He later made his acting debut in Telugu with Aidho Tareeku in 2003 and proceeded to share screen space with Chiranjeevi in Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.

[10] He then acted in films like Gamyam (2008) and Andari Bandhuvaya (2010) which, despite being sleeper hits, earned Nandi Awards.

Cheran's directorial venture JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai, which was released in Telugu in 2016 with Nithya Menen was below average at the box office.

[14] Sharwanand's movie Sathamanam Bhavati collected almost 50 crores,[15] produced by Dil Raju and directed by Satish Vegesna.

Sharwanand then starred in Mahanubhavudu, which released on 29 September 2017, directed by Maruthi and gained critical and commercial success.

He then starred in the science fiction time travel bilingual, Oke Oka Jeevitham, with Amala Akkineni, Ritu Varma, Vennela Kishore, and Priyadarshi Pullikonda.

A political thriller directed by Krishna Chaitanya and bankrolled by People Media Factory, was launched with Sharwanand, Raashii Khanna, and Priyamani.

People Media Factory instead backed and launched a romantic thriller with Sriram Adittya and Sharwanand, titled Manamey, set in London.

On 6 March 2024, his 36th and 37th films with Loser and Samajavaragamana fames Abhilash Reddy Kankara and Ram Abbaraju were launched, respectively.