Nani
Also Known As: Naveen Babu Ghanta, Naani, Natural Star, Natural star nani, Ghanta Naveen Babu, Ganta Naveen Babu
Biography: Ghanta Naveen Babu known professionally by his screen name Nani, is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Nani is a recipient of several awards including two Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three South Indian International Movie Awards.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Adult: No
Birthday: February 24, 1984
Age: 41 years old
Gender: Male
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Dasara
Overview: In 1990s, Set in small village Veerlapally, Dharani, Vennela, and Suri are childhood friends. Dharani loves Vennela, but she has Suri in her mind. Knowing Suri’s interest in Vennela, Dharani sacrifices his love and helps get them married. But Local politics between Rajanna, Shivanna and the latter's son Chinna Nambi threaten to disrupt their lives.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2023-03-30
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Nimirndhu Nil
Overview: Aravind, a principled young man, takes on the corrupt officers in the government. They soon launch a counter-attack. Will Aravind emerge victorious or succumb to their wiles?
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2014-03-08
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Veppam
Overview: In the slums of Chennai, Karthik, a young engineering student, falls in love with Revathy, his childhood friend. However, their lives are entangled with the dark underbelly of the city, where Karthik's father, Jyothi, a drunkard and drug peddler, has abandoned them. Karthik's friend Vishnu, who owns a mechanic shop, gets embroiled in Jyothi's illegal dealings, leading to a chain of events that puts their lives in danger. As Karthik and Revathy navigate their love amidst the chaos, they must confront the harsh realities of their world, including crime, betrayal, and loss. Ultimately, Karthik must make a choice between his love for Revathy and his need for revenge against his father, who is responsible for the death of his friend Vishnu.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2011-07-29
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Ala Modalaindi
Overview: Gowtam works as a reporter for a television channel. He is nursing a heart break after his girlfriend dumped him for another guy. He attends the wedding of his girlfriend where he meets the another girl Nitya dumped by the groom (her boy friend). They hit off well and become instant friends. Nitya stays in Bangalore and Gowtam stays in Hyderabad. They keep bumping in to each other over a period of years. Though both these people like each other, the fate intervenes to separate them at crucial moments. The rest of the story is all about how this couple finally realises that they are made for each other after few years of courtship.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2011-01-21
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Pilla Zamindar
Overview: PJ is the grandson of a wealthy zamindar and an irresponsible youngster who is spoilt by the pampering and excessive money. His grandfather writes a will with several conditions before he dies. He writes the will that PJ will inherit his entire wealth only if he completes his graduation as a common man without any luxeries. The rest of the story is all about how PJ learns about values and life as he achieves his goal.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2011-10-14
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Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu
Overview: The romantic lives of two people – Varun (Nani) and Nithya (Samantha), are chronicled in this film from their school days until their adult lives. They fall in love multiple times and keep breaking up over minor issues. But deep down, they are so madly in love with each other that they keep giving themselves another chance.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2012-12-13
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Eega
Overview: Nani is a flower decorator, madly in love with his neighbor Bindhu. He gets killed by the baddie, Sudeep, a powerful businessman. Nani comes back as a housefly to get his revenge.
Genres: Fantasy Action
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2012-07-05
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Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu
Overview: The entire story unfolds in a remote village near Vizag called Bheemli. What begins as a soft romance between a poor lad Suri (Nani) and a young girl (Saranya Mohan) who comes to the village soon takes a turn. Suri, along with his childhood friends, yearns to win a Kabaddi tournament. They're known for never managing to win a tournament. They manage to find themselves by chance in a State-level tournament, expected to be knocked out in the very first round. But the bunch of young men who share different thoughts and ideas, with the help of a professional kabbadi coach, emerge as winners. As they proceed, many difficulties are encountered such as Suri having a shoulder dislocation during a match. However, they win all their remaining games and progress to the final. However, during this time, gangsters are searching for Suri.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2010-07-09
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Aaha Kalyanam
Overview: Shruthi, an enterprising 20-year-old girl, partners with Sakthi, a happy-go-lucky youngster to set up her dream business — wedding planning. They decide to not mix finance and romance but a night's revelry changes their equation and they part ways. Will they be able to admit their actual feelings?
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2014-02-21
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Paisa
Overview: Prakash (Nani) is a streetsmart Sherwani model in the old city who believes that money rules the world. His dream is to earn 1 crore and settle. Noor (Catherine) is a girl in the neighbourhood who loves Prakash to the core but he doesn’t acknowledge her feelings. One day Prakash comes across Sweety (Siddhika), daughter of a wealthy politician (Charan Raj) and feels she is his ticket to settle in life. But one incident happens and that ends up with Prakash and Noor on the run along with huge money bags belonging to Sweety’s father. How that happens and where it leads forms the rest of the tale.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2013-12-05
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Ashta Chamma
Overview: Lavanya is in love with the actor Mahesh Babu and decides to marry a man with the same name. But things take an unexpected turn when she finds out that her husband's real name is not Mahesh.
Genres: Family Romance Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2008-09-05
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Janda Pai Kapiraju
Overview: Arvind who came to the city from a rural area, is a naive employee in a company. He cannot tolerate corruption, bribery, breaking rules, lavishness and the urban culture of youth in cities. He is caught by traffic police for a minor mistake though not of his own. Although he has all documents with him, he is asked a bribe by traffic policeman. When he refuses to pay the bribe, a complaint is booked against him and he is sentenced by the court, even though he complains about the bribe. Finally he does a sting operation with 2 of his friends and 10 honest employees in various government offices by applying for identy cards like PAN card, voter card, ration card for an anonymous person.
Genres: Action Romance Thriller
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2015-03-21
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Saripodhaa Sanivaaram
Overview: Set in Sokulapalem, bound by a promise to his mother, Surya, an LIC agent leads a normal life on six days, maintains a careful ledger of everyone made him angry,unleashing his anger only on Saturdays, solely for justifiable reasons. A tragic incident pits him on a collision course with the ruthless and borderline-manic cop Daya.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2024-08-29
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HIT: The 2nd Case
Overview: Krishna Dev aka KD, a laidback cop working in Andhra Pradesh State HIT, takes on a gruesome murder case. As KD unravels the layers of the crime, the stakes rise unbelievably high and the threat comes unusually close.
Genres: Crime Thriller Action
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2022-12-01
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HIT: The Third Case
Overview: Arjun Sarkaar, an SP in HIT at Visakhapatnam, gets assigned to a case for HIT in Jammu and Kashmir to catch a group of serial killers who are responsible for the gruesome murders of several people.
Genres: Crime Thriller Action
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2025-04-30
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Hi Nanna
Overview: Six-year-old Mahi, a spirited child with cystic fibrosis, shares a deep yet complex bond with her father, Viraj, a dedicated single parent and successful fashion photographer. Her curiosity about her absent mother leads to a journey of discovery when she runs away with her loyal dog, Pluto. A chance encounter with a kind woman named Yashna sparks unexpected revelations, intertwining their lives in ways they never anticipated. Set against a backdrop of love, sacrifice, and redemption, Mahi’s story is a heartfelt exploration of family, resilience, and the enduring power of connection.
Genres: Drama Family Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2023-12-07
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Yevade Subramanyam
Overview: A corporate man who sets out on a journey of self-discovery and heads to the Himalayas.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2015-03-21
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Neethaane En Ponvasantham
Overview: A boy and a girl who are friends from their childhood fight and break up during their school and college. They meet again at the age of 25 and fall in love.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: ta
Release Date: 2012-12-14
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Bhale Bhale Magadivoy
Overview: Forgetful Lucky falls in love with the demure Nandana. But she doesn’t know he has trouble remembering things and her dad does!
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2015-09-04
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Ride
Overview: Arjun, a motorcycle enthusiast, couldn't afford to buy his own bike. Meanwhile, Mahesh needed a motorcycle to secure a job he was applying for. His mother helped him by selling her silver jewelry. However, Mahesh's bike was soon stolen, and despite his frantic search and the police's involvement, he had little success in recovering it. By chance, Mahesh spotted his stolen bike in Arjun's possession. Arjun claimed to have purchased the bike from a stranger with his own money...
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2009-06-05
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Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha
Overview: Krishna and Mahalakshmi have been in love since childhood. But he is a coward and she is the sister of a local factionist.
Genres: Romance Comedy Action
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2016-02-12
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Gentleman
Overview: Two girls, Catherine and Aishwarya, meet on a flight and become friends. They share stories about their respective boyfriends, and Catherine is shocked to find that the man she is dating is a lookalike of Aishwarya's boyfriend. Even more shocking is the fact that when she reaches home, she finds out that her boyfriend has died in a car crash. Catherine decides to investigate the lookalike boyfriend and uncovers a thrilling mystery.
Genres: Romance Thriller
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2016-06-17
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Majnu
Overview: The film is about the romantic life of an assistant director Aditya (Nani) and his relationships with 2 women (Anu Emmanuel and Priya Shri) while he attempts to write a romantic comedy story.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2016-09-23
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Jyo Achyutananda
Overview: Two brothers fall in love with the same girl but she soon flies abroad for further education. Years later, the brothers, who are now married, face troubles when she suddenly returns into their lives.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2016-09-09
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Nenu Local
Overview: This story is about a happy-go-lucky young man, Babu, who falls in love with a girl. However, he runs into a problem while convincing her father to permit them to be together.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2017-02-03
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Snehituda
Overview: Sayi and Savithri who are initially at loggerheads but eventually turn out to be the best of friends. However, when their bond goes through a bumpy ride will their friendship sustain?
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2009-08-07
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Ninnu Kori
Overview: Pallavi invites Uma, her ex-boyfriend, to stay with her and her husband to convince him that she is happy in her marriage. Uma tries to create a rift between the couple, hoping to win Pallavi back.
Genres: Comedy Romance Family
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2017-07-07
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M.C.A
Overview: Nani's brother and his friends are his world. But he shares a love-hate relationship with his sister-in-law Jyothi. What happens when Shiva threatens his family, is what 'MCA' is all about.
Genres: Action Comedy Family
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2017-12-21
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Krishnarjuna Yudham
Overview: Krishna is the hot-blooded, aimless, flirt of a man from Chittoor whose only aim in life is to find a girl who will love him back. Continents away in Prague is his look-alike Arjun, the playboy rockstar who doesn’t have a problem bedding girls at all. But what happens that brings Krishna and Arjun together is what the film is all about.
Genres: Thriller Action Romance
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2018-04-12
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Awe!
Overview: ‘Awe’ charts the journey of a motley of characters that have nothing to do with each other but are yet connected by a single, fragile string. Who are these people and what about their lives connect them to each other is what the film is all about.
Genres: Romance Action Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2018-02-16
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Ee Maaya Peremito
Overview: Sri Ramachandra Murthy aka Chandu is a happy-go-lucky ‘rebel’ with no ambition in life. Sheetal Jain is the precious daughter of Pramod Jain. She falls in love with Chandu’s good nature but what happens when her father decides that he needs to change to be worthy of his daughter.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2018-09-21
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Devadas
Overview: A sincere doctor Das works at a private clinic, where he meets the dreaded don Deva who arrives injured. After the treatment, Das and Deva form a deep friendship until Deva's mafia background and gruesome history causes a rift in their bond.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2018-09-27
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Praana
Overview: A young woman decides to lead a solitary life in an old mansion, where she soon realizes that the nature surrounding her has other plans for her.
Genres: Crime Horror Drama
Original Language: ml
Release Date: 2019-01-18
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Jersey
Overview: After his career fails to take off, a gifted cricketer in his mid-thirties decides that he’s not ready to give up quite yet.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2019-04-19
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Nani's Gang Leader
Overview: A crime novelist is approached by a group of bereaved women to help them plot revenge against those responsible for the loss of their loved ones.
Genres: Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2019-09-13
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Dongata
Overview: Three goons manage to successfully kidnap an actress. Hilarious situations ensue when the detective who takes up the case realizes that the actress is hidden in his own house.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2015-05-08
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V
Overview: DCP Aditya, a celebrated cop, faces his most unsettling case yet involving a mysterious serial killer who has been brutally killing his targets and leaving behind notes challenging Aditya to nab him. Teaming with Apoorva, an aspiring crime novelist, and the police force, Aditya finds himself walking on thin ice upon discovering the killer has another challenge for him: to prevent four more murders from happening or give up his medals and resign. What he is yet to find out is the killer's past and his desperation to carry out the killing spree without fail.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2020-09-05
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Amoli
Overview: In India, a child goes missing every 8 minutes. Where do these children go? What happens to them? This is not just a story of one missing child. This is the reality of our nation. And yet, we sit in silence.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 2018-05-07
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Tuck Jagadish
Overview: In a village with greedy property fights among the families, Jagadish carries on his father's legacy to reform all the property issues in his village while trying to reunite his family, which is also split due to property issues.
Genres: Drama Action Family
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2021-09-09
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Shyam Singha Roy
Overview: A young filmmaker is in a soup right when he’s about to find his footing in the film industry. When he sets out to find an answer, turns out it’s in the past.
Genres: Romance Thriller Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2021-12-24
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Ante... Sundaraniki!
Overview: A man from a Brahmin family falls in love with a Christian girl. In order to convince their parents, they say contrasting lies which complicates the situation and leads to a comedy of errors.
Genres: Comedy Romance Family
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2022-06-10
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The Paradise
Overview: A marginalized tribe stripped of their rights find hope in an unlikely leader, who guides their fight for citizenship and recognition in a system designed to keep them oppressed.
Genres: Action Thriller Drama
Original Language: te
Release Date: 2026-03-26
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NANI NEXT
Overview: a full on entertainer
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
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Nani 32
Overview: An action epic saga
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
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