Nani is an Indian actor, film producer, and film director. He was born on 24 February 1984 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. He then worked as an assistant director in the Telugu films ‘Allari Bullodu’ (2005), ‘Asthram’ (2006), and ‘Dhee’ (2007). Later, he took a break from films to work on a script for a film.
The Indian director Mohan Krishna Indraganti noticed Nani in his first TV commercial and asked Nani to make his debut as an actor in the Telugu film ‘Ashta Chamma’ (2008).
This marked the debut of Nani in the Telugu film industry, and his role as Rambabu/Mahesh in the film was appreciated by the audience. He then appeared in a few more Telugu films such as ‘Ride’ (2009), ‘Snehituda…’ (2009), and ‘Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu’ (2010). In 2011, he made his Tamil debut with the film ‘Veppam’ in which he played the role of Karthik.
In 2012, he appeared in the Telugu-Tamil film ‘Eega’ directed by the famous Indian director S. S. Rajamouli. Later, the film was dubbed in Hindi as ‘Makkhi’ and in Malayalam as ‘Eecha.’
Nani then appeared in various Telugu and Tamil films including ‘Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu’ (2012), ‘Bhale Bhale Magadivoy’ (2015), ‘Gentleman’ (2016), ‘Ninnu Kori’ (2017), and ‘Middle-Class Abbayi’ (2017). The year 2019 turned out to be one of the best years of his career.
He worked in the Telugu film ‘Jersey’ (2019) as Arjun, and his performance in the film was appreciated by the audience and critics. Later, the Hindi remake of the film was released with the same title in 2022. The role of Nani was played by the Indian actor Shahid Kapoor in the remake.
He has acted in some more Telugu films like ‘V’ (2020), ‘Truck Jagadish’ (2021), and ‘Ante Sundaraniki’ (2022). Nani debuted as a co-producer in the Telugu film D for Dopidi’ in 2013.
Some of his other films as a co-producer and producer are ‘Awe’ (co-producer; 2018), ‘HIT: The First Case’ (producer; 2020), ‘HIT: The Second Case’ (producer; 2022), and ‘Meet Cute’ (2022).
Nani’s father, Rambabu Ghanta, is a businessman, and his mother, Vijayalakshmi Ghanta, is a pharmacist. His elder sister, Deepthi Ghanta, is a film producer. While Nani was working as an RJ, he met a girl named Anjana Yelavarthy, who is a software engineer and blogger.
Initially, they became friends and soon, fell in love with each other. After dating for almost five years, the couple tied the knot on 27 October 2012 at Rushikonda Resorts in Vishakapatnam. In 2017, the couple was blessed with a baby boy named Arjun Ghanta.