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Shanmukh Jaswanth

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Shannu
Personal information
Born
Shanmukh Jaswanth

(1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 29)[1]
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
EducationGandhi Institute of Technology and Management
Occupations
YouTube information
Also known asShannu
ChannelsShanmukh Jaswanth
LocationIndia
Years active2012–present
Genres
  • comedy
  • dance
  • series
Subscribers4.92 million
Total views637.90 million
NetworkInfinitum Media
100,000 subscribers2017
1,000,000 subscribers2020

Shanmukh Jaswanth Kandregula is an Indian YouTuber, television personality and actor. He is best known for his role as "Shannu" in the YouTube series The Software DevLOVEper and as "Surya" in Surya.[2] As of April 2023, he has over 4.3 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. His other popular videos include The Viva and The Software Engineer 2.0.

Early and personal life

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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.Vinay Shanmukh is his brother who directed Viva along with Sabarish Kandregula, a YouTube web series director and is one of the people behind the YouTube channel 'Viva. Shanmukh played many comedic roles in short films. He was the runner up in BigBoss Season 5.[3][4][5] He was apprehended by the police in [6]

Career

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YouTube

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Shanmukh began his career by appearing in a dual role in the viral video The Viva, released in 2013.[7] 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. He kept consistently acting in videos for the channel 'Viva', especially as one of the two news readers on Viva News. His major breakthrough was the YouTube series The Software DevLOVEper directed by K. Subbu, in which he played the role "Shannu".[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] His recent Student web series also became good success in YouTube and currently getting very good views.

Television

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Shanmukh first appeared in the game show Cash 2.0. He then participated in the reality television show Bigg Boss 5 and was runner-up of the season.[11]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 Nannu Dochukunduvate Rohan Debut Film

Television

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Year Title Role Network Notes
2020 Cash 2.0 Contestant ETV
2021 Dancee Plus Guest dancer Star Maa [12]
100% Love Himself Telefilm[13]
Start Music Contestant
Bigg Boss 5 Runner-Up [14]
2022 Agent Anand Santhosh Agent Anand Santhosh Aha [15]

Music Videos

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Year Song Singer Composer Co-Artist
2021 "Rukmini" Saketh Komanduri, Geetha Madhuri R R Dhruvan Tina
"Malupu" Manish Kumar, Vyshu Maya Manish Kumar Deepthi Sunaina
"Shanmukh Anthem" Hymath Rakendu Mouli —
2023 "Jaanu" Sandeep Kurapati, Sahithi Chaganti Sandeep Kurapati Sushmita Shetty
"Ayyayo" The fantasia men The fantasia men Phanipoojitha

Web Series

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Year Title
2020 The Software Devloveper
2021 Surya
2023 Student

Awards and recognition

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  • 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[16]
  • 2021: Star Artist Influencer of the Year by Digital Influencer Awards[17]
  • In 2021, he was signed as the Brand Ambassador of the Entri App[18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 5: Shanmukh Jaswanth Gets a Sweet Surprise from GF Deepthi Sunaina, Video Goes Viral!". 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Shanmukh Jaswanth Surya Web series: యూ ట్యూబ్‌ నెం 1 ట్రెండింగ్.. రూల్ చేస్తున్న షణ్ముఖ్ జస్వంత్ 'సూర్య' వెబ్ సిరీస్." News18 Telugu (in Telugu). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Drunken driving: YouTuber Shanmukh to appear in court". The New Indian Express. March 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ "YouTuber Shanmukh Jaswanth's Career In Jeopardy After Drunk Driving Case? He is a GITAM Alumni". Sakshi Post. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Police detain Bigg Boss fame Shanmukh Jaswanth Kandregula". 123telugu.com. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  7. ^ Bangre, Adwaita (5 June 2019). "Mastering the art of short films". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Software Developer Review – TFT – Movie Reviews". TFT. 28 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. ^ Keramalu, Karthik (3 November 2020). "What Makes The Software DevLOVEper The Baahubali of Telugu YouTube". Film Companion. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Meet First Telugu YouTuber To Achieve 4M Subscribers". Sakshi Post. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Shanmukh Jaswanth: డ్యాన్స్ ప్లస్ షోలో సోషల్ మీడియా స్టార్ షన్ముఖ్ జస్వంత్ హంగామా? | News Orbit". 1 February 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  13. ^ "100% (Percent) Love Part 2 Today's 28th February 2021 Episode Reel vs Real: Sunitha Upadrasta & Rama Krishan Arrive". socialtelecast.com. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  14. ^ Nikitapatel (4 August 2021). "Bigg Boss Telugu Season 5: THIS celebrity is the highest paid contestant?". Bollywood Bubble. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 5 runner up Shanmukh Jaswanth's new webseries officially launched; see pics - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  16. ^ "10th Annual Padmamohana TV Awards – 2020 – Padmamohana Arts". Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  17. ^ TelanganaToday (4 March 2021). "DIA Awards 2021: Recognising efforts of influencers, content creators". Telangana Today. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  18. ^ "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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