Shanmukh Jaswanth
Indian YouTuber (born 1994)
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Shanmukh Jaswanth Kandregula is an Indian YouTuber 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.
16 September 1994[1]
- YouTuber
- Actor
Shanmukh Jaswanth | |
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| Born | Shanmukh Jaswanth 16 September 1994[1] Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Other name | Shannu |
| Education | Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management |
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| Subscribers | 4.86 million |
| Views | 725 million |
| Last updated: 14 April 2026 | |
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. 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]
He got engaged to Vaishnavi Chodisetti in February 2026.[7]
Career
YouTube
Shanmukh began his career by appearing in a dual role in the viral video The Viva, released in 2013.[8] 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".[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] His recent Student web series also became good success in YouTube and currently getting very good views.He got more You Tube followers due to Big Hit of the Student Web Series.
Television
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.[12]
Filmography
Film
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Nannu Dochukunduvate | Rohan | Uncredited role | |
| 2024 | Leela Vinodham | PMRK Prasad | Debut as lead role | |
| TBA | Premaku Namaskaram † | TBA | Filming | [13] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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| 2020 | Cash 2.0 | Contestant | ETV | |
| The Software Devloveper | Shannu | YouTube | ||
| 2021 | Surya | Surya | ||
| 2021 | Dancee Plus | Guest dancer | Star Maa | [14] |
| 100% Love | Himself | Telefilm[15] | ||
| Start Music | Contestant | |||
| Bigg Boss 5 | Contestant | [16] | ||
| 2022 | Agent Anand Santhosh | Agent Anand Santhosh | Aha | [17] |
| 2023 | Student | Shiva | YouTube |
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 | |
| "Shanmukh Anthem" | Hymath | Rakendu Mouli | — | |
| 2023 | "Jaanu" | Sandeep Kurapati, Sahithi Chaganti | Sandeep Kurapati | Sushmita Shetty |
| "Ayyayo" | The fantasia men | The fantasia men | Phanipoojitha |
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[18]
- 2021: Star Artist Influencer of the Year by Digital Influencer Awards[19]
- In 2021, he was signed as the Brand Ambassador of the Entri App[20]