Nani
Actor
- Born
- February 24, 1984 (age 42) · Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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).
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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).
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- 2026The Paradise as Sarakka 'Jadal'
- 2025HIT: The Third Case as Arjun Sarkaar
- 2024Saripodhaa Sanivaaram as Surya
- 2023Hi Nanna as Viraj
- 2023Dasara as Dharani
- 2022HIT: The 2nd Case as Arjun Sarkaar
- 2022Ante... Sundaraniki! as K. P. V. S. S. P. R. Sundara Prasad
- 2021Shyam Singha Roy as Shyam Singha Roy/Vasudev Ghanta
- 2021Tuck Jagadish as Jagadish Naidu
- 2020V
