# Nani filmography

Nani is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter who works predominantly in Telugu films and appears in a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut with Mohana Krishna Indraganti's 2008 comedy film Ashta Chamma, an Indian adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest. After Ashta Chamma's commercial success, Nani played the lead roles in three Telugu films in the next two years: Ride (2009), Snehituda (2009) and Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu (2010). 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 (2013), Aaha Kalyanam (2014) and Janda Pai Kapiraju (2015). 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's Yevade Subramanyam (2015), a film focusing on a businessperson's journey to the Himalayas seeking self exploration. Nani later starred in Maruthi's comedy film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015), 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 (2016) and Gentleman (2016), he gained stardom in Telugu cinema. Nani later played the lead in the commercially successful Telugu films Majnu (2016), Nenu Local (2017), Middle Class Abbayi (2017), and Ninnu Kori (2017). In 2018, Nani featured as the host of the second season of the Telugu game show Bigg Boss.

## Films

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
* All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
List of Nani film acting credits :
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
| 2008 | Ashta Chamma | Rambabu / Mahesh Babu | |
| 2009 | Ride | Arjun | |
| 2009 | Snehituda | Sai | |
| 2010 | Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu | Suribabu | |
| 2011 | Ala Modalaindi | Gautham | |
| 2011 | Veppam | Karthik | Tamil film |
| 2011 | Pilla Zamindar | Praveen Jayaramaraju (PJ) | |
| 2012 | Eega | Nani | Telugu-Tamil bilingual |
| 2012 | Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu | Varun Krishna | Telugu-Tamil bilingual; lead role in Telugu version; cameo appearance in Tamil version |
| 2012 | Neethaane En Ponvasantham | Train passenger | Telugu-Tamil bilingual; lead role in Telugu version; cameo appearance in Tamil version |
| 2014 | Paisa | Prakash | |
| 2014 | Aaha Kalyanam | Shakthivel | Tamil film |
| 2014 | Nimirndhu Nil | Narasimha Reddy's friend | Tamil-Telugu bilingual; dual role in Telugu version; cameo appearance in Tamil version |
| 2015 | Janda Pai Kapiraju | Aravind Shivashankar / Maya Kannan | Tamil-Telugu bilingual; dual role in Telugu version; cameo appearance in Tamil version |
| 2015 | Yevade Subramanyam | Subramanyam | |
| 2015 | Bhale Bhale Magadivoy | Lucky | |
| 2015 | Dongaata | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| 2015 | Superstar Kidnap | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| 2016 | Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha | Krishna | |
| 2016 | Gentleman | Gautham / Jai | Dual role |
| 2016 | Majnu | Aditya | |
| 2016 | Jyo Achyutananda | Jyo's boyfriend | Cameo appearance |
| 2017 | Nenu Local | Babu | |
| 2017 | Ninnu Kori | Dr. P. Uma Maheswara Rao | |
| 2017 | Middle Class Abbayi | Nani | |
| 2018 | Krishnarjuna Yudham | Krishna / Arjun Jayaprakash | Dual role |
| 2018 | Devadas | Dr. Das | |
| 2018 | Neevevaro | Customer | Cameo appearance |
| 2019 | Jersey | Arjun | Also dubbed for Harish Kalyan |
| 2019 | Nani's Gang Leader | "Pencil" Parthasarathy | |
| 2020 | V | Major Yendluri Vishnu | |
| 2021 | Tuck Jagadish | MRO Jagadish Naidu | |
| 2021 | Shyam Singha Roy | Shyam Singha Roy / Vasudev Ghanta | Dual role |
| 2022 | Ante Sundaraniki | Kasthuri Poorna Venkata Sesha Sai Pavana Rama Sundara Prasad "Sundar" | |
| 2022 | HIT: The Second Case | Arjun Sarkaar IPS | Cameo appearance |
| 2023 | Dasara | Dharani | |
| 2023 | Hi Nanna | Viraj | |
| 2024 | Saripodhaa Sanivaaram | Surya | |
| 2025 | HIT: The Third Case † | Arjun Sarkaar IPS | Filming |
| 2026 | The Paradise † | | Filming |
| TBA | NaniXSujeeth † | | Announced |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 2015 | Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu 2 | Guest contestant | Star Maa | |
| 2017 | 2nd IIFA Utsavam | Host | Gemini TV | Television special |
| 2017 | Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu 4 | Guest contestant | Star Maa | |
| 2018 | Bigg Boss 2 | Host | Star Maa | |
| 2023 | Kumari Srimathi | Himself | Amazon Prime Video | Cameo |

## Producer

List of Nani film producer credits :
| Year | Title |
| 2013 | D for Dopidi |
| 2018 | Awe |
| 2020 | HIT: The First Case |
| 2022 | Meet Cute |
| 2022 | HIT: The Second Case |
| 2025 | Court - State Vs A Nobody |
| 2025 | HIT: The Third Case |
| 2026 | Chiranjeevi-Odela Film |

## Voice artist

List of Nani voice film roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Actor | Notes |
| 2015 | OK Bangaram | Adhi | Dulquer Salmaan | Telugu version |
| 2018 | Awe | Nani | Fish | |
| 2019 | Jersey | Adult Nani | Harish Kalyan | Cameo role |
| 2019 | The Lion King | Simba | Animated Role | Telugu version |

## Other crew positions

List of Nani other film roles :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2005 | Radha Gopalam | Assistant director |
| 2005 | Allari Bullodu | Assistant director |
| 2006 | Asthram | Assistant director |
| 2007 | Dhee | Assistant director |
| 2013 | D for Dopidi | Narrator; Co-producer |
| 2018 | Amoli | Narrator (Telugu version) |
| 2018 | Ee Maaya Peremito | Narrator |

## Music Videos

List of Nani's appearances in Music videos :
| Year | | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| 2021 | Dhaare Leda | Himself | Special appearance Also Producer | |