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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 Te…
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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).
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2027
Alias Rukmini
Movie Presenter
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2026
The Paradise
Movie Jadal Zamana
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2025
HIT: The Third Case
Movie Arjun Sarkaar
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2025
Court: State vs. A Nobody
Movie Producer
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2024
The Rana Daggubati Show
TV show Self
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2024
Saripodhaa Sanivaaram
Movie Surya
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2024
The adventures of Raj
TV show Nani
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2023
Hi Nanna
Movie Viraj
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2023
Kumari Srimathi
TV show Himself
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2023
Dasara
Movie Dharani
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2022
HIT: The 2nd Case
Movie Arjun Sarkaar
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2022
Meet Cute
TV show Producer
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2022
Ante... Sundaraniki!
Movie K. P. V. S. S. P. R. Sundara Prasad
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2022
Pearle Maaney Show
TV show Self
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2021
Shyam Singha Roy
Movie Shyam Singha Roy/Vasudev Ghanta
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2021
Unstoppable with NBK
TV show Self
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2021
Tuck Jagadish
Movie Jagadish Naidu
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2020
V
Movie Vishnu
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2020
HIT: The First Case
Movie Presenter
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2019
Nani's Gang Leader
Movie "Pencil" Parthasarathy
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2019
Jersey
Movie Arjun
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2019
Praana
Movie
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2018
Devadas
Movie Das
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2018
Ee Maaya Peremito
Movie
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2018
Amoli
Movie Narrator (Telugu)
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2018
Krishnarjuna Yudham
Movie Krishna/Arjun
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2018
Awe!
Movie Humanitarian Fish "Nani" (Voice)
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2017
M.C.A
Movie Nani
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2017
Bigg Boss Telugu
TV show Himself - Presenter
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2017
Ninnu Kori
Movie Uma Maheshwar Rao
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2017
Nenu Local
Movie Babu
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2016
Majnu
Movie Aditya
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2016
Jyo Achyutananda
Movie Cameo Appearance
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2016
Gentleman
Movie Gautham / Jai
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2016
Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha
Movie Krishna
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2015
Bhale Bhale Magadivoy
Movie Lucky
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2015
Dongata
Movie Self
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2015
Yavade Subramanyam
Movie Subramanyam 'Subbu'
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2015
Janda Pai Kapiraju
Movie Aravind Shiva Shankar/Maya Kannan
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2014
Nimirndhu Nil
Movie Self
