‘I had no roadmap, just dropped out of college with a dream to be in films’
‘Being a Hyderabadi boy gave me a unique advantage as an actor’
‘When I started, our films barely travelled; today, Telugu cinema reaches audiences across India and beyond’
‘Each film taught me something new’
‘Hyderabad will always nurture those who dream big’
At the turn of the new millennium, Hyderabad was just beginning to emerge as a modern film hub. Today, it is the seat of an industry that has moved from being a regional giant to a national force, with its biggest films finding audiences far beyond linguistic boundaries. Born and raised in Hyderabad, Nani ’s journey — from a struggling college dropout to one of Telugu cinema’s most bankable stars — mirrors the city’s own transformation in the last 25 years.
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