Sharwanand

Sharwanand is one among the newest generation of heroes that started without any background in the industry and is trying his luck by his own efforts. So far, his career graph seems to have mixed results, but he has already made a recognition for himself as a decent actor. Recently, his role in the film Gamyam seemed to have brought him so much success that he's now happily touring around the USA attending shows of his own movie on the East and West coasts of the country! TeluguCinema.Com caught up with him as he traveled around, literally so when he was in an airport during a break in his coast-to-coast journey. When I asked him if he was free for an interview earlier that day (April 10, 2008), he said he'd call me back during his layover at the airport, and he did, and we spoke for about 30 minutes. "Ask me all you want to" - that was what he confidently said before the interview began, and the same confident attitude was seen all through the interview, presented to our viewers.

Sharwanand's Filmography

NaChaKi: When did you get realize that you wanted to be an actor? Why or how?

Sharwanand: I realized it when I was 18. In fact, I decided I wanted to become an actor! I finished my intermediate and I went to Mumbai to get trained. I went around offices after I came back. It took me two years before I finally saw my dream come true.

NaChaKi: Do you have any background in the film industry? Any godfather or something? If not, how did you manage to get a foothold?

Sharwanand: I had nobody here! I just came on my own. Today, when I look back, I had nobody who was helping me back then. ...But now, I am glad that there're a lot of people who're helping me. About my first break in the filmdom... while I was getting trained in Vizag, a production house came there to select their hero, and I was luckily chosen among 30-40 probables there. The movie was named December 5va Tareekhu ...and it didn't even run for 5 days, but it was a good learning experience! ...It'd not be fair to voice out my bitter experiences now, just because I have a chance to speak after this success. I've learnt so much through those two years though - how to be and how not to be! Everybody succeeds in life, and success goes and comes back every time, but one has to be the same forever! I strive to be a human being first before anything else!

NaChaKi: How does the industry generally treat youngsters and newcomers?

Sharwanand: I can't say for others, but for me, I always had a welcoming gesture from my co-aristes and others. During the initial days, there were some bitter moments, which is common...

NaChaKi: "Just Yellow Productions" is probably the only production house that made a name for itself among today's youth. But Amma Cheppindi was a miserable flop though it had a youth hero. What went wrong with the movie, you think?

Sharwanand: When a film is made, we do it with a feeling that it'd be a hit, but the fate is decided by people and is not in our hands! There are a lot of good movies which failed. People didn't like it ...they didn't get connected to the film, I can't say why. One cannot give reasons as to why a particular movie is hit or flop! ..For example, people liked Gamyam today, and so it's doing well. Even till date, I like Amma Cheppindi still, but people didn't like it and it was a flop; the exact reasons behind these are beyond my comprehension.