Sharwanand was born in Vijayawada, India. Sharwanand did his bachelor of commerce degree from Wesley’s and became a trained dancer.

He modeled for The Hindu’s Best New Face contest.

He attended the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Mumbai.

In 2012, he received the Best Male Debut award for his work in the blockbuster Engeyum Eppodhum at the 1st South Indian International Movie Awards.

Sharwanand hails from a very close knit business family. He was a school friend to Ram Charan and Rana Daggubati.

His cousin Ram_Pothineni is also a renowned actor in Telugu Industry.

Sharwanand first caught attention in the Thumbs Up advertisement with Telugu MegaStar, Chiranjeevi.

He started his career appearing in supporting roles in most of the films.

He made his acting debut in Telugu with 5va Tareeku in 2003. Later, he shared screen space with popular stars like, with Chiranjeevi in Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. and with Venkatesh in Sankranthi and Lakshmi.

He rose to stardom with Vennela and Amma Cheppindi. Films like Gamyam, Andari Banduvaya and Prasthanam won him accolades.

He got his commercial breakthrough with the film, Run Raja Run which was one of the blockbusters of the year 2014.