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 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 |
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Nick Name | Nani |
Profession | Actor, Producer, Director, Host |
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).
Complete Name | Naveen Ghanta Babu |
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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 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) |
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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 |
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.”.
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.
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.
Nani started his career as a co-producer with the film D for Dopidi (Telugu film) in the year 2013.
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Film (Actor) | Ashta Chamma |
Telugu Film (As Producer) | D for Dopidi |
Telugu Film (As Ast. Director) | Allari Bullodu |
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 |
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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.) |
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 |
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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 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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Bike | Updated Soon |
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Nani has a tattoo inked on his arm of text Balakrishna.
Year | Film |
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2009 | Ashta Chamma |
2011 | Veppam |
2012 | Eega |
2013 | Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu |
2015 | Bhale Bhale Magadivoy |
2016 | Gentleman |
2017 | Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha |
2017 | Gentleman |
2017 | Nenu Local, Ninnu Kori & Middle Class Abbayi |
2017 | Ninnu Kori |
2020 | Jersey |
2021 | Jersey & Gang Leader |
2021 | V |
2021 | Jersey & Gang Leader |
2022 | Shyam Singha Roy |
Year | Award Name | Category |
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2009 | 1st Annual Vivel Sitara Awards | Best Debut Actor (Jury) |
2009 | 1st Annual Vivel Sitara Awards | Best Debut Actor |
2009 | 1st Annual Vivel Sitara Awards | Best Debut Actor |
2011 | Vijay Awards | Best Debut Actor |
2012 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Rising Male Hero |
2012 | Toronto After Dark | Best Hero |
2013 | Nandi 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 |
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