Shanmukh Jaswanth

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 other videos. As of September 2021, he has over four million subscribers on his YouTube channel. His other popular videos include The Viva, The Interview, Software Lo Inthe[1] and Surya[2] series.

Shanmukh Jaswanth
Personal information
BornShanmukh Jaswanth Kandregula
(1994-09-16) 16 September 1994
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
EducationGandhi Institute of Technology and Management
Occupation
YouTube information
Also known asShannu
ChannelsShanmukh Jaswanth
LocationIndia
Years active2012–present
Genre
  • comedy
  • dance
  • series
Subscribers4.2 million
Total views439 million
NetworkInfinitum Media
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers 2020
Updated: 13 September 2021

Early and personal life

Shanmukh Jaswanth was born on 16 September 1994 near Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. He completed Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Hyderabad. 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 is the highest paid contestant of the season.[10]

Videography
Year Work Role Type Notes
2013 The Viva[11] Shannu short comedy video Dual role[12]
2014 Facebook Baba[13] Triple role (as Shannu, Twin Shannu & Female)
2016 The Dadminton Theory[14]
The Big Fat Proposal[15]
2016–2019 Viva News[16] comedy video series
2016 The Interview short comedy video
2017–2019 Men Will Be Men comedy video series
2018 Bada Boss – short comedy video
Software Lo Inthe Shanmukh
Theatre Lo Inthe
Photoshoot Lo Inthe
2019 Eamcet CounSELLING Lo Inthe
PUBG Its An Emotion mini series
WAR-DEN : Hostel Lo Inthe short comedy video
RACHABANDA - FriendSHIP
The Team Manager
One Day CEO mini series
Gully Premier League
The Software Engineer 2.0 short comedy video
The Software Pellichoopulu 3.0
The Software Fresher
RECESSION - Software Jobs Pothe Inthe
2020 Excuse Me Madam
Love In mini series
Quarantine Lo Inthe short comedy video
World Famous Wives
SOFTWARE LO INTHE - After Lockdown
World Famous Husbands
Karma - Marrying Your Ex Girlfriend
The Software DevLOVEper S1 Shanmukh "Shannu"/ "Mr. Shannu" Jaswanth web series
2021 Surya Surya [17]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Nannu Dochukunduvate Rohan debut in film

Television
Year Title Role Network Notes
2020 Cash 2.0 Contestant ETV
2021 Dancee Plus Guest dancer Star Maa [18]
2021 100% Love Himself telefilm[19]
2021 Start Music Contestant
2021 Bigg Boss 5 Contestant [20]

Music videos
Year Song Singer Composer Co-Artist
2021 "Rukmini" Saketh Komanduri, Geetha Madhuri R R Dhruvan Tina

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[21]
  • 2021: Star Artist Influencer of the Year by Digital Influencer Awards[22]
  • In 2021, he was signed as the Brand Ambassador of the Entri App[23]

See also

References
  1. "5 entertaining Telugu web series to watch on YouTube and Aha". Vizag. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. Feb 28, TNN /; 2021; Ist, 12:56. "Hyderabad: Actor Shanmukh Jaswanth's car rams biker, injures him | Hyderabad News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 May 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Drunken driving: YouTuber Shanmukh to appear in court". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. "YouTuber Shanmukh Jaswanth's Career In Jeopardy After Drunk Driving Case?". Sakshi Post. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. Bangre, Adwaita (5 June 2019). "Mastering the art of short films". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. "Software Developer Review – TFT – Movie Reviews". TFT. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. Keramalu, Karthik (3 November 2020). "What Makes The Software DevLOVEper The Baahubali of Telugu YouTube". Film Companion. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. "Meet First Telugu YouTuber To Achieve 4M Subscribers". Sakshi Post. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  10. "Bigg Boss Telugu Season 5: THIS celebrity is the lowest paid contestant?". Bollywood Bubble. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  11. The Viva by Sabarish Kandregula, retrieved 18 September 2021
  12. "Viva: A remarkable journey of a couple of youngsters from Vizag". Vizag. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  13. Facebook Baba (Full Length Film) - A film by Sabarish Kandregula, retrieved 18 September 2021
  14. The Dadminton Theory | by Sabarish Kandregula | Viva, retrieved 18 September 2021
  15. The Big Fat Proposal | by Sabarish Kandregula | VIVA #FakeOff #SpriteComedyKonkout, retrieved 18 September 2021
  16. "Viva News - All Episodes - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  17. Telugu, TV9 (15 April 2021). "Shanmukh Jaswanth: యూట్యూబ్‌ లో నెంబర్ వన్ ట్రెండింగ్ లో ఉన్న సూర్య వెబ్‌ సిరీస్‌..!! ( వీడియో ) – number one trending shanmukh jaswanth's surya web series in youtube". TV9 Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  18. "Shanmukh Jaswanth: డ్యాన్స్ ప్లస్ షోలో సోషల్ మీడియా స్టార్ షన్ముఖ్ జస్వంత్ హంగామా? | News Orbit". 1 February 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  19. "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.
  20. "Bigg Boss Telugu Season 5: THIS celebrity is the highest paid contestant?". Bollywood Bubble. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  21. "10th Annual Padmamohana TV Awards – 2020 – Padmamohana Arts". Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  22. TelanganaToday (4 March 2021). "DIA Awards 2021: Recognising efforts of influencers, content creators". Telangana Today. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  23. "Entri App signs Shanmukh Jaswanth as its New Brand Ambassador. the Young Social Media Sensation". Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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