Shanmukh Jaswanth (YouTuber) Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full name	Shanmukh Jaswanth Kandregula [1]Facebook
Nickname	Shannu [2]The New Indian Express
Profession(s)	Dancer, YouTuber & Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet & inches- 5’ 8”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Won the Best Performer- Male Award at Padmamohana YouTube Awards (2020) for the YouTube series ‘The software devLOVEper (2020)’ • Shanmukh received his YouTube Silver Play Button in 2017 for surpassing 100,000 subscribers. • In October 2020, he received YouTube Gold Play Button for exceeding one million subscribers.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	16 September 1994 (Friday)
Age (as of 2021)	27 Years
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
College/University	• Amrita School of Engineering, Bengaluru • Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Business Management [3]Facebook
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian [4]Instagram
Tattoo(s)	• An infinity tattoo on his right wrist with “AUSS” inked in the middle; "AUSS" stands for Apparao, Umarani, Sampath, and Shanmukh, the names of Shanmukh’s family members. • A matching couple tattoo with his girlfriend, Deepthi Sunaina.
Controversies	• In March 2017, an anonymous lawyer filed a petition against the short-film 'Sita, I Am Not A Virgin (2017),' featuring the YouTubers Shanmukh Jaswanth and his girlfriend, Deepthi Sunaina. Apparently, Kaushik Babu, the director of the film, was accused of hurting sentiments of the Hindu community, citing that the phrase used in the title of the film ‘I am not a virgin’ was inappropriate. According to Hindu mythology, 'Sita' was one of the central figures in the Hindu epic Ramayana, who is also preached as a goddess. Hence, the title of the film triggered the anger of Hindus. In an interview, while talking about the allegations, Shanmukh said, "Whatever is happening is ridiculous. Our aim was to send out a message. It is a bold subject, but there’s nothing controversial like people are making it out to be. Sita is just the name of a character, and the film has nothing to do with the Ramayana. Without watching the film, assumptions are being made based on the title.” Thereafter, the title was changed to Seetha I’m Not A Virgin (2017) to dismiss the charges.[5]The Asian Age • On 22 February 2024, Shanmukh was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act by the Narsingi Police as they found about 16 grams of ganja at his apartment in Telangana. [6]The Hindu
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Deepthi Sunaina (YouTuber, Dancer, and Actress)
Family
Wife/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Apparao Kandregula Mother- Umarani Kandregula
Siblings	Brother- Sampath Vinay (Entrepreneur)
Favourite Things
Dancer(s)	Matt Steffanina, Melvin Louis
Actor(s)	Suriya, Allu Arjun
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Hyundai Creta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shanmukh Jaswanth

• Shanmukh Jaswanth is a dancer, YouTuber, and actor who came into the limelight after appearing in the web series The software devLOVEper  (2020) as Mr Shannu. He is also popular for uploading dancer covers of various Telugu songs, like You and Me, Guvva Gorinka, Adavari Matalaku Ardhale Verule, and Me Me, on his YouTube channel.

• Since childhood, Shanmukh was intrigued by performing arts, and he used to participate in various extra-curriculum activities at his school.
  

  Childhood picture of Shanmukh Jaswanth wearing the Lambadi dance costume

• Surprisingly, Shanmukh never undertook a professional course in dancing, in fact, he learned dancing by watching various YouTube videos.

• After establishing his YouTube channel on 2 July 2012, he uploaded his first video titled ‘Cadbury Laddu Ad By Shanmukh.’

• From 2012-2013, Shanmukh attended Amrita School of Engineering in Bengaluru, but later, he left the college to pursue a Bachelor of Business Management at Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM).

• He gained recognition in 2013, after starring in the hit YouTube video “The Viva by Sabarish Kandregula,” which created a buzz on the internet. The amusing illogical definition of optical fiber enacted by Shanmukh went viral on the internet.
  

  Shanmukh Jaswanth in The Viva by Sabarish Kandregula (2013)

• In 2015, while pursuing his graduation at GITAM, he gave crowd-puller performances in flash mobs for the promotion of Gem fest, a cultural fest organized by the management students of GITAM.

• Thereafter, he began uploading dance covers of various songs like Hosanna, Kala Chashma, and Bezuban, on his YouTube channel. Meanwhile, he collaborated with VIVA, a YouTube channel which produces light-hearted humorous videos. Shanmukh  appeared in various videos produced by VIVA like The Interview by Sabarish Kandregula (2013), The Big Fat Proposal (2016), and a series of ‘Viva News.’
  

  Shanmukh Jaswanth in The Interview by Sabarish Kandregula (2013)

• In an interview, Shanmukh revealed that the undiversified role of a senseless and idiotic interviewee no longer intrigued him, and he felt that he was typecast in such roles. He said,
  

  After VIVA, I got a few offers where my character was restricted to that of VIVA which didn’t interest me. I am looking for a meaty role.”

• In January 2017, he gained popularity with the dance cover of the famous Telugu song ‘You and Me’ from the film Khaidi No 150 (2017).

• Despite being immensely appreciated for his dancer covers, he had to discontinue making them as various filmmakers pressed copyright charges against him.

• Shanmukh is also well-known for starring in ‘Men Will Be Men,’ a Telugu YouTube series that humorously presents how men react around women.
  

  Men Will Be Men (2018)

• In 2020, a major breakthrough in his career came with the Telugu comedy series ‘The software devLOVEper ’ in which he played the role of Mr Shannu, a naive employee working in a software company who falls in love with a girl who treats him just like a friend.
  

  The software devLOVEper (2020)

• His other works include the short films Seetha I’m Not A Virgin (2017), Boomerang (2017), and Chaturvyuha (2018).
  

  Chaturvyuha (2018)

• In 2021, he was a contestant in the reality competition television series ‘Dance Plus Telugu’ in which he was a crew member of a team named ‘Darjeeling Devils.’
  

  Shanmukh Jaswanth in Dance Plus Telugu (2021)

• He participated in the TV reality show ‘Bigg Boss Season 5’ (Telugu) in 2021.
  

  Shanmukh Jashwanth in Bigg Boss 5 Telugu