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Nani Biography, Wife, Height, Age, Car, Net Worth, Family & More

Nani Biography, Wife, Height, Age, Car, Net Worth, Family & More
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Nani is a famous actor in South India and also worked as a producer, director, and Tv presenter. He is basically worked for Tamil and Telugu Film Industry. He is famous for his amazing acting skills. He started his career in films in the year 2008 with the film Ashta Chamma.

Nani’s full name is Naveen Babu Ghanta. He belongs to Telangana. Nani is famous for his role in the film BhaleBhaleMagadivoy. He was the host of Bigg Boss Telugu, reality Television show.

Nani belongs to a Business family. His known people used to call him Natural Start Of Tollywood. South Indian films are well-liked by the Public as they bring a lot of uniqueness to their content of the films.

Nani is a famous personality of the Telugu and Tamil Film Industry. Here you come to know Nani’s biography, affairs, age, birthday, father’s name, mother’s name, religion, girlfriend, Date of Birth, family, relationship, marriage, Show list, annual salary & net worth, awards, height, weight, body measurements, new photos, and controversies.

Nani’s Bio

Nani is known as Natural Start Of Tollywood. Nani’s profession is acting, producer, director, and hosting and he is a famous actor in Telugu and Tamil Film Industry.

Full Name Ghanta Naveen Babu
Nick Name Nani
Profession Actor, Producer, Director, Host

Nani’s Personal Information

Nani born on 24 February 1984 (Friday) in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana). He is 39 years old in the year 2023. He belongs to India (Nationality) and his hometown is Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana). Nani’s Zodiac sign is Pisces.

Nani completed his senior school education form St. Alphonsa’s High School, Hyderabad and completed his early schooling from Narayana Junior College, Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar, Hyderabad (intermediate). He is a graduate and completed his graduation from Wesley Degree College, Secunderabad, Telangana.

Nani’s father is a businessman (Rambabu Ghanta) and his mother (Vijayalakshmi Ghanta) is a Pharmacist. Nani has no brother but He has One sister Deepthi Ghanta, who is a Film producer.

Nani is a married person. He got married to Anjana Yelavarthy on 27 October 2012 at A resort in Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam, and has one son Arjun Ghanta (born in 2017).

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Complete Name Naveen Ghanta Babu
Date Of Birth 24 February 1984 (Friday)
Age 39 Years (as in 2023)
Birth Place Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana)
Hometown Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana)
Nationality India
Zodiac sign Pisces
School St. Alphonsa’s High School, Hyderabad
Narayana Junior College, Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar, Hyderabad (intermediate)
Hobbies Reading Books
Qualification Graduate
College Wesley Degree College, Secunderabad, Telangana
Father Rambabu Ghanta (businessman)
Mother Vijayalakshmi Ghanta (pharmacist)
Sisters Deepthi Ghanta (film producer)
Brothers NA
Marital Status Married
Wife/Girlfriend Anjana Yelavarthy
Children One
Daughter NA
Son Arjun Ghanta (born in 2017)
Marriage Date 27 October 2012

Nani’s Physical Stats

Nani is 5 feet and 8 inches (178 cm) tall. He has weight approx. 80 kilograms (176 lbs). Nani has a nice body, with a chest of 40 inches, a waist of 30 inches, and biceps of 12 inches. Nani’s hair is Black and his eye colour is dark brown in color.

Height (Approx.) 178 cm (in centimeters)
1.78 m (in meters)
5’8” (in Feet Inches)
Weight (Approx.) 80 kg (in Kilograms)
176 lbs (in Pounds)
Body Measurements (approx.) Chest: 40 Inches
Waist: 30 Inches
Biceps: 12 Inches
Eye Colour Dark Brown
Hair Colour Black
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Nani’s Career

Assistant Director

Nani started his career when he was in college as a clap director. He worked as assistant director in the year 2005 with the film Allari Bullodu. Nani Took a break to break the script and said in an interview ” I feel that creativity and talent have to be in you in order to become a good director. Working as an assistant director only helps in understanding technical departments. This technical knowledge will help you to transport the content in your mind onto the celluloid. I learned about clarity of thinking and storyboarding from Bapu. I learned how to be cool even in tense situations from K Raghavendra Rao. I want to try my hand at acting now and direction can wait.”.

Radio Jockey

B. V. Nandini Reddy (Indian film director) asked Nani to work for a week as an RJ, He accepted the offer and worked at ‘World Space Satellite’ (Radio Station) in Visakhapatnam. Nani worked almost a year there and got awarded RJ of the Year award. He also host the radio show named Nonstop Nani.

Actor

Nani started his career as an actor in the year 2008 when a producer (Mohan Krishna) saw him in a commercial ad and approach him for the offer of an actor in his film Ashta Chamma. This film is Nani’s debut movie in the Telugu film industry.

Producer

Nani started his career as a co-producer with the film D for Dopidi (Telugu film) in the year 2013.

Debut
Film (Actor) Ashta Chamma
Telugu Film (As Producer) D for Dopidi
Telugu Film (As Ast. Director) Allari Bullodu

Nani’s Net Worth

Nani is a very famous actor and has a net worth of 8 million dollars. Nani earned through acting, producer, and director. He has earned approx. 60 lakhs plus monthly income. Nani charges 6 plus crores per film and his yearly income is 7+ crore.

Net Worth $8 million (approx.) in 2023
Source Of Income Acting, producer, director
Salary Rs. 6+ Crore Per Film (Approx.)
Monthly Income Rs. 60+ Lakh (Approx.)
Yearly Income Rs. 7+ Crore (Approx.)
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Nani’s Favourite things

Nani likes to have Idli Sambar, Khichdi. He likes to visit Tirumala in India and Australia. Nani’s favorite actor is Prabhas, Chiranjeevi, Ravi Teja and favorite actress is Keerthy Suresh, Sridevi.

Nani has a favorite song Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (Maro Charitra (1978)). He likes The Hangover (2009), Life of Pi (2012), Galipatam (2014) film. Nani has a favorite color White. He likes the brand Zara. Nani loves to read books and his favorite book is Who Moved My Cheese by Dr.Spenser Johnson. He loves to watch Cricket.

Favorite Food Idli Sambar, Khichdi
Favorite Travel Destination Tirumala in India and Australia
Favorite Actor Prabhas, Chiranjeevi, Ravi Teja
Favorite Actress Keerthy Suresh, Sridevi
Favorite Musician Updated Soon
Favorite Dancer Updated Soon
Favorite Song “Bhale Bhale Magadivoy” from the film ‘Maro Charitra’ (1978)
Favorite Movie The Hangover (2009), Life of Pi (2012), Galipatam (2014)
Favorite Director (Film + Music) Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam, Ilaiyaraaja
Favorite Designers Updated Soon
Favorite Color White
Favorite Fashion Brand Zara
Favorite Singer Updated Soon
Favorite Book Updated Soon
Favorite Sports Cricket
Favorite Cricketer Updated Soon

Nani’s Car Collection

Nani is a car lover and has many cars in his car collection. A list of car collections is mentioned below:

Car Range Rover
Benz
BMW 520d
SUV
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Nani’s Bike Collection

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Nani’s Tattoo

Nani has a tattoo inked on his arm of text Balakrishna.

Nani’s Filmography

Films

YearFilm
2009Ashta Chamma
2011Veppam
2012Eega
2013Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
2015Bhale Bhale Magadivoy
2016Gentleman
2017Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha
2017Gentleman
2017Nenu Local, Ninnu Kori & Middle Class Abbayi
2017Ninnu Kori
2020Jersey
2021Jersey & Gang Leader
2021V
2021Jersey & Gang Leader
2022Shyam Singha Roy

Nani’s Awards/ Honors

Year Award Name Category
20091st Annual Vivel Sitara AwardsBest Debut Actor (Jury)
20091st Annual Vivel Sitara AwardsBest Debut Actor
20091st Annual Vivel Sitara AwardsBest Debut Actor
2011Vijay AwardsBest Debut Actor
2012South Indian International Movie AwardsRising Male Hero
2012Toronto After DarkBest Hero
2013Nandi Awards Best Actor
2015 South Indian International Movie Awards SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu
2015 Filmfare Awards South Best Actor (Critics) – South
2016 Nandi Awards Special Jury Award
2017 Zee Cinemalu Awards 2017 Boy Next Door
2017 Zee Cinemalu Awards 2017 Golden Star of the Year
2017 TSR - TV9 National Film Awards Special Jury Award
2017 Zee Golden Awards 2017 Favourite Hero of the Year
2017 49th Cinegoers' Association Film Awards Best Sensational Hero
2020 Zee Cine Awards Telugu Favorite Actor of the Year – Male
2020 Critics Choice Film Awards Best Actor – Male
2021 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actor (Critics)
2021 South Indian International Movie Awards Entertainer of the Year
2021 Cinegoers' 52 Golden Jubilee Film Awards Best Sensational Hero
2022 67th Filmfare Awards South Best Actor (Telugu) – South

Nani’s Controvercies

  • Nani was accused of sexual harassment: Sri Reddy (Telugu Actress) made an allegation against Nani (host of the show) for sexual harassment and she said in an interview: "He does everything from smoking, drinking, and drugs. One day, Nani also brought drugs for me but I warned him and asked him to leave the house because it could ruin my career. During this period he made a S*xual relationship with me. Nani said to me that he would cast me in his movies. I thought that it would help my career. He was not married at that time." and "I did not take legal action against Nani because my fight was against the casting couch in the film industry and to revive my career, but it was not meant to harass the family of any celebrity. I came in contact with Nani when he was struggling to get the movies.” Nani also released a statement while giving an interview to the media and he said "Going by her track record, the whole world has stopped reacting to all the absolute baseless nonsense she comes up with.”.
  • Income Tax Department Raid: In the year 2019 Income Tax Department raided in November at Nani’s house for evading taxes. officials seized the documents and hard disks of the IT.
  • Controversial Statement: Nani released a controversial statement that created a buzz, he said there was a lack of unity in the Telugu industry but later in an interview he said that "It came out of pain. It came from a place where I wanted all of them to come together on one stage and express it the way it should be expressed. Even people on the side will understand the real problem here. I wanted them to come together not us. We are all happy but there are thousands of families who are wishing something good happened. I made that statement as I wanted everyone to come together as one voice against the ticket pricing issue in Andhra Pradesh.”.

Nani’s Unknown Facts

  • Nani is an animal lover has a pet dog named Subbu.
  • Nani likes to drink and his favorite drink is red wine.
  • He was arrested during his college days.
  • Nani’s wife in the marketing wings of Arka Media and also worked in Bahubali film’s marketing.
  • He has a biggest dream to work with Mani Ratna.
  • In the year 2018, his production venture was successful.
  • He was the ‘Bigg Boss 2’ in Telugu language in the year 2018.
  • He is famous as a ‘natural star’, his fans used to call him with natural star.
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Nani’s Social Handles/Accounts

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