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 Indragantis romantic comedy Ashta Chamma 2008 and appeared in Nandini Reddys Ala Modalaindi 2011 His other films include Pilla Zamindar 2011 S S Rajamoulis fantasy film Eega 2012 Gautham Vasudev Menons 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 Nanis 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