Nani
47 movies · 1 TV show
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 24, 1984 (age 42)
- Place of birth
- Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Also known as
- Ghanta Naveen Babu
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).
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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).
Known for
Nani: movies and TV shows
Acting (43)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026 The Paradise
as Sarakka 'Jadal'
- 2025 HIT: The Third Case
as Arjun Sarkaar
- 2024 Saripodhaa Sanivaaram
as Surya
- 2023 Hi Nanna
as Viraj
- 2023 Dasara
as Dharani
- 2022 HIT: The 2nd Case
as Arjun Sarkaar
- 2022 Ante... Sundaraniki!
as K. P. V. S. S. P. R. Sundara Prasad
- 2021 Shyam Singha Roy
as Shyam Singha Roy/Vasudev Ghanta
- 2021 Tuck Jagadish
as Jagadish Naidu
- 2020 V
as Vishnu
- 2019 Nani's Gang Leader
as "Pencil" Parthasarathy
- 2019 Jersey
as Arjun
- 2019
- 2018 Devadas
as Das
- 2018
- 2018 Amoli
as Narrator (Telugu)
- 2018 Krishnarjuna Yudham
as Krishna / Arjun
- 2018 Awe!
as Humanitarian Fish "Nani" (Voice)
- 2017 M.C.A
as Nani
- 2017 Ninnu Kori
as Uma Maheshwar Rao
- 2017 Nenu Local
as Babu
- 2016 Majnu
as Aditya
- 2016 Jyo Achyutananda
as Cameo Appearance
- 2016 Gentleman
as Gautham / Jai
- 2016 Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha
as Krishna
- 2015 Bhale Bhale Magadivoy
as Lucky
- 2015 Janda Pai Kapiraju
as Aravind Shiva Shankar/Maya Kannan
- 2015 Yavade Subramanyam
as Subramanyam 'Subbu'
- 2014 Aaha Kalyanam
as Shakthivel
- 2013 Paisa
as Prakash
- 2012 Neethaane En Ponvasantham
as special appearance
- 2012 Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
as Varun Krishna
- 2012 Eega
as Nani
- 2011 Pilla Zamindar
as Praveen "PJ" Jayaramaraju
- 2011 Veppam
as Karthik
- 2011 Ala Modalaindi
as Goutham
- 2010 Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu
as Suri
- 2009
- 2009 Ride
as Arjun
- 2008 Ashta Chamma
as Rambabu / Mahesh
Behind the camera (9)
- Upcoming Alias Rukmini
Producer
- Upcoming Untitled Chiranjeevi - Srikanth Odela Film
Presenter, Producer
- 2025 HIT: The Third Case
Producer
- 2025 Court: State vs. A Nobody
Producer
- 2022 HIT: The 2nd Case
Producer, Presenter
- 2022
- 2020 HIT: The First Case
Presenter, Producer
- 2018 Awe!
Producer
- 2017
Talk shows and appearances (7)
- 2024 The Rana Daggubati Show
1 episode
- 2024 The adventures of Raj
1 episode
- 2023 Kumari Srimathi
1 episode
- 2022 Pearle Maaney Show
1 episode
- 2021 Unstoppable with NBK
1 episode
- 2015
- 2014