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

Jersey

Pearle Maaney Show

Unstoppable with NBK

Hi Nanna

The Rana Daggubati Show

Court: State vs. A Nobody

Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu

Pilla Zamindar

Ee Maaya Peremito

Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha

Yavade Subramanyam

Awe!

Jyo Achyutananda

Eega

Kumari Srimathi

Ante... Sundaraniki!

Nani's Gang Leader

Nimirndhu Nil

HIT: The 2nd Case

Gentleman

HIT: The Third Case

Ala Modalaindi

Shyam Singha Roy

HIT: The First Case

Saripodhaa Sanivaaram

V

Bhale Bhale Magadivoy

Dasara

Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu

Ninnu Kori

Majnu

Meet Cute

Praana

Amoli

Neethaane En Ponvasantham

Snehituda

Ashta Chamma

Devadas

Nenu Local

Veppam

Bigg Boss Telugu

M.C.A

Paisa

Krishnarjuna Yudham

Ride

The Paradise

Dongata