Nani

Known for ActingBorn 1984-02-24 (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). 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).Read more

Movies & web series

The adventures of Raj

Pearle Maaney Show

Jersey

Hi Nanna

Unstoppable with NBK

Court: State vs. A Nobody

The Rana Daggubati Show

Pilla Zamindar

Ee Maaya Peremito

Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha

Yavade Subramanyam

Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu

Ante... Sundaraniki!

Jyo Achyutananda

Awe!

Nani's Gang Leader

Kumari Srimathi

Eega

HIT: The 2nd Case

Gentleman

Nimirndhu Nil

Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu

Saripodhaa Sanivaaram

HIT: The Third Case

Shyam Singha Roy

Ala Modalaindi

HIT: The First Case

V

Dasara

Bhale Bhale Magadivoy

Ninnu Kori

Majnu

Devadas

Meet Cute

Praana

Amoli

Neethaane En Ponvasantham

Snehituda

Ashta Chamma

Bigg Boss Telugu

Nenu Local

Veppam

Paisa

M.C.A

Krishnarjuna Yudham

Ride

Aaha Kalyanam

Tuck Jagadish