youtubers
References
- "Bigg Boss Telugu 5: Shanmukh Jaswanth Gets a Sweet Surprise from GF Deepthi Sunaina, Video Goes Viral!". 16 September 2021.
- "Shanmukh Jaswanth Surya Web series: యూ ట్యూబ్ నెం 1 ట్రెండింగ్.. రూల్ చేస్తున్న షణ్ముఖ్ జస్వంత్ 'సూర్య' వెబ్ సిరీస్." News18 Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "Hyderabad: Actor Shanmukh Jaswanth's car rams biker, injures him | Hyderabad News – Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "Drunken driving: YouTuber Shanmukh to appear in court". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "YouTuber Shanmukh Jaswanth's Career In Jeopardy After Drunk Driving Case?". Sakshi Post. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- Bangre, Adwaita (5 June 2019). "Mastering the art of short films". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "Software Developer Review – TFT – Movie Reviews". TFT. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- Keramalu, Karthik (3 November 2020). "What Makes The Software DevLOVEper The Baahubali of Telugu YouTube". Film Companion. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "Meet First Telugu YouTuber To Achieve 4M Subscribers". Sakshi Post. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- "Bigg Boss Telugu 5: VJ Sunny wins show, receives ₹50 lakh; Shanmukh Jaswanth becomes first runner up". The Indian Express. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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- "Bigg Boss Telugu Season 5: THIS celebrity is the highest paid contestant?". Bollywood Bubble. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- "10th Annual Padmamohana TV Awards – 2020 – Padmamohana Arts". Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- TelanganaToday (4 March 2021). "DIA Awards 2021: Recognising efforts of influencers, content creators". Telangana Today. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "Entri App signs Shanmukh Jaswanth as its New Brand Ambassador. the Young Social Media". 28 February 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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