Actor Nani

Naveen Babu Ghanta,better known by his nickname Nani, is a South Indian actor who stars in Telugu and Tamil films. After his education, he became an assistant director and worked with Srinu Vaitla and Bapu, before working as an RJ for World Space Satellite in Hyderabad. An advertisement, featuring him, led to his first acting assignment in the form of Ashta Chamma.
Nani was born on February 24, 1984 and brought up in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. He has one sister, Deepthi Ganta. He did his schooling from St. Alphonsa's High School and studied in Narayana Junior College, S.R Nagar before graduating from Wesley’s.
Nani got engaged on 12 August 2012, to his girlfriend of five years, Anjana Yelavarthy. Speaking to Hyderabad Times, the actor said, "We exchanged rings in a simple ceremony in Vizag that was attended by both our families." They got married on 27 October 2012, in a private ceremony in Vizag.
During his graduation, Nani "got addicted" to movies, citing Mani Ratnam as a big influence on him. He wanted to become a director; thanks to producer Anil, who was a distant relative of his, Nani could join director Bapu as a "clap director" for the film Radha Gopalam that Anil was producing at that time. He then worked for films including Allari Bullodu, Dhee and Asthram. Nani took a sabbatical to work on a film script. Nandini Reddy, a friend who was then working as a radio jockey for World Space Satellite, offered Nani work as an RJ. He accepted and worked for one year, hosting a program named "Non-Stop Nani". He was offered the film Ashta Chamma, also starring Swati Reddy, when the film's director Mohan Krishna Indraganti noticed him in an advertisement.Ashta Chamma was well received by the critics and Nani's performance was praised by them. Sify.com wrote "Nani has a very good screen presence. He has good emotions and dances well, though his body language sometimes reminds of Subhalekha Sudhakar - May this be treated as a compliment to the ease that the veteran actor shows on the screen! His diction is good too." The film was a Super Hit at the Box office. His second film Ride was produced by Bellamkonda Suresh in which Tanish, Swetha Basu Prasad and Aksha Pardasany played important roles. Ride was also a notable success at the Box office. He next starred in Satyam Bellamkonda's film Snehituda... in which he starred opposite Madhavi Latha. Snehituda opened to Negative reviews and moreover due to the effect of Magadheera, the film was declared a flop at the Box office. In 2010, he played the main role in the film Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu, a remake of the film Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu in which Saranya Mohan reprises her role as the Heroine. Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu opened to positive reviews with Nani's performance as a Rural Kabaddi player received with real appreciation. While Rediff praised that Nani "perfectly fitts the bill" and praised him for selecting the script, Oneindia Entertainment commented that Nani "has given his best" and "suited perfectly to the role". The film was a surprise hit at the Box office.