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Naveen Babu Ghanta was born on 24 February 1984, in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Professionally known as Nani, he is an Indian Film Actor, Producer, Assistant Director and Host the Television. Let us see Nani Movies, Wiki, Wife, Family, Height, Age, Caste, Photos and More. He mainly works in Telugu language, also made few movies in Tamil Language. Nani addicted to movies when he was in College, he most influenced by watching “Mani Ratnam” Direction work. Nani started his career as a Assistant Director, he wanted to become a director. Producer Anil his relative helped him to work with Director Bapu as a “Clap Director” for the film “Radha Gopalam” in 2005. He made as a Assistant Director for films like “Allari Bullodu”, “Ashtram” and “Dhee”.
Nani took a break for Direct the films, his friend working as RJ in World Space Satellite, Hyderabad. His friend invited him to work as an Radio Jockey just for few days, then he accepted it to work as an RJ the show named “NonStop Nani” and he worked there for one year as an Radio Jockey. Nani once acted in an Advertisement while he worked as a RJ, that time Director “Mohan Krishna Indraganti” found him and gave a chance in his film named “Ashta Chamma” for a role of “Rambabu” in 2008. His performance in this film appreciated by Audience and Critics, huge hit at box office. Later his second movie named “Ride” in 2009, he played a role as Arjun.
Nani worked as a producer for the movie named “D for Dopidi” in 2013, this film got success at the box office. Nani’s Some of movies include Snehituda (2009), Ala Modalaindi (2011), Veppam (2011) Tamil, Eega (2012), Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015), Nenu Local (2017), Jersey (2019), V (2020). Nani earned the nickname “Natural Star” for his realistic performance in movies. He also Host the shows like “Bigg Boss Telugu 2” and “2nd IIFA Utsavam (2017)“. After five years of Courtship he married his Girlfriend “Anjana Yelavarthy” on 27 October 2012. The couple has a Son named Arjun Ghanta, was born on 29 March 2017.
NANI BIOGRAPHY/WIKI
Real name | Naveen Babu Ghanta |
Nick name | Nani, Natural Star |
Date of Birth | 24 February 1984 |
Age (as in 2020) | 36 Years old |
Profession | Film Actor, Producer, Assistant Director, TV Presenter |
Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Hindu |
Caste | Kamma |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Phone number | Not known |
Birth place | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Hobbies | Traveling, Playing Cricket |
NANI EDUCATION
School | St. Alphonsa’s High School, Hyderabad |
Pre Graduation | Narayana Junior College, Hyderabad |
College/University | Wesley Degree College, Secunderabad |
Educational Qualification | Graduation |
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NANI MOVIES and AWARDS
Debut in Telugu | Ashta Chamma (2008) Telugu |
Debut in Tamil | Veppam (2011) Tamil |
TV Presenter, Producer | TV: Bigg Boss Telugu Season 2 (2018)![]() ![]() 2nd IIFA Utsavam (2017) Producer: D for Dopidi (2013) |
Awards | 2011: Vijay Award for the Best Debut Actor for the film “Veppam” 2012: Toronto After Dark Award for Best Hero and SIIMA Award for Rising Male Hero for the film “Eega” 2013: Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film “Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu” 2015: Filmfare Awards South for Best Critics Actor-South for the movie “Bhale Bhale Magadivoy” 2016: Nandi Awards for Special Jury Award for the movie “Gentleman” 2017: Zee Cinemalu Awards 2017 for Boy Next Door and Golden Star of the Year, TSR-TV9 National Film Awards -Special Jury Award for Popular Choice |
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NANI FAMILY and MARITAL STATUS
Father name | Rambabu Ghanta |
Mother name | Vijayalaxmi Ghanta |
Brother | N/A |
Sister | Deepthi Ghanta |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriend | Anjana Yelavarthy |
Wife/Spouse | Anjana Yelavarthy |
Marriage Date | 27 October 2012 |
Children | Son: Arjun Ghanta (B. March 2017) Daughter: N/A |


NANI MONEY FACTOR
Salary (approx.) | Rs 6 Crores per film |
Net worth (approx.) | 1-5 Million US Dollars |
NANI PHYSICAL STATS
Height (approx.) | In feet inches- 5’9″ In Centimeters- 175 cm In Meters- 1.7 m |
Weight (approx.) | In Kilograms- 70 kg In Pounds- 154 lbs |
Body Measurements (approx.) | 40 -31-13 Chest-Waist-Biceps |
Shoes Size | 09 (US) |
Hair colour | Black |
Eyes colour | Dark Brown |
Skin colour | Fair |
Car collection | BMW 520d |
NANI FAVOURITES
Favourite Actor(s) | Shoban Babu, Chiranjeevi, Prabhas, Kamal Haasan |
Favourite Actresses | Sridevi, keerthi suresh |
Favourite Food | Dosa , Idli Sambar |
Favourite Director(s) | Mani Ratnam, Gautam Menon, Krishna Vamshi |
Favourite Sport | Cricket , Carom |
Favourite Music Director | Ilaiyaraaya |
Favourite Song | “Bhale Bhale Magadivoy” from the movie ‘Maro Charitra’ (1978) |
Favourite Place | Tirumala, Australia |
Favourite Colour | White |
LESS KNOWN FACTS ABOUT NANI
- Does Nani Drink Alcohol? Yes
- Does Nani Smoke? Not known
- Nani addicted to movies when he was in College, he most influenced by watching “Mani Ratnam” Direction work
- He started his career as Clap Director later Assistant Director later Actor later Producer later TV Presenter
- He married Anjana Yelavarthy after 5 years of courtship, the couple has a son named Arjun Ghanta


- He physically damaged for role of M Subramanyam in the movie “Yevade Subramanyam” (2015)
- He is big fan of Mani Ratnam , his dream is to do a film under the direction of Mani Ratnam
- He is an Animal lover, he has a dog named “Subu”