Nani
Born: 1984-02-24 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2027
- Alias Rukmini ... (Presenter)
2026
- The Paradise as Sarakka 'Jadal'
2025
- HIT: The Third Case as Arjun Sarkaar
- Court: State vs. A Nobody ... (Producer)
2024
- The Rana Daggubati Show as Self
- The adventures of Raj as Nani
- Saripodhaa Sanivaaram as Surya
2023
- Hi Nanna as Viraj
- Kumari Srimathi as Himself
- Dasara as Dharani
2022
- Pearle Maaney Show as Self
- Ante... Sundaraniki! as K. P. V. S. S. P. R. Sundara Prasad
- Meet Cute ... (Producer)
- HIT: The 2nd Case as Arjun Sarkaar
2021
- Unstoppable with NBK as Self
- Shyam Singha Roy as Shyam Singha Roy/Vasudev Ghanta
- Tuck Jagadish as Jagadish Naidu
2020
- V as Vishnu
- HIT: The First Case ... (Presenter)
2019
- Jersey as Arjun
- Nani's Gang Leader as "Pencil" Parthasarathy
- Praana
2018
- Krishnarjuna Yudham as Krishna / Arjun
- Devadas as Das
- Ee Maaya Peremito
- Awe! as Humanitarian Fish "Nani" (Voice)
- Amoli as Narrator (Telugu)
2017
- Bigg Boss Telugu as Himself - Presenter
- M.C.A as Nani
- Ninnu Kori as Uma Maheshwar Rao
- Nenu Local as Babu
2016
- Majnu as Aditya
- Gentleman as Gautham / Jai
- Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha as Krishna
- Jyo Achyutananda as Cameo Appearance
2015
- Janda Pai Kapiraju as Aravind Shiva Shankar/Maya Kannan
- Yavade Subramanyam as Subramanyam 'Subbu'
- Bhale Bhale Magadivoy as Lucky
- Dongata as Self
2014
- Aaha Kalyanam as Shakthivel
- Nimirndhu Nil as Self
2013
- Paisa as Prakash
2012
- Eega as Nani
- Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu as Varun Krishna
- Neethaane En Ponvasantham as special appearance
2011
- Pilla Zamindar as Praveen "PJ" Jayaramaraju
- Ala Modalaindi as Goutham
- Veppam as Karthik
2010
- Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu as Suri
2008
- Ashta Chamma as Rambabu / Mahesh