Nani (Ghanta Naveen Babu), the Natural Star, a popular Indian actor and producer working mostly in Telugu films, born on February 24, 1984, in Hyderabad, Telangana. Nani began assisting producer Anil, who was a relative, on several of his movies. He also was a radio jockey with a program called ‘Non-stop Nani’. His acting career began in 2008, in the successful romantic comedy ‘Ashta Chamma’, and ‘Ride’ in 2009. Other successful films are ‘Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu’ (2010), ‘Veppam’ (2011), winning a Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor, SS Rajamouli’s fantasy blockbuster ‘Eega’ (2012), winning Best Hero of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, ‘Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu’ (2013), winning Best Actor Nandi Awards, ‘Bhale Bhale Magadivoy’ (2015), winning Best Critics Actor – Filmfare Awards South, ‘Gentleman’ (2016), winning a Special Jury Award Nandi Awards, ‘Nenu Local’, ’Ninnu Kori’, and ‘Middle-Class Abbayi’ (2017). In 2019, Nani won praise for ‘Jersey’, playing a failed cricketer who makes a comeback in his mid-thirties. Film Companion ranked Nani on its list of 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade. Other recent films are: ‘Nani’s Gang Leader’ (2019), a crime comedy,  ‘V’ (2020), his first film as the bad guy serial killer, ‘Tuck Jagadish’(2021), a family drama, and super-hit ‘Shyam Singha Roy’ (2021), a double role romantic reincarnation drama with Sai Pallavi. In 2022, he starred in the interfaith marriage comedy ‘Ante Sundaraniki’, and, in 2023, he received praise for ‘Dasara’ and ‘Hi Nanna’. In 2024, he was an insurance agent with anger problems, in ’Saripodhaa Sanivaaram’.  Nani has his own production company, Wall Poster Cinema. Nani is married to Anjana in 2023, and the couple has a son.