Nani filmography


Nani is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter who works predominantly in Telugu films. Considered as one of the highest paid and leading actors of Telugu Cinema, He made his acting debut with Mohana Krishna Indraganti 2008 comedy film Ashta Chamma, an Indian adaptation of Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest. After Ashta Chamma commercial success, Nani played the lead roles in three Telugu films in the next two years: Ride, Snehituda and Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu. In 2011, Nani collaborated with B. V. Nandini Reddy on the romantic comedy film Ala Modalaindi which was profitable. The same year, he made his Tamil cinema debut with Anjana Ali Khan's Veppam, a crime drama set in the backdrop of North Chennai. The following year, Nani collaborated with S. S. Rajamouli and Gautham Vasudev Menon on the Telugu-Tamil bilingual Eega and the romance film Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu respectively. The former, which was about a murdered man reincarnating as a housefly and avenging his death, earned Nani an award in the Best Hero category at the 2013 Toronto After Dark Film Festival. He received the Nandi Award for Best Actor for his performance in Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu.
Nani ventured into film production in 2013 as a co-producer for the film D for Dopidi. He faced three box office failures in the upcoming years: Paisa, Aaha Kalyanam and Janda Pai Kapiraju. Nani termed it a "low phase" in his career and worked on the "planning of films and the timing of their release". He then played the lead role in Nag Ashwin Yevade Subramanyam, a film focusing on a businessperson's journey to the Himalayas seeking self exploration. Nani later starred in Maruthi comedy film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy, in which he played an absent minded scientist easily prone to distraction. It was the actor's first blockbuster success, and earned him the Critics Award for Best Actor – South at the 63rd Filmfare Awards South ceremony. With his subsequent releases, the profitable ventures Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha and Gentleman, he gained stardom in Telugu cinema. Nani later played the lead in the commercially successful Telugu films Majnu, Nenu Local, Middle Class Abbayi, and Ninnu Kori. In 2018, Nani featured as the host of the second season of the Telugu game show Bigg Boss.

Film

All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Ashta ChammaRambabu / Mahesh Babu
2009RideArjun
2009SnehitudaSai
2010Bheemili Kabaddi JattuSuribabu
2011Ala ModalaindiGautham
2011VeppamKarthikDebut in Tamil film
2011Pilla ZamindarPraveen Jayaramaraju "PJ"
2012Eega
Naan Ee		NaniTelugu-Tamil bilingual
2012Yeto Vellipoyindhi ManasuVarun Krishna
2012Neethaane En PonvasanthamTrain passengerTamil film; cameo appearance
2014PaisaPrakash
2014Aaha KalyanamShakthivelTamil film
2014Nimirndhu NilNarasimha Reddy's friendTamil film; cameo appearance in "Rajadhi Raja" song
2015Janda Pai KapirajuAravind Shivashankar / Maya KannanDual role
2015Yevade SubramanyamSubramanyam
2015Bhale Bhale MagadivoyLucky
2015DongaataHimselfCameo appearance
2015Superstar KidnapHimselfCameo appearance
2016Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema GaadhaKrishna
2016GentlemanGautham / JaiDual role
2016MajnuAditya
2016Jyo AchyutanandaJyo's boyfriendCameo appearance
2017Nenu LocalBabu
2017Ninnu KoriDr. P.
2017Middle Class AbbayiNani
2018Krishnarjuna YudhamKrishna / Arjun JayaprakashDual role
2018DevadasDr. Das
2018NeevevaroCustomerCameo appearance
2019JerseyArjunAlso dubbed for Harish Kalyan
2019Nani's Gang Leader"Pencil" Parthasarathy
2020V Major Yendluri Vishnu25th film; released on Amazon Prime Video
2021Tuck JagadishMRO Jagadish NaiduReleased on Amazon Prime Video
2021Shyam Singha RoyShyam Singha Roy / Vasudev GhantaDual role
2022Ante SundaranikiKasthuri Poorna Venkata Sesha Sai Pavana Rama Sundara Prasad "Sundar"
2022HIT: The Second CaseArjun Sarkaar IPSCameo appearance
2023DasaraDharani
2023Hi NannaViraj
2024Saripodhaa SanivaaramSurya
2025HIT: The Third CaseArjun Sarkaar IPS
2026scope="row" JadalFilming
2026scope="row" Announced-