Sushanth

Sushanth
  

Sushanth Anumolu (born 18 March 1986), known professionally as Sushanth, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. Born into the Akkineni–Daggubati family, he made his acting debut with Kalidasu (2008).

Post a series of box office failures, Sushanth earned success with his portrayal of a software employee in Chi La Sow (2018). His highest grossing release came with Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020). He made his web debut with Maa Neella Tank (2022).

Early life and background
Sushanth was born as Sushanth Anumolu on 18 March 1986 in Hyderabad. He is the son of Anumolu Sathya Bhushana Rao and Naga Susheela Akkineni. He is the grandson of Akkineni Nageswara Rao, who is his mother's father and the nephew of Nagarjuna. Actors Sumanth, Naga Chaitanya and Akhil Akkineni are his cousins.

Sushanth completed his schooling from Hyderabad Public School and completed his bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He worked at United Technologies and Schlumberger as an Electrical Engineer before his acting career. Sushanth attended the Kreating Charakters Training School, Mumbai for a short acting cour along with his cousin Naga Chaitanya.