Harsha Chemudu, popularly known as Viva Harsha, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He started his acting career with the viral web series Viva on YouTube with which he came to be known as "Viva" Harsha.[1]
Harsha Chemudu | |
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 Harsha Chemudu promoting Karthikeya 2 in August 2022 | |
| Born | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Other names | Viva Harsha |
| Education | Chaitanya Engineering College |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
Early life
He was born and brought up in a middle-class family in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. He completed his early schooling from Vignan Vidyalayam School in his hometown and his degree in Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Chaitanya Engineering College in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Since childhood, he was inclined towards acting and filming and always wanted to be a successful actor in the Telugu film industry. His father, Satyanarayana Rao, is a bank manager at Federal Bank. His mother, Rama Devi, is a homemaker. He was an introvert till he started acting in short films and joined the Telugu film industry.
Career
Viva Harsha started his career in the Telugu film industry with his debut appearance in a short film titled “Viva” in 2013, directed by his best friend, Sabarish Kandregula which premiered on YouTube. His appearance in this short film gained him popularity and fan following and he also got recognition in the Telugu industry as Viva Harsha. After that, he made his debut on the big-screen with his appearance in the Telugu movie Masala in 2013. He also worked in films like Govindudu Andarivadele, Dohchay, Colour Photo, Thank You Brother, Thimmarusu: Assignment Vali & others.[2]
He worked in the web series The Grill (2019) and Hostel Daze (2019). He also co-hosted Sam Jam with Samantha Ruth Prabhu in 2020 and the host of Tamasha with Harsha, both streamed on Aha.
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Films
Television
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Network |
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| 2019 | The Grill[7] | Ganesh | Viu |
| 2019 | Hostel Daze | Ravi Teja | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2020 | Shit Happens[8] | Harsha | Aha |
| 2020 | Tamasha with Harsha[9][10] | Host | |
| 2020–2021 | Sam Jam[11] | Co-Host | |
| 2021 | 3 Roses | Prasad | |
| 2023 | Dead Pixels | Anand | Disney+ Hotstar |
YouTube videos
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2013 | Viva[12] | [13] |
| 2014 | Facebook Baba[14] | |
| 2016 | The Results [15] | |
| Dadminton Theory[16][17] | ||
| The Big Fat Proposal[18] | ||
| The Interview[19] | ||
| 2017 | The Tourist Guide | |
| Drink and Drive[20] | ||
| The Exams trilogy | ||
| Modern Swayamvaram[21] | ||
| 2018 | The Visa Interview |
