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Nani promoting Devadas , in 2018
Nani is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter who works predominantly in Telugu cinema and appears in a few Tamil language 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 .[1] After Ashta Chamma 's commercial success,[2] 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.[3] 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 .[4] 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 .[5] He received the Nandi Award for Best Actor for his performance in Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu .[6]
Nani ventured into film production in 2013 as a co-producer for the film D for Dopidi .[7] 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".[8] 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.[9] Nani later starred in Maruthi 's comedy film Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015), in which he played an absent minded scientist easily prone to distraction.[10] It was the actor's first blockbuster success,[11] and earned him the Critics Award for Best Actor – South at the 63rd Filmfare Awards South ceremony.[12] With his subsequent releases, the profitable ventures Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (2016) and Gentleman (2016), he gained stardom in Telugu cinema.[13] Nani later played the lead in the commercially successful Telugu films Majnu (2016), Nenu Local (2017) and Ninnu Kori (2017).[14] In 2018, Nani featured as the host of the second season of the Telugu game show Bigg Boss .[15]
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All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
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^ a b c d Films are listed in the order of their release date.
^ Nani played a single character with two or more names.
^ a b c d Nani played two characters.[28] [29]
References [ edit ]
^ Rajamani, Radhika (5 September 2008). "Taking on Oscar Wilde!" . Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ Mohan, B Krishna (13 August 2009). "Tollywood gives case study to ISB" . Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017 .
^ Rajamani, Radhika (19 February 2013). " 'Jabardasth is a comedy carnival' " . Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ a b Venkateswaran, N (29 July 2011). "Veppam Movie Review" . The Times of India . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ a b "Rajamouli's Eega continues to win awards" . The Times of India . 3 November 2013. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016 .
^ a b "Nandi Awards: Here's the complete list of winners for 2012 and 2013" . Hindustan Times . 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ a b c Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (7 December 2013). "Nani roughs it out" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (22 December 2016). "Nani: I can't take this success for granted" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ a b Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (22 March 2015). "Yevade Subramanyam: A quest for identity" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ a b Sethumadhavan, N (10 September 2013). "Movie Review: Bale Bale Magadivoy" . Bangalore Mirror . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ "Nani tastes first blockbuster success with 'Bhale Bhale Magadivoy' " . The Indian Express . Indo-Asian News Service . 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ a b "Nani wins Critics Award for Best Actor (Male) at 63rd Filmfare Awards South 2016" . The Times of India . 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ Yellapantula, Suhas (10 October 2016). "Nani: Tollywood's Mr Bankable" . The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ "Ninnu Kori: Nani's film rakes in Rs 25 crore in its opening weekend" . India Today . 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ a b "Nani on hosting Bigg Boss Telugu season 2, dealing with trolls: Learnt how strong a person I am" . Firstpost . 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020 .
^ "Ashta Chamma" . Sify . 7 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017 .
^ "Ride review – Telugu cinema Review – Tanish, Nani, Shweta Basu Prasad & Aksha" . Idlebrain.com . 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ Rajamani, Radhika (10 August 2009). "Snehituda: Nothing new to offer" . Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ Rajamani, Radhika (9 July 2010). "Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu is gripping" . Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ "Ala Modalaindi is entertaining" . Rediff.com . 21 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ " 'Pilla Zamindar' is above average (Telugu Movie Review)" . Sify . Indo-Asian News Service. 15 October 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ "Eega" . Sify . 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ Rangan, Baradwaj (29 July 2012). "The other side of happily-ever-after" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2021 .
^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (14 December 2012). "Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu: Like a gentle breeze" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ a b "చెన్నై పోదాం చలో... చలో!" [Let's go to Chennai]. Sakshi (in Telugu). 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (8 February 2014). "Paisa: Dance of money" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ Bhaskaran, Gautaman (22 February 2014). "Movie review: Aaha Kalyanam gets its key elements wrong" . Hindustan Times . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ a b Rajamani, Radhika (4 December 2013). "First Look: Nani plays a double role in his next- Janda Pai Kapiraju" . Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ a b Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (17 June 2016). "Make way for this 'Gentleman' " . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ Rajendra, Ranjani (9 May 2015). "Predictable but entertaining" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ "I wasn't involved in drug racket: Nandoo" . The Indian Express . 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020 .
^ Kavirayani, Suresh (13 February 2016). "Krishnagadi Veera Prema Gaadha movie review: Love & terror in the season of Valentine" . Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ Kavirayani, Suresh (10 September 2016). "Jyo Achyutananda movie review: Good movie with hilarious first half" . Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ "Majnu: Feel-good romance" . The Hindu . 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ Kavirayani, Suresh (5 February 2017). "Nenu Local movie review: It's another hit for Nani" . Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ Kumar, Hemanth (7 July 2017). "Ninnu Kori movie review: Nani, Nivetha Thomas in a slice-of-life drama about love and life" . Firstpost . Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
^ " 'Middle Class Abbayi' review: For want of the zing factor" . The Hindu . 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017 .
^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (12 April 2018). "Krishnarjuna Yuddham: This fusion doesn't work" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018 .
^ INDIA, THE HANS (14 August 2018). "Nani's Surprise in Aadi's Next" . thehansindia.com . Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020 .
^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (27 September 2018). "Devadas review: The N factor" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018 .
^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (19 April 2019). " 'Jersey' review: A film to savour" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019 .
^ Janani, K. (13 September 2019). "Gang Leader Movie Review: Nani is the star in a funny but illogical film" . India Today . Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019 .
^ Correspondent, Special (28 January 2020). "Nani's look in his 25th film 'V' revealed" . The Hindu . ISSN 0971-751X . Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2022 .
^ "V (Nani 25): Nani-Sudheer Babu's film second schedule begins" . Indian Express Limited . 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020 .
^ Kavirayani, Suresh (31 January 2020). "Nani launches Tuck Jagadish" . Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020 .
^ Chowdhury, Rishita Roy (21 December 2020). "Shyam Singha Roy kicks off with Nani, Sai Pallavi and Krithi Shetty in Hyderabad" . India Today . Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020 .
^ "Nani poses in 'dhoti' for 'Ante Sundaraniki' " . Telangana Today . IANS . 2 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022 .
^ "HIT: The Second Case Review – Slick Whodunit Thriller" . www.moviecrow.com . Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2022 .
^ "Nani's rustic and raw first-look as Dharani from Dasara revealed: Spark of Dasara" . The Times of India . 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022 .
^ "Hi Nanna Movie Review : Heartwarming Tale of Love and Resilience; Nani, Mrunal, & Kiara Melt Hearts" . The Times of India . ISSN 0971-8257 . Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023 .
^ "Nani 31 is now Saripodha Sanivaram" . Cinema Express . 23 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023 .
^ "Nani is the next guest on Nagarjuna's MEK2" . The Times of India . 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020 .
^ CH, Murali Krishna (30 March 2017). "IIFA Day 2" . Telangana Today . Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020 .
^ Hooli, Shekhar H. (17 April 2017). "This is how Nani prompted MEK 4 host Chiranjeevi to compensate for his loss [PHOTO]" . International Business Times, India Edition . Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020 .
^ a b Sundar, Priyanka (16 February 2018). "Awe movie review: Nani and Prasanth Varma's film is technically brilliant" . Hindustan Times . Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018 .
^ a b "Awe marks Nani's debut as producer; Prashanth Varma's first look takes social media by storm" . International Business Times . 26 November 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017 .
^ "Nani's second production venture stars Vishwak Sen and Ruhani Sharma" . India Today . 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019 .
^ "Nani's Meet Cute anthology is in progress. Producer shares BTS pics" . India Today . 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022 .
^ "Nani announces HIT 2, says its time to go on a nailbiting journey" . The Indian Express . 28 February 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022 .
^ "Style factor in Jil will make it stand out: Director" . The Hindu . 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020 .
^ "Telugu trailer of The Lion King out; Telugu veterans lent their voice to animated characters – Times of India" . The Times of India . Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020 .
^ "Actor Nani as 'Clap Assistant' – Times of India" . The Times of India . Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022 .
^ "Kamal Haasan, Rajkummar Rao lend voice to film on sexual exploitation titled Amoli: Priceless" . The Indian Express . 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019 .
^ Kavirayani, Suresh (1 July 2018). "Nani gives voice for Ee Maya Peremito" . Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 22 September 2018.
^ "Nani teams up with Satyadev and Roopa Koduvayur for Daare Leda music video" . The Times of India . Retrieved 24 June 2021 .
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