Nani filmography

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Nani is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter who works predominantly in Telugu films and appears in a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut with Mohana Krishna Indraganti 's 2008 comedy film Ashta Chamma , an Indian adaptation of Oscar Wilde 's play The Importance of Being Earnest . [1] After Ashta Chamma's commercial success, [2] Nani played the lead roles in three Telugu films in the next two years: Ride (2009), Snehituda (2009) and Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu (2010). In 2011, Nani collaborated with B. V. Nandini Reddy on the romantic comedy film Ala Modalaindi which was profitable. [3] The same year, he made his Tamil cinema debut with Anjana Ali Khan's Veppam , a crime drama set in the backdrop of North Chennai. [4] The following year, Nani collaborated with S. S. Rajamouli and Gautham Vasudev Menon on the Telugu-Tamil bilingual Eega and the romance film Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu respectively. The former, which was about a murdered man reincarnating as a housefly and avenging his death, earned Nani an award in the Best Hero category at the 2013 Toronto After Dark Film Festival. [5] He received the Nandi Award for Best Actor for his performance in Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu. [6]

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Nani ventured into film production in 2013 as a co-producer for the film D for Dopidi . [7] He faced three box office failures in the upcoming years: Paisa (2013), Aaha Kalyanam (2014) and Janda Pai Kapiraju (2015). Nani termed it a "low phase" in his career and worked on the "planning of films and the timing of their release". [8] He then played the lead role in Nag Ashwin 's Yevade Subramanyam (2015), a film focusing on a businessperson's journey to the Himalayas seeking self exploration. [9] Nani later starred in Maruthi 's comedy film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015), in which he played an absent minded scientist easily prone to distraction. [10] It was the actor's first blockbuster success, [11] and earned him the Critics Award for Best Actor – South at the 63rd Filmfare Awards South ceremony. [12] With his subsequent releases, the profitable ventures Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (2016) and Gentleman (2016), he gained stardom in Telugu cinema. [13] Nani later played the lead in the commercially successful Telugu films Majnu (2016), Nenu Local (2017), Middle Class Abbayi (2017), and Ninnu Kori (2017). [14] In 2018, Nani featured as the host of the second season of the Telugu game show Bigg Boss . [15]

Films

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
List of Nani film acting credits
YearTitle [a] Role(s)NotesRef.
2008 Ashta Chamma Rambabu / Mahesh Babu [b] [16]
2009 Ride Arjun [17]
Snehituda Sai [18]
2010 Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu Suribabu [19]
2011 Ala Modalaindi Gautham [20]
Veppam Karthik Tamil film [4]
Pilla Zamindar Praveen Jayaramaraju (PJ) [21]
2012 Eega NaniTelugu-Tamil bilingual [22] [5] [23]
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu Varun KrishnaTelugu-Tamil bilingual; lead role in Telugu version;
cameo appearance in Tamil version		 [24] [6]
Neethaane En Ponvasantham Train passenger [25]
2014 Paisa Prakash [26]
Aaha Kalyanam ShakthivelTamil film [27]
Nimirndhu Nil Narasimha Reddy's friendTamil-Telugu bilingual; dual role in Telugu version;
cameo appearance in Tamil version		 [25]
2015 Janda Pai Kapiraju Aravind Shivashankar / Maya Kannan [c] [28]
Yevade Subramanyam Subramanyam [9]
Bhale Bhale Magadivoy Lucky [10] [12]
Dongaata HimselfCameo appearance [30]
Superstar Kidnap Himself [31]
2016 Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha Krishna [32]
Gentleman Gautham / Jai [c] Dual role [29]
Majnu Aditya [33]
Jyo Achyutananda Jyo's boyfriendCameo appearance [34]
2017 Nenu Local Babu [35]
Ninnu Kori Dr. P. Uma Maheswara Rao [36]
Middle Class Abbayi Nani [37]
2018 Krishnarjuna Yudham Krishna / Arjun Jayaprakash [c] Dual role [38]
Devadas Dr. Das [39]
Neevevaro CustomerCameo appearance [40]
2019 Jersey ArjunAlso dubbed for Harish Kalyan [41]
Nani's Gang Leader "Pencil" Parthasarathy [42]
2020 V Major Yendluri Vishnu [43] [44]
2021 Tuck Jagadish MRO Jagadish Naidu [45]
Shyam Singha Roy Shyam Singha Roy / Vasudev Ghanta [c] Dual role [46]
2022 Ante Sundaraniki Kasthuri Poorna Venkata Sesha Sai Pavana Rama Sundara Prasad "Sundar" [47]
HIT: The Second Case Arjun Sarkaar IPS Cameo appearance [48]
2023 Dasara Dharani [49]
Hi Nanna Viraj [50]
2024 Saripodhaa Sanivaaram Surya [51]
2025 HIT: The Third Case †Arjun Sarkaar IPS Completed [52]
2026 The Paradise †Filming
TBANani X Sujeeth †Announced

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2015 Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu 2 Guest contestant Star Maa [53]
2017 2nd IIFA Utsavam Host Gemini TV Television special [54]
Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu 4 Guest contestantStar Maa [55]
2018 Bigg Boss 2 Host [15]
2023 Kumari Srimathi Himself Amazon Prime Video Cameo

Producer

List of Nani film producer credits
YearTitle [a] Ref.
2013 D for Dopidi [7]
2018 Awe [56] [57]
2020 HIT: The First Case [58]
2022 Meet Cute [59]
HIT: The Second Case [60]
2025 Court - State Vs A Nobody [61]
HIT: The Third Case [62]
2026Chiranjeevi-Odela Film [63]

Voice artist

List of Nani voice film roles
YearTitle [a] RoleActorNotesRef.
2015 OK Bangaram Adhi Dulquer Salmaan Telugu version [64]
2018 Awe NaniFish [56] [57]
2019 Jersey Adult Nani Harish Kalyan Cameo role
The Lion King Simba Animated RoleTelugu version [65]

Other crew positions

List of Nani other film roles
YearTitle [a] NotesRef.
2005 Radha Gopalam Assistant director [66]
Allari Bullodu Assistant director
2006 Asthram Assistant director
2007 Dhee Assistant director
2013 D for Dopidi Narrator; Co-producer [7]
2018 Amoli Narrator (Telugu version) [67]
Ee Maaya Peremito Narrator [68]

Music Videos

List of Nani's appearances in Music videos
YearRole(s)NotesRef.
2021Dhaare LedaHimselfSpecial appearance Also Producer [69]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Films are listed in the order of their release date.
  2. ↑ Nani played a single character with two or more names.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Nani played two characters. [28] [29]

References

  1. ↑ Rajamani, Radhika (5 September 2008). "Taking on Oscar Wilde!". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Mohan, B Krishna (13 August 2009). "Tollywood gives case study to ISB". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Rajamani, Radhika (19 February 2013). "'Jabardasth is a comedy carnival'". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 Venkateswaran, N (29 July 2011). "Veppam Movie Review". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Rajamouli's Eega continues to win awards". The Times of India. 3 November 2013. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Nandi Awards: Here's the complete list of winners for 2012 and 2013". Hindustan Times . 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (7 December 2013). "Nani roughs it out". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (22 December 2016). "Nani: I can't take this success for granted". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  9. 1 2 Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (22 March 2015). "Yevade Subramanyam: A quest for identity". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  10. 1 2 Sethumadhavan, N (10 September 2013). "Movie Review: Bale Bale Magadivoy". Bangalore Mirror . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Nani tastes first blockbuster success with 'Bhale Bhale Magadivoy'". The Indian Express . Indo-Asian News Service. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Nani wins Critics Award for Best Actor (Male) at 63rd Filmfare Awards South 2016". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  13. ↑ Yellapantula, Suhas (10 October 2016). "Nani: Tollywood's Mr Bankable". The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Ninnu Kori: Nani's film rakes in Rs 25 crore in its opening weekend". India Today . Indo-Asian News Service. 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  15. 1 2 "Nani on hosting Bigg Boss Telugu season 2, dealing with trolls: Learnt how strong a person I am". Firstpost . 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  16. ↑ "Ashta Chamma". Sify . 7 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Ride review – Telugu cinema Review – Tanish, Nani, Shweta Basu Prasad & Aksha". Idlebrain.com . 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  18. ↑ Rajamani, Radhika (10 August 2009). "Snehituda: Nothing new to offer". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  19. ↑ Rajamani, Radhika (9 July 2010). "Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu is gripping". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  20. ↑ "Ala Modalaindi is entertaining". Rediff.com . 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  21. ↑ "'Pilla Zamindar' is above average (Telugu Movie Review)". Sify . Indo-Asian News Service. 15 October 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Eega". Sify . 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  23. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (29 July 2012). "The other side of happily-ever-after". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  24. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (14 December 2012). "Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu: Like a gentle breeze". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  25. 1 2 "చెన్నై పోదాం చలో... చలో!" [Let's go to Chennai]. Sakshi (in Telugu). 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  26. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (8 February 2014). "Paisa: Dance of money". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  27. ↑ Bhaskaran, Gautaman (22 February 2014). "Movie review: Aaha Kalyanam gets its key elements wrong". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  28. 1 2 Rajamani, Radhika (4 December 2013). "First Look: Nani plays a double role in his next- Janda Pai Kapiraju". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  29. 1 2 Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (17 June 2016). "Make way for this 'Gentleman'". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  30. ↑ Rajendra, Ranjani (9 May 2015). "Predictable but entertaining". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  31. ↑ "I wasn't involved in drug racket: Nandoo". The Indian Express . 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  32. ↑ Kavirayani, Suresh (13 February 2016). "Krishnagadi Veera Prema Gaadha movie review: Love & terror in the season of Valentine". Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  33. ↑ "Majnu: Feel-good romance". The Hindu . 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  34. ↑ Kavirayani, Suresh (10 September 2016). "Jyo Achyutananda movie review: Good movie with hilarious first half". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  35. ↑ Kavirayani, Suresh (5 February 2017). "Nenu Local movie review: It's another hit for Nani". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  36. ↑ Kumar, Hemanth (7 July 2017). "Ninnu Kori movie review: Nani, Nivetha Thomas in a slice-of-life drama about love and life". Firstpost . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  37. ↑ "'Middle Class Abbayi' review: For want of the zing factor". The Hindu . 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  38. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (12 April 2018). "Krishnarjuna Yuddham: This fusion doesn't work". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  39. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (27 September 2018). "Devadas review: The N factor". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  40. ↑ INDIA, THE HANS (14 August 2018). "Nani's Surprise in Aadi's Next". thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  41. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (19 April 2019). "'Jersey' review: A film to savour". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  42. ↑ Janani, K. (13 September 2019). "Gang Leader Movie Review: Nani is the star in a funny but illogical film". India Today . Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  43. ↑ "Nani's look in his 25th film 'V' revealed". The Hindu. 28 January 2020. ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  44. ↑ "V (Nani 25): Nani-Sudheer Babu's film second schedule begins". Indian Express Limited . 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  45. ↑ Kavirayani, Suresh (31 January 2020). "Nani launches Tuck Jagadish". Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  46. ↑ Chowdhury, Rishita Roy (21 December 2020). "Shyam Singha Roy kicks off with Nani, Sai Pallavi and Krithi Shetty in Hyderabad". India Today . Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  47. ↑ "Nani poses in 'dhoti' for 'Ante Sundaraniki'". Telangana Today . IANS. 2 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  48. ↑ "HIT: The Second Case Review – Slick Whodunit Thriller". www.moviecrow.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  49. ↑ "Nani's rustic and raw first-look as Dharani from Dasara revealed: Spark of Dasara". The Times of India. 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  50. ↑ "Hi Nanna Movie Review : Heartwarming Tale of Love and Resilience; Nani, Mrunal, & Kiara Melt Hearts". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  51. ↑ "Nani 31 is now Saripodha Sanivaram". Cinema Express . 23 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  52. ↑ "Nani begins shooting for Hit: The 3rd Case". Cinema Express. 14 September 2024. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  53. ↑ "Nani is the next guest on Nagarjuna's MEK2". The Times of India. 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  54. ↑ CH, Murali Krishna (30 March 2017). "IIFA Day 2". Telangana Today . Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  55. ↑ Hooli, Shekhar H. (17 April 2017). "This is how Nani prompted MEK 4 host Chiranjeevi to compensate for his loss [PHOTO]". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  56. 1 2 Sundar, Priyanka (16 February 2018). "Awe movie review: Nani and Prasanth Varma's film is technically brilliant". Hindustan Times . Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  57. 1 2 "Awe marks Nani's debut as producer; Prashanth Varma's first look takes social media by storm". International Business Times . 26 November 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  58. ↑ "Nani's second production venture stars Vishwak Sen and Ruhani Sharma". India Today . 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  59. ↑ "Nani's Meet Cute anthology is in progress. Producer shares BTS pics". India Today. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  60. ↑ "Nani announces HIT 2, says its time to go on a nailbiting journey". The Indian Express. 28 February 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  61. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priyadarshi_Pulikonda
  62. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIT:_The_Third_Case
  63. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiranjeevi
  64. ↑ "Style factor in Jil will make it stand out: Director". The Hindu . 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  65. ↑ "Telugu trailer of The Lion King out; Telugu veterans lent their voice to animated characters – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  66. ↑ "Actor Nani as 'Clap Assistant' – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  67. ↑ "Kamal Haasan, Rajkummar Rao lend voice to film on sexual exploitation titled Amoli: Priceless". The Indian Express . 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  68. ↑ Kavirayani, Suresh (1 July 2018). "Nani gives voice for Ee Maya Peremito". Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 22 September 2018.
  69. ↑ "Nani teams up with Satyadev and Roopa Koduvayur for Daare Leda music video". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

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