Nani
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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
Credits
The Paradise (2026)
as Sarakka 'Jadal'
HIT: The Third Case (2025)
as Arjun Sarkaar
Eega (2012)
as Nani
Hi Nanna (2023)
as Viraj
Ante... Sundaraniki! (2022)
as K. P. V. S. S. P. R. Sundara Prasad
Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (2024)
as Surya
HIT: The 2nd Case (2022)
as Arjun Sarkaar
Dasara (2023)
as Dharani
Jersey (2019)
as Arjun
Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu (2010)
as Suri
Ninnu Kori (2017)
as Uma Maheshwar Rao
M.C.A (2017)
as Nani
Janda Pai Kapiraju (2015)
as Aravind Shiva Shankar/Maya Kannan
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu (2012)
as Varun Krishna
Krishnarjuna Yudham (2018)
as Krishna / Arjun
V (2020)
as Vishnu
Ala Modalaindi (2011)
as Goutham
Devadas (2018)
as Das
Ee Maaya Peremito (2018)
Actor
Nenu Local (2017)
as Babu
Shyam Singha Roy (2021)
as Shyam Singha Roy/Vasudev Ghanta
Tuck Jagadish (2021)
as Jagadish Naidu
Bloody Romeo (—)
Actor
Nani's Gang Leader (2019)
as "Pencil" Parthasarathy
Untitled Nani - Venky Atluri Movie (—)
Actor
Majnu (2016)
as Aditya
Aaha Kalyanam (2014)
as Shakthivel
Pilla Zamindar (2011)
as Praveen "PJ" Jayaramaraju
Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012)
as special appearance
Paisa (2013)
as Prakash
Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (2016)
as Krishna
Awe! (2018)
as Humanitarian Fish "Nani" (Voice)
Praana (2019)
Actor
Nimirndhu Nil (2014)
as Self
Yavade Subramanyam (2015)
as Subramanyam 'Subbu'
Snehituda (2009)
Actor
Amoli (2018)
as Narrator (Telugu)
Ride (2009)
as Arjun
Gentleman (2016)
as Gautham / Jai
Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015)
as Lucky
Ashta Chamma (2008)
as Rambabu / Mahesh
Dongata (2015)
as Self
Veppam (2011)
as Karthik
Jyo Achyutananda (2016)
as Cameo Appearance