Nani
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).
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Full Filmography
All Credits (46)
Bloody Romeo
as Unknown
The Paradise
as Sarakka 'Jadal'
The Rana Daggubati Show
as Self
The adventures of Raj
as Nani
Kumari Srimathi
as Himself
Dasara
as Dharani
HIT: The 2nd Case
as Arjun Sarkaar
Ante... Sundaraniki!
as K. P. V. S. S. P. R. Sundara Prasad
Pearle Maaney Show
as Self
Shyam Singha Roy
as Shyam Singha Roy/Vasudev Ghanta
Unstoppable with NBK
as Self
Tuck Jagadish
as Jagadish Naidu
V
as Vishnu
Nani's Gang Leader
as "Pencil" Parthasarathy
Jersey
as Arjun
Praana
as Unknown
Devadas
as Das
Ee Maaya Peremito
as Unknown
Amoli
as Narrator (Telugu)
Krishnarjuna Yudham
as Krishna / Arjun
Awe!
as Humanitarian Fish "Nani" (Voice)
M.C.A
as Nani
Bigg Boss Telugu
as Himself - Presenter
Ninnu Kori
as Uma Maheshwar Rao
Nenu Local
as Babu
Majnu
as Aditya
Jyo Achyutananda
as Cameo Appearance
Gentleman
as Gautham / Jai
Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha
as Krishna
Bhale Bhale Magadivoy
as Lucky
Dongata
as Self
Janda Pai Kapiraju
as Aravind Shiva Shankar/Maya Kannan
Yavade Subramanyam
as Subramanyam 'Subbu'
Nimirndhu Nil
as Self
Aaha Kalyanam
as Shakthivel
Paisa
as Prakash
Neethaane En Ponvasantham
as special appearance
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
as Varun Krishna
Eega
as Nani
Pilla Zamindar
as Praveen "PJ" Jayaramaraju
Veppam
as Karthik
Ala Modalaindi
as Goutham
Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu
as Suri
Snehituda
as Unknown
Ride
as Arjun
Ashta Chamma
as Rambabu / Mahesh