Cheran & Sharwanand Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Cheran and Sharwanand appeared together in 3 Telugu films between 2013 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai (2015 — 6.7/10). Films span Yemito Ee Maaya (2013) through Raja Dhi Raja (2016).
The Cheran & Sharwanand partnership
From Yemito Ee Maaya (2013) to Raja Dhi Raja (2016). It started with Yemito Ee Maaya (2013).
The shape of the work
Cheran directed every film; Sharwanand acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Cheran handpicked Sharwanand for 'Yemito Ee Maaya' (2013) after watching his performance in 'Mithunam' — he wanted an actor who could play vulnerable without being weak.
- On the sets of 'JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai' (2015), Cheran would deliberately break character mid-scene to throw Sharwanand off — and Sharwanand would instantly improvise a comeback. That ping-pong energy made their scenes feel alive.
- During 'Raja Dhi Raja' (2016), Cheran and Sharwanand shared a room for the entire shoot in Kerala. They'd stay up past midnight discussing old Tamil films, and Cheran would make Sharwanand re-enact scenes from 'Nadodi Mannan'.
- Sharwanand once said in an interview: 'Cheran sir doesn't just direct you — he fights the scene with you. After 'Yemito Ee Maaya', I stopped being afraid of silence in a performance.'
- The success of 'Yemito Ee Maaya' (2013) directly led to Cheran casting Sharwanand in the Tamil remake 'JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai' (2015) — making Sharwanand one of the few Telugu actors to headline a Tamil film in the 2010s.
3 films across 1 decade
- JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai
- Yemito Ee Maaya0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Telugu being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Yemito Ee Maaya, both already had careers — Cheran with 20 films, Sharwanand with 17.
Before Yemito Ee Maaya, Cheran had directed 20 films, including Autograph (2004) and Autograph (2004).
After Raja Dhi Raja, Cheran went on to direct 15 more films, including Vimanam (2023) and D3 (2023).
Before Yemito Ee Maaya, Sharwanand had starred in 17 films, including Prasthanam (2010) and Classmates (2007).
After Raja Dhi Raja, Sharwanand went on to appear in 16 more films, including Sathamanam Bhavati (2017) and Mahanubhavudu (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Cheran & Sharwanand's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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