Harsha Chemudu

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Harsha Chemudu
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Harsha Chemudu promoting Karthikeya 2 in August 2022
Born
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other namesViva Harsha
Education Chaitanya Engineering College
Occupations
Years active2013–present

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]

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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 co-hosted Sam Jam with Samantha Ruth Prabhu in 2020 and was the host of Tamasha with Harsha , both streamed on Aha.

Filmography

Key
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Films

YearFilmRole(s)Notes
2013 Masala
2014 Maine Pyar Kiya
Power
Govindudu Andarivadele Bangari's friend
Chakkiligintha
2015Red Alert
Ram Leela
Dynamite
Singham 123 Junior Lingam
Jatha Kalise Hacker Srinu [3]
Surya vs Surya Ice Gola vendor
Size Zero
Yavvanam oka FantasyGoogle
Dohchay Manikyam's henchman
Shankarabharanam Happy's cousin
2016Chal Chal Gurram
Krishnashtami
Raja Cheyyi Vesthe Raja Ram's friend
Jakkanna Kung Fu Pandu Assistant
Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada Arjun's friend
2017 Nenorakam
Tholi Parichayam
Raja the Great Kabbadi Commentator
Okka Kshanam
Nakshatram Dance Master
Jai Lava Kusa
2018 Chalo [4]
Toli Prema Aditya's childhood friend
Ameerpet to America
Vaadu Nenu Kaadhu
Tej I Love You Harsha
Vijetha
Neevevaro Kalyan's friend
Nannu Dochukunduvate Harsha
2019 ABCD – American Born Confused Desi Santosh
Bhagyanagara Veedullo Gamattu
2020 Krishna and His Leela Harsha
Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna Bunty
Colour Photo Bala Yesu
Maa Vintha Gaadha Vinuma
2021 Super Over Bangaru Raju
30 Rojullo Preminchadam Ela Nagarjuna
Thank You Brother Chiku
Thellavarithe Guruvaram
Thimmarusu: Assignment Vali Harsha
Vivaha Bhojanambu Government Officer
Gully Rowdy David Raj
Maha Samudram Arjun’s friend
Manchi Rojulochaie Banda Babu
Pushpaka Vimanam Meenakshi's ex one-sided lover
2022 Hero Forest thief
Mishan Impossible Booking clerk
Pakka Commercial Balraju
Karthikeya 2 Suleman
2022 Bimbisara Devadutta's companion
2023 Premadesam Arjun’s friend
Organic Mama Hybrid Alludu Vijay's friend
Baby Harsha
Nireekshana Gautham's friend
Mr. Pregnant Gautham's friend
Prem Kumar HimselfCameo appearance
Month of Madhu Madhusudhan's friend
Rules Ranjann Ranjan's friend
Bubblegum Hero's Friend
2024 Ooru Peru Bhairavakona John [5]
Sundaram Master Sundaram Master [6]
Prasanna Vadanam [7]
Aa Okkati Adakku Abhinav

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Network
2019The Grill [8] Ganesh Viu
2019 Hostel Daze Ravi Teja Amazon Prime Video
2020Shit Happens [9] Harsha Aha
2020 Tamasha with Harsha [10] [11] Host
2020–2021 Sam Jam [12] Co-Host
2021 3 Roses Prasad
2023 Dead Pixels Anand Disney+ Hotstar

YouTube videos

YearTitleNotes
2013Viva [13] [14]
2014Facebook Baba [15]
2016The Results [16]
Dadminton Theory [17] [18]
The Big Fat Proposal [19]
The Interview [20]
2017The Tourist Guide
Drink and Drive [21]
The Exams trilogy
Modern Swayamvaram [22]
2018The Visa Interview

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