Actor Nani Real Name, Age, Height, Wife, Movies, Biography In 2025
Aug 15, 2025, 12:20 IST
The full name of Nani is Ghanta Naveen Babu but he is commonly referred to as Nani. He was born on 24 February 1984 in Hyderabad, Telangana. He passed out of St. Alphonsa High School, Intermediate at Narayana Junior's College (S.R. Nagar), and graduated from Degree College Wesley (Secunderabad). Nani also developed an interest in cinema before deciding to join the movies, and he normally loved to look at the works of renowned directors.
Age 2025 & Height
By 2025, Nani will be aged 41. He stands, sometimes, about 5 feet 8 inches (or about 1.78 meters or thereabouts), or is said in some sources to be 5 feet 6 1/4 inches. He has adopted the lean physique and easygoing nature as part of his stock “Natural Star” image.
Personal Life Wife & Family
On 27 October 2012, Nani got married to his long-time girlfriend Anjana Yelavarthy in a low-key wedding in Visakhapatnam. The couple is blessed with a son named Arjun who was born in 2017. Nevertheless, despite his destiny, Nani is regarded as having a personal and down-to-earth family life, and he frequently shares touching episodes with his followers via social media.
Best Films and Career Achievements
Nani began his career as an actor with the romantic comedy Ashta Chamma (2008), which was a critical and commercial success, and Ashta Chamma was followed by roles in Ride (2009) and Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu (2010) before his breakthrough with Ala Modalaindi (2011). His career gained momentum with the movies named Pilla Zamindar (2011), Eega (2012), and Yeto Vellipoyindi Manasu (2012), which won him the Nandi Award - Best Actor. Throughout the years, he gave out several blockbusters such as Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015), Gentleman (2016), Nenu Local (2017), Ninnu Kori (2017), Jersey (2019), Shyam Singha Roy (2021), Ante Sundaraniki (2022), Dasara (2023), and Hi Nanna (2023), with more recent entries like Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (2024) and HIT
Awards & Production Ventures
In his career, Nani has won a variety of high honors, like the Nandi Awards, Filmfare Awards South, and SIIMA Awards, and prominent awards in the Best Actor category in Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu and Dasara, and critical attention in Shyam Singha Roy. He has also diversified into creative work as a co-producer of D for Dopidi (2013), and since 2018, he started his production house, Wall Poster Cinema, under which he funds groundbreaking films such as Awe (2018), HIT: The First Case (2020), and HIT: The Second Case (2022) as well as Court- State vs a Nobody (2025).
Other Tidbits & Persona
Nani was the assistant director and a radio jockey who enjoyed a popular show called Non-Stop Nani before venturing into the acting space. His instinctive acting habit gave him the name Natural Star. He has a reputation for nurturing emerging talent, as well as looking at commercial and content-driven films, and keeping a lower-profile public image despite his superstar status.
Conclusion
Nani (Ghanta Naveen Babu) is an actor who has come to prominence with such a noble rise from low demeanors to one of the most significant and viable actors in the Telugu film industry. He remains at the age of 41 years as one of the artists who attracts people by his pluralism, appeal, and commitment to the craft of telling a story. His life story as a radio jockey who rose to become a renowned actor and producer forms a source of emulation to the young people in the film business.
