Sharan (actor)
Sharan is an Indian film actor and an occasional playback singer and film producer who works in Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut in the mid-1990s and appeared mostly in comedy roles and small supporting roles. However, he earned much recognition during the late 2000s and made his lead role for his 100th film Rambo and since then featuring as the lead actor in comedy films. He is also the first Indian actor to act in double role in three movies out of the first seven movies as lead actor.
Personal life
Sharan was born into a family of theater artists. His grandparents and parents were reckoned artistes at the Gubbi theater. His younger sister is Shruti. He has another younger sister USHA. SHRUTI was one of the leading Kannada actresses in the 1990s. Though he was pushed to acting genre by his parents, his initial interest was in music and was part of an orchestra as a singer. He cut his own private devotional albums and also sang the title tracks for television series.Sharan's first tryst in acting began with a television series aired in Doordarshan channel. Subsequently he began to get offers to act in various television serials resulting in director Siddlingaiah spotting his talent and offer him a small comedy role for his film Prema Prema Prema.
Career
Sharann debuted his feature film acting with a small role in Siddalingaiah's Prema Prema Prema. Since then he featured in over 100 films as a comedian and supporting actor. He was mostly noticed for his comic flavor in movies such as Karpoorada Gombe, Friends, Monalisa, Jothe Jotheyali, Pallakki, Maleyali Jotheyali among several others.2012–present
Sharan appeared in a lead role for the third time after Karpoorada gombe and Sundari Ganda Sadananda with coincidenting 100th film Rambo in 2012 and starring Victory in 2013 both films emerged critical and commercial successes, with his performance winning acclaim alongside.In his first film of 2014, Maanikya, Sharan appeared in a supporting role. In the comedy Jai Lalitha, he was cast as Jayaraj and appeared in female character as well. G. S. Kumar of The Times of India wrote, "It's all Sharan who shines in lady character with excellent mannerism, dialogue delivery and body language." The film however performed average at the box-office. In his final release of the year, Adyaksha, a romance-comedy, and a remake of the Tamil film Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam, he was cast as Chandrashekhara Gowda, and along with his sidekick Narayana, played the role of a villager who creates havoc in the village as the president of an association "Chi Thu Sangha", who then falls in love with a landlord's daughter. The film emerged as a major commercial and critical success, with critics acclaiming Sharan's performance. It turned out to be one of Kannada cinema's biggest commercial successes of 2014. His performance earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Actor nomination.
In 2015, Sharan starred in Raja Rajendra as Bottle Mani, who takes a contract to kill an elder member of the royal family. The film received mixed reviews from critics, though his performance was praised. He was cast in a double role in the comedy Bullet Basya as Basavaraj "Basya", a Royal Enfield Bullet-riding villager, who has a proclivity for women, and Muthu, his exact opposite. He also sang the song "Kaal Kg Kallekaai" for the film. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics. On Sharan's performance, Bangalore Mirror wrote, "Sharan has almost gone overboard in search of comedy, but does justice to the two roles."
Partial filmography
As actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Prema Prema Prema | ||
| 1996 | Karpoorada Gombe | ||
| 1999 | Snehaloka | Gopi | |
| 2000 | Nan Hendthi Chennagidale | ||
| 2001 | Yuvaraja | ||
| 2001 | Chitra | ||
| 2002 | Friends | Sharan | |
| 2002 | Ninne Preethisuve | ||
| Devaru Varavanu Kotre | |||
| 2003 | Kaun Banega Kotyadipathi | ||
| 2004 | Monalisa | Sharan | |
| 2004 | Rowdy Aliya | ||
| 2005 | Aham Premasmi | ||
| 2006 | 7 O' Clock | ||
| 2006 | Hatavadi | ||
| 2006 | Tananam Tananam | ||
| 2006 | Jothe Jotheyali | ||
| 2007 | Sixer | ||
| 2007 | Pallakki | ||
| 2007 | Krishna | Rama | |
| 2007 | Gunavantha | ||
| 2008 | Honganasu | ||
| 2008 | Sundari Ganda Sadananda | Sadananda | Based on Phone Booth |
| 2008 | Vasanthakala | ||
| 2008 | Ee Preethi Yeke Bhoomi Melide | ||
| 2008 | Akka Thangi | ||
| 2009 | Maleyali Jotheyali | Venkatesh | |
| 2009 | Josh | ||
| 2009 | Ee Sambhashane | ||
| 2009 | Love Guru | ||
| 2010 | Gaana Bajaana | ||
| 2010 | Eradane Maduve | ||
| 2010 | Aithalakkadi | ||
| 2010 | Eno Onthara | ||
| 2010 | Premism | ||
| 2010 | Hoo | ||
| 2010 | Porki | ||
| 2010 | Nooru Janmaku | ||
| 2010 | Punda | ||
| 2010 | Modalasala | ||
| 2011 | Olave Mandara | ||
| 2011 | Kempe Gowda | Pashupathi | |
| 2011 | Sanju Weds Geetha | ||
| 2011 | Mathond Madhuvena | ||
| 2011 | Kool...Sakkath Hot Maga | ||
| 2011 | Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam | ||
| 2011 | Bhadra | ||
| 2012 | Aarakshaka | ||
| 2012 | Parijatha | ||
| 2012 | Lucky | 420 | |
| 2012 | Rambo | Krishna Murthy Kitty | Formal debut as a Lead Actor 100th movie Also producer |
| 2013 | Ee Bhoomi Aa Bhanu | ||
| 2013 | Varadanayaka | ||
| 2013 | Neenandre Ishta Kano | ||
| 2013 | Bulbul | ||
| 2013 | Victory | Chandru/Munna | Dual Role Based on 1978 movie The Odd Job and 1995 Kannada movie Ganeshana Galate Remade in Telugu as Selfie Raja |
| 2014 | Jai Lalitha | Jayaraj | Remake of Mayamohini |
| 2014 | Maanikya | ||
| 2014 | Adyaksha | Chandrashekhara Gowda alias Chandru | Remake of Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam |
| 2015 | Raja Rajendra | Bottle Mani/Raja Rajendra | Dual Role Based on His Highness Abdullah |
| 2015 | Bullet Basya | Basavaraj Basya / Muthu | Dual role |
| 2016 | Jai Maruthi 800 | Jeeva | |
| 2016 | Nataraja Service | Nataraja | |
| 2017 | Raj Vishnu | Rajvishnu | Remake of Rajini Murugan |
| 2017 | Satya Harishchandra | Remake of Punjabi movie Singh vs Kaur | |
| 2018 | Raambo 2 | Krishna alias Krish | Partially based on Wrecker |
| 2018 | Victory 2 | Chandru / Munna / Salim / Richie | Four roles |
| 2019 | Adyaksha in America | Ullas | Remake of Two Countries |
| 2020 | Avatar Purusha | Filming |
As playback singer
Awards and nominations
;Filmfare Awards South- 2009: nominated, Best Supporting Actor – Kannada: Josh
- 2012: nominated, Best Supporting Actor – Kannada: Parijatha
- 2014: nominated, Best Actor – Kannada: Adyaksha
- 2012: nominated, Best Debutant Producer : Rambo
- 2012: nominated, Best Male Debutant : Rambo
- 2019: nominated, Best Actor in a Leading Role – Kannada : Raambo 2
- 2012: nominated, Best Debut Actor : Rambo
- 2012: Best Actor in a Comic Role: Rambo