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]
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]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title [a] | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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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 | Nani | Telugu-Tamil bilingual | [22] [5] [23] |
Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu | Varun Krishna | Telugu-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 | Shakthivel | Tamil film | [27] | |
Nimirndhu Nil | Narasimha Reddy's friend | Tamil-Telugu bilingual; cameo appearance in Tamil version, dual role in Telugu version; Telugu version delayed release | [25] | |
2015 | Janda Pai Kapiraju | Aravind Shivashankar / Maya Kannan [c] | [28] | |
Yevade Subramanyam | Subramanyam | [9] | ||
Bhale Bhale Magadivoy | Lucky | [10] [12] | ||
Dongaata | Himself | Cameo 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 boyfriend | Cameo 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 | Customer | Cameo appearance | [40] | |
2019 | Jersey | Arjun | Also 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 Venkateswara Sri 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 | Filming | [52] |
TBA | The Paradise† | Filming | ||
TBA | NaniXSujeeth† | Announced |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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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 contestant | Star Maa | [55] | ||
2018 | Bigg Boss 2 | Host | [15] | ||
2023 | Kumari Srimathi | Himself | Amazon Prime Video | Cameo |
Year | Title [a] | Ref. |
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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] | |
2026 | Chiranjeevi-Odela | [63] |
Year | Title [a] | Role | Actor | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | OK Bangaram | Adhi | Dulquer Salmaan | Telugu version | [64] |
2018 | Awe | Nani | Fish | [56] [57] | |
2019 | Jersey | Adult Nani | Harish Kalyan | Cameo role | |
The Lion King | Simba | Animated Role | Telugu version | [65] |
Year | Title [a] | Notes | Ref. |
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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] | |
Year | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. | |
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2021 | Dhaare Leda | Himself | Special appearance Also Producer | [69] |
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