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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Jersey 2019Movie as Arjun

HIT: The Third Case 2025Movie as Arjun Sarkaar

Eega 2012Movie as Nani

Hi Nanna 2023Movie as Viraj

Ante... Sundaraniki! 2022Movie as K. P. V. S. S. P. R. Sundara Prasad

Court: State vs. A Nobody 2025Movie Producer

Shyam Singha Roy 2021Movie as Shyam Singha Roy/Vasudev Ghanta

Dasara 2023Movie as Dharani

Saripodhaa Sanivaaram 2024Movie as Surya

V 2020Movie as Vishnu

HIT: The First Case 2020Movie Producer

HIT: The 2nd Case 2022Movie as Arjun Sarkaar

Tuck Jagadish 2021Movie as Jagadish Naidu

Ninnu Kori 2017Movie as Uma Maheshwar Rao

Yavade Subramanyam 2015Movie as Subramanyam 'Subbu'

Pilla Zamindar 2011Movie as Praveen "PJ" Jayaramaraju

M.C.A 2017Movie as Nani

Krishnarjuna Yudham 2018Movie as Krishna / Arjun

Aaha Kalyanam 2014Movie as Shakthivel

Ala Modalaindi 2011Movie as Goutham

Nani's Gang Leader 2019Movie as "Pencil" Parthasarathy