Nani

Nani

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
    Birthday
    24 February 1984
Dasara
Dasara
6.484
Nimirndhu Nil
Nimirndhu Nil
6.9
Veppam
Veppam
5.4
Ala Modalaindi
Ala Modalaindi
6.71
Pilla Zamindar
Pilla Zamindar
7.4
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
6.864
Eega
Eega
7.094
Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu
Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu
7.3
Aaha Kalyanam
Aaha Kalyanam
4.5
Paisa
Paisa
5.167
Ashta Chamma
Ashta Chamma
5.923
Janda Pai Kapiraju
Janda Pai Kapiraju
4.167
Saripodhaa Sanivaaram
Saripodhaa Sanivaaram
6.721
HIT: The 2nd Case
HIT: The 2nd Case
6.84
HIT: The Third Case
HIT: The Third Case
6.697
Hi Nanna
Hi Nanna
7.952
Yavade Subramanyam
Yavade Subramanyam
7.318
Neethaane En Ponvasantham
Neethaane En Ponvasantham
6
Bhale Bhale Magadivoy
Bhale Bhale Magadivoy
6.479
Ride
Ride
5
Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha
Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha
7.318
Gentleman
Gentleman
6.9
Majnu
Majnu
6.118
Jyo Achyutananda
Jyo Achyutananda
7.143
Nenu Local
Nenu Local
5.673
Snehituda
Snehituda
6
Ninnu Kori
Ninnu Kori
6.315
M.C.A
M.C.A
5.065
Krishnarjuna Yudham
Krishnarjuna Yudham
5.053
Awe!
Awe!
7.1
Ee Maaya Peremito
Ee Maaya Peremito
7.3
Devadas
Devadas
6.053
Praana
Praana
6
Jersey
Jersey
8.019
Nani's Gang Leader
Nani's Gang Leader
7.081
Dongata
Dongata
4.25
V
V
6.557
Amoli
Amoli
6
Tuck Jagadish
Tuck Jagadish
4.3
Shyam Singha Roy
Shyam Singha Roy
6.612
Ante... Sundaraniki!
Ante... Sundaraniki!
7.104
The Paradise
The Paradise
0