Biography

Naveen Babu Ghanta (Telugu: నవీన్ బాబు ఘంటా), better known by his stage name Nani, is an Telugu film actor who stars in primarily Telugu films, along with some Tamil films. After his education, he became an assistant director and worked with Srinu Vaitla and Bapu, before working as an RJ for World Space Satellite in Hyderabad. An advertisement, featuring him, led to his first acting assignment in Ashta Chamma. Since then, Nani has appeared in many films, including two Tamil films.

Personal Life :

Nani was born and brought up in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. He did his schooling from St. Alphonsus and studied in Narayana Junior College, S.R Nagar before graduating from Wesley’s. Nani, who got engaged on 12th August 2012, to his girlfriend of five years, Anjana Yelavarthy, is a happy man. Speaking to Hyderabad Times, the actor says, “We exchanged rings in a simple ceremony in Vizag that was attended by both our families. His wedding with Anjana was held on 27th October 2012, in a private ceremony in Vizag.

Career :

During his graduation, Nani got “addicted to movies”, citing Maniratnam as a big influence on him. He wanted to become a director; thanks to producer Anil, who was a distant relative of his, Nani could join director Bapu as a “clap director” for the film Radha Gopalam that Anil was producing at that time. He then worked for films including Allari Bullodu, Dhee and Asthram.

Nani took a sabbatical to work on a film script. Nandini Reddy, a friend who was then working as a radio jockey for World Space Satellite, offered Nani work as an RJ. He accepted and worked for one year, becoming popular as “Non-Stop Nani”.  He was offered the film Ashta Chamma also starring Swati Reddy, when the film’s director Mohan Krishna Indraganti noticed him in an advertisement. His second film Ride was produced by Bellamkonda Suresh. His first release in 2011 Ala Modalaindi was a romantic comedy written and directed by Nandini Reddy. The film turned out be a super hit and became a critical success. Nani’s performance in the film received positive reviews, with critics noting that he was “completely natural” and “living [his] role”.Nani’s latest release was S. S. Rajamouli’s live action project Eega which was a megahit. He is currently shooting for Gautham Menon’s Yeto Velli Poyindhi Manasu opposite Samantha.

Filmography :

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language	Notes
2008	Ashta Chamma	Ram Babu / Mahesh	Telugu
2009	Ride	Arjun	Telugu
2009	Snehituda	Sai	Telugu
2010	Bheemli Kabadi Jattu	Suri	Telugu
2011	Ala Modalaindi	Gowtham	Telugu
2011	Veppam	Karthik	Tamil	Vijay Award forBest Debut Actor
2011	Pilla Zamindar	Praveen Jayaramaraju	Telugu
2012	Eega	Nani	Telugu
2012	Naan Ee	Nani	Tamil
2012	Makkhi	Jani	Hindi
2012	Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu	Varun	Telugu
2013	Paisa		Telugu	Filming
2013	Janda Pai Kapiraju		Telugu	Filming