Nani
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 24, 1984 (age 42)
- Birthplace
- Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Biography
Ghanta Naveen Babu (born 24 February 1984), known professionally by his screen name Nani, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television presenter who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut in Mohana Krishna Indraganti's romantic comedy *Ashta Chamma* (2008) and appeared in Nandini Reddy's *Ala Modalaindi* (2011). His other films include *Pilla Zamindar* (2011), S. S. Rajamouli's fantasy film *Eega* (2012), Gautham Vasudev Menon's romance *Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu* (2012), *Yevade Subramanyam* (2015), *Bhale Bhale Magadivoy* (2015), *Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha* (2016), *Gentleman* (2016), *Nenu Local* (2017), *Ninnu Kori* (2017), *Middle Class Abbayi* (2017), the sports drama *Jersey* (2019), *Nani's Gang Leader* (2019), *Shyam Singha Roy* (2021), *Ante Sundaraniki* (2022), the rural period drama *Dasara* (2023), *Hi Nanna* (2023), and the action thriller *Saripodhaa Sanivaaram* (2024). Nani has received two Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South, including Best Actor for *Dasara* and Critics Awards for Best Actor for *Bhale Bhale Magadivoy* and *Shyam Singha Roy*, and multiple SIIMA Awards. He hosted the reality television show *Bigg Boss Telugu 2* (2018) and established the production banner Wall Poster Cinema, which produced *Awe* (2018), *HIT: The First Case* (2020), *HIT: The Second Case* (2022), and *Court – State vs a Nobody* (2025).
Known For
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Filmography
Bloody Romeo
Movie
Untitled Nani - Venky Atluri Movie
Movie
Untitled Nani - Prem Kumar Movie
Movie
The Paradise
Movie · as Jadal
HIT: The Third Case
Movie · as Arjun Sarkaar
Saripodhaa Sanivaaram
Movie · as Surya
The Rana Daggubati Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The adventures of Raj
TV · as Nani · 1 ep
Dasara
Movie · as Dharani
Hi Nanna
Movie · as Viraj
Kumari Srimathi
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
HIT: The 2nd Case
Movie · as Arjun Sarkaar
Ante... Sundaraniki!
Movie · as K. P. V. S. S. P. R. Sundara Prasad
Pearle Maaney Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
V
Movie · as Vishnu
Tuck Jagadish
Movie · as Jagadish Naidu
Shyam Singha Roy
Movie · as Shyam Singha Roy/Vasudev Ghanta
Unstoppable with NBK
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Praana
Movie
Jersey
Movie · as Arjun
Nani's Gang Leader
Movie · as "Pencil" Parthasarathy
Krishnarjuna Yudham
Movie · as Krishna / Arjun
Awe!
Movie · as Humanitarian Fish "Nani" (Voice)
Ee Maaya Peremito
Movie
Devadas
Movie · as Das
Amoli
Movie · as Narrator (Telugu)
Nenu Local
Movie · as Babu
Ninnu Kori
Movie · as Uma Maheshwar Rao
M.C.A
Movie · as Nani
Bigg Boss Telugu
TV · as Himself - Presenter · 113 eps
Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha
Movie · as Krishna
Gentleman
Movie · as Gautham / Jai
Majnu
Movie · as Aditya
Jyo Achyutananda
Movie · as Cameo Appearance
Janda Pai Kapiraju
Movie · as Aravind Shiva Shankar/Maya Kannan
Yavade Subramanyam
Movie · as Subramanyam 'Subbu'
Bhale Bhale Magadivoy
Movie · as Lucky
Dongata
Movie · as Self
Nimirndhu Nil
Movie · as Self
Aaha Kalyanam
Movie · as Shakthivel
Paisa
Movie · as Prakash
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
Movie · as Varun Krishna
Eega
Movie · as Nani
Neethaane En Ponvasantham
Movie · as special appearance
Veppam
Movie · as Karthik
Ala Modalaindi
Movie · as Goutham
Pilla Zamindar
Movie · as Praveen "PJ" Jayaramaraju
Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu
Movie · as Suri
Ride
Movie · as Arjun
Snehituda
Movie
Ashta Chamma
Movie · as Rambabu / Mahesh