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Ghanta Naveen Babu, known as Nani, was born on February 24, 1984, and raised in Hyderabad, with family roots in Challapalli, Andhra Pradesh, according to Wikipedia. He is one of the highest-paid and most popular Telugu actors, with two Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and four SIIMA Awards.
He debuted in the hit romantic comedy Ashta Chamma (2008), broke through with Ala Modalaindi (2011), and followed with Pilla Zamindar, Eega (2012) and Yevade Subramanyam. Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu (2012) won him the Nandi Award for Best Actor.
His hits include Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015), Gentleman, Nenu Local, Ninnu Kori, Middle Class Abbayi, Jersey (2019), Shyam Singha Roy (2021), Dasara (2023), Hi Nanna (2023), Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (2024) and HIT: The Third Case (2025). He won Filmfare Critics awards for Bhale Bhale Magadivoy and Shyam Singha Roy and Filmfare Best Actor – Telugu for Dasara.
He launched his production house, Wall Poster Cinema, in 2018, producing Awe, HIT: The First Case, HIT: The Second Case and Court – State vs a Nobody (2025), and he is known for backing new filmmakers. He hosted Bigg Boss Telugu 2 in 2018. He married software engineer Anjana Yelavarthy on October 27, 2012, in Visakhapatnam.
In 2026 he plays the leader of a marginalized tribe in 1980s Secunderabad in Srikanth Odela's The Paradise, which streams on Netflix in five languages, per India TV. Read OTT releases this week in India.
Sources: Wikipedia
Our newest Nani story, from October 19, 2026, is "OTT Release This Week (Oct 19-25, 2026): 11 New Shows and Films, Plus Lupin's Copycat Twist": Nobody Wants This, Lupin, The Terminal List, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and a Manoj Bajpayee thriller all land this week. Here's what's streaming in India, day by day, on Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar and ZEE5.
Ghanta Naveen Babu (Wikipedia).
Wall Poster Cinema, launched in 2018 (Wikipedia).
On Netflix, in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam, per India TV (our OTT guide).
