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Mohan Babu
Mohan Babu
	Manchu Mohan Babu in 2023
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	In office; 18 April 1995 – 2 April 2000
Preceded by	Majji Tulasi Das
Succeeded by	Vanga Geetha
Constituency	Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born	Manchu Bhakthavatsalam Naidu; 19 March 1946 (age 78); Modhugulapalem, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Political party	YSR Congress Party (since 2019)
Other political; affiliations	Telugu Desam Party
Spouses	; Vidya Devi (died) Nirmala Devi;
Children	Lakshmi; Vishnu; Manoj;
Alma mater	Madras Film Institute; YMCA College of Physical Education
Occupation	Actor; Film producer; Educationist; Businessman;

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Manchu Bhakthavatsalam Naidu, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of the Madras Film Institute, Mohan Babu has acted in more than 500 films in lead, supporting and a variety of roles.^[3]^[4]^[5]

In 1995, he received Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for his work in the multi-starrer Pedarayudu, which also starred Rajinikanth in a pivotal role.^[6] In 2007, he received the CineMAA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Yamadonga.^[7] Mohan Babu fetched honorary doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley for his contribution to the field of cinema and education.^[8] He is the co-owner of production companies such as Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures, 24 Frames Factory and Manchu Entertainment.^[9] In 2017, he garnered the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South.^[10] In 2017, he received the "Special Appreciation Award" for completing "forty years in cinema" at the 6th South Indian International Movie Awards.^[11]

A former Physical Education Instructor, Mohan Babu is an educationalist, and operates Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Institutions, and is the founder of Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Trust. Mohan Babu announces the Mohan Babu University named after himself in Tirupati at Sree Vidyanikethan Sree Sainath Nagar, formerly known as Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Institutions in January 2022 and he is the chancellor of the University.^[12] In 2007, he was awarded Padma Shri for his contribution to Film art.^[13]

Early life

Mohan Babu was born to Manchu Narayanaswamy Naidu and Manchu Lakshmamma^[14] in the Modhugulapalem village near Tirupati.

Career

Mohan Babu began his career as a Physical education instructor at the YMCA college^[15] of physical education for many years.

During this time, Mohan Babu was introduced to Dasari Narayana Rao who was then a script writer in Telugu cinema. This would pan out to become the most significant event of his career. Mohan Babu's first major breakthrough as an actor came with the 1975 film Swargam Narakam, directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. Dasari cast him as a villain in the movie and went on to achieve great success. It was after this movie that his birth name Bakthavatsalam Naidu was changed to Mohan Babu. After appearing in many films as a comedy-villain, he proceeded to star as the leading actor in Khaidi Kalidasu, Ketugadu, Gruha Pravesam, Assembly Rowdy, Allari Mogudu and many more. He appeared in a few Tamil films starring Sivaji Ganesan.^[16]

In 1978, he appeared in Sivaranjani. The movie heralded the 'villain' and also came out with many of the mannerisms. He had an outstanding mentor in the form of Dasari Narayana Rao, who guided him in the right direction and gave him the initial foundation substratum he required to do well. Mohan Babu followed this success by portraying a variety of roles in his next films such as Simha Garjana (1978),^[17] Simha Baludu (1978), Rama Krishnulu (1978), Padaharella Vayasu (1978), Nayudu Bava (1978), Shokilla Rayudu (1979) and Ravanude Ramudayithe? (1979). His roles in Patnam Vachina Pativrathalu (1982), Billa Ranga (1978), Dharma Poratam (1983), Padmavyooham (1984), Bhale Ramudu (1984) and Sanchalanam (1985), showed a diverse range, despite often playing the villain.

In October 2020, his film Son of India directed by Diamond Ratnababu was launched and was produced by Vishnu Manchu. Mohan Babu has penned screenplay for the film. The film was released in 2022.^[18]

Though not announced officially, Mohan Babu declared that his next films would be mythological film Ravana Brahma^[19] and historical film Kannappa.^[20]^[21] Where has Mohan Babu and Vishnu Manchu are teaming up to produce the Kannappa film which was announced on 18 August 2023 with a100 crore budget.^[22] Following their attendance at the premiere of Horizon: An American Saga at Cannes 2024, Mohan Babu, accompanied by his son Vishnu Manchu, daughter-in-law Viranica Manchu, Prabhu Deva, and the 'Kannappa' team, presented a teaser of their film, garnering warm applause from the audience.^[23]

Producer

As an ardent admirer of N.T. Rama Rao, in the year 1993, Mohan Babu produced Major Chandrakanth, starring N.T. Rama Rao and himself . The movie was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, and went on to become a major blockbuster. The movie also celebrated its silver jubilee and stands as the last movie in N.T. Rama Rao's film career.^[24]

In his career spanning over 48 years, Mohan Babu has produced around 40 movies, with most of them turning out to be successful. He is currently producing Kannappa movie which is being mounted on over a 100-crore budget.^[25]

Contributions to education

Mohan Babu established the Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Trust in 1993. Today, Sree Vidyanikethan runs the Sree Vidyanikethan International School, Sree Vidyanikethan Degree College, Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College, Sree Vidyanikethan College of Pharmacy, Sree Vidyanikethan College of Nursing and Sree Vidyanikethan Institute of Management.

Mohan Babu established university in Tirupati named after him Mohan Babu University in January 2022, encompasses the educational institutions hitherto managed by the actor under the Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Trust(SVET) which he had established in 1993, and he is the founder and chancellor of the University.^[26]

Activism

Political views

While serving his tenure in the Rajya Sabha,^[27] he was also a member of the Committee on Human Resource Development from 1996 to 1997, the committee on Urban and Rural Development and the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

After leaving the TDP, Mohan Babu continued with his career in the film industry. While in the midst of producing a movie titled Sri Ramulayya, he narrowly escaped a bomb blast which killed 23 people and injuring 35 others in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.^[28]

Mohan Babu is also known to have actively participated in improving the living standards of many underprivileged artists in the South Indian Film Industry. Mohan Babu stayed away from politics after NTR's demise. He joined YSR Congress Party in 2019^[29] and campaigned for Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy in becoming CM.There are speculations that BJP has invited Mohan Babu to join the national party as he met PM Narendra Modi^[30] along with his family in the beginning of 2020.

Humanitarian work

His daughter Lakshmi Manchu was appointed as the brand ambassador of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan^[31] by the Prime Minister of India. Manchu Vishnu and Manchu Manoj have undertaken many initiatives to improve the condition of underprivileged children who were flood victims in the past.

Personal life

Mohan Babu was married to Vidya Devi, with whom he has a daughter, Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna, and a son, Manchu Vishnu, who are both actors in the film industry.^[32]^[33]^[34] After her death, he married her younger sister, Nirmala Devi,^[35] with whom he has a son Manchu Manoj, also an actor.^[36]

Awards and nominations

In 2007, he was awarded Padma Shri for his contribution to Film art.^[13]
- Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South (2016).^[10]
- Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu) – Peddarayudu (1995)^[37]
- SIIMA Special Appreciation Award (2017) ^[38]
- CineMAA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Yamadonga (2008)
Honorary doctorate at the 26th convocation of the Dr. MGR University.^[39] in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 5 October 2017.
TSR Kalaparishath honoured him with the title Natavachaspathi for his valuable contribution to the Telugu cinema.^[40]
The Glory of India International Award.^[41]
‘Viswa Nata Sarvabhouma’^[42]^[43] title at Shilpakala Vedika in Hyderabad by Former Union Minister and filmmaker T. Subbarami Reddy.

Dialogue Book

As he completed 40 years in the film industry, the actor's popular dialogues were compiled in a book, named "Dialogue King".^[44]

Filmography

References

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^ "Mohan Babu joins YSR Congress". The Hindu.
^ "Multifaceted Mohan Babu" Archived 1 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. cinegoer.net.
^ Karthik Pasupulate (4 April 2014) "Mohan Babu steals the show with Rowdy" Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India.
^ "Rajinikanth comforts Mohan Babu after death of his father" Archived 25 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. CNN-IBN. 19 February 2013
^ "Filmfare Awards". Archived from the original on 10 October 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2015.. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
^ "Cinemaa awards 2008 presentation – Telugu cinema" Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. idlebrain.com.
^ "Telugu Cinema Celebrity Bio Data – Collection King Mohan Babu – Idlebrain.com" Archived 4 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. idlebrain.com.
^ "Mohan Babu Bio | Mohan Babu Career" Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. MTV Artists.
^ ^a ^b "Mohan Babu wins the Life Time Achievement at the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards South 2016". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
^ "SIIMA awards 2017 nominations announced". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
^ "Telugu actor Mohan Babu announces university in Tirupati named after him". The New Indian Express. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "No Issues With 'Padma Shri' Mohan Babu". 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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^ "Simha Garjana Cast & Crew". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ Balachandran, Logesh (23 October 2020). "Mohan Babu film Son of India goes on floors at his Hyderabad home". India Today.
^ "Mohan Babu to play Ravana in new Ramayana". Rediff. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ "Big Families Fight for Kannappa". Gulte. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ "Bhakta Kannappa not happening". Greatandhra. 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ "Mohan Babu and Vishnu Manchu to produce a film with a whopping 100 crore budget". 123Telugu. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^ "Cannes 2024: Vishnu Manchu shines on red carpet; 'Kannappa' team attends 'Horizon: An American Saga' premiere". The Hindu. 20 May 2024.
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^ "Tollywood actor Mohan Babu announces university named after him". India TV. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "Mohan Babu to re-enter politics". Times of India. 23 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ 23 killed as Mohan Babu survives car bomb attack Archived 5 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Rediff.com
^ "Mohan Babu Joins YSR Congress". The Hindu. 26 March 2019.
^ "Mohan Babu Meets PM Modi". The Hans India. 6 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
^ "Lakshmi Manchu appointed brand ambassador for Swachh Bharat's Telangana chapter". Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "Metro Plus Vijayawada : Probing what lies beyond star aura". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 May 2009. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
^ "Lakshmi Manchu's Gundello Godari! | BayNews | The New Voice of Vizag". Baynews.in. 16 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acEgnB11Tig Archived 12 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine Lakshmi Manchu Interview
^ "Mohan Babu Manchu Personal life". TollywoodTImes. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "Chitchat with Manoj". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
^ "Mohan Babu Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Mohan Babu | Times of India Entertainment". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^ "6th South India International Movie Awards". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
^ "Mohan Babu to be honoured by MGR varsity". 3 October 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "Mohan Babu honoured at T Subbarami Reddy's birthday bash". 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017 – via DeccanChronicle.
^ "Collection King Mohan Babu: The Glory of India International Award". Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017 – via RoyalChowdarys.
^ "'Viswa Nata Sarvabhouma' Conferred on Veteran Actor Dr. Mohan Babu". International Business Times. 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018 – via ibtimes.co.in.
^ "Mohan Babu Awarded Viswa Nata Sarvabhouma". TeluguSquare. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018 – via telugusquare.com.
^ "Mohan Babu Dialogue Book Launch in London". Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017 – via Ragalahari.

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External links

Mohan Babu at IMDb
Official website

^ Mohan Babu, Rajinikanth’s ‘Pedarayudu’ celebrates 25 years

[1] "MOHAN BABU". The Times of India.

[2] "Mohan Babu joins YSR Congress". The Hindu.

[3] "Multifaceted Mohan Babu" Archived 1 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. cinegoer.net.

[4] Karthik Pasupulate (4 April 2014) "Mohan Babu steals the show with Rowdy" Archived 8 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India.

[5] "Rajinikanth comforts Mohan Babu after death of his father" Archived 25 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. CNN-IBN. 19 February 2013

[6] "Filmfare Awards". Archived from the original on 10 October 1999. Retrieved 19 September 2015.. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[7] "Cinemaa awards 2008 presentation – Telugu cinema" Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. idlebrain.com.

[8] "Telugu Cinema Celebrity Bio Data – Collection King Mohan Babu – Idlebrain.com" Archived 4 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. idlebrain.com.

[9] "Mohan Babu Bio | Mohan Babu Career" Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. MTV Artists.

[auto-10] "Mohan Babu wins the Life Time Achievement at the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards South 2016". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[11] "SIIMA awards 2017 nominations announced". Sify. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

[12] "Telugu actor Mohan Babu announces university in Tirupati named after him". The New Indian Express. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[gulte.com-13] "No Issues With 'Padma Shri' Mohan Babu". 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[14] "Mohan Babu was born to Narayanaswamy Naidu and Lakshmamma". Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[15] "Began his career as a Physical education instructor at the YMCA college". Tollywood Celebrities. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[16] Manchu Manoj Kumar: Actor Son Archived 7 July 2012 at archive.today. Entertainment.oneindia.in (28 August 2008). Retrieved 12 April 2012.

[17] "Simha Garjana Cast & Crew". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[18] Balachandran, Logesh (23 October 2020). "Mohan Babu film Son of India goes on floors at his Hyderabad home". India Today.

[19] "Mohan Babu to play Ravana in new Ramayana". Rediff. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[20] "Big Families Fight for Kannappa". Gulte. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[21] "Bhakta Kannappa not happening". Greatandhra. 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[22] "Mohan Babu and Vishnu Manchu to produce a film with a whopping 100 crore budget". 123Telugu. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

[23] "Cannes 2024: Vishnu Manchu shines on red carpet; 'Kannappa' team attends 'Horizon: An American Saga' premiere". The Hindu. 20 May 2024.

[24] 'Major Chandrakanth' completes 20 years Archived 19 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. indiaglitz.com. 23 April 2013

[25] "Mohan Babu and Vishnu Manchu to produce a film with a whopping 100 crore budget". 123telugu.com. 2 June 2023.

[26] "Tollywood actor Mohan Babu announces university named after him". India TV. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[27] "Mohan Babu to re-enter politics". Times of India. 23 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[28] 23 killed as Mohan Babu survives car bomb attack Archived 5 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Rediff.com

[29] "Mohan Babu Joins YSR Congress". The Hindu. 26 March 2019.

[30] "Mohan Babu Meets PM Modi". The Hans India. 6 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

[31] "Lakshmi Manchu appointed brand ambassador for Swachh Bharat's Telangana chapter". Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[32] "Metro Plus Vijayawada : Probing what lies beyond star aura". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 May 2009. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.

[33] "Lakshmi Manchu's Gundello Godari! | BayNews | The New Voice of Vizag". Baynews.in. 16 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.

[34] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acEgnB11Tig Archived 12 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine Lakshmi Manchu Interview

[35] "Mohan Babu Manchu Personal life". TollywoodTImes. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[36] "Chitchat with Manoj". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 24 October 2010.

[37] "Mohan Babu Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Mohan Babu | Times of India Entertainment". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[38] "6th South India International Movie Awards". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

[39] "Mohan Babu to be honoured by MGR varsity". 3 October 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[40] "Mohan Babu honoured at T Subbarami Reddy's birthday bash". 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017 – via DeccanChronicle.

[41] "Collection King Mohan Babu: The Glory of India International Award". Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017 – via RoyalChowdarys.

[42] "'Viswa Nata Sarvabhouma' Conferred on Veteran Actor Dr. Mohan Babu". International Business Times. 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018 – via ibtimes.co.in.

[43] "Mohan Babu Awarded Viswa Nata Sarvabhouma". TeluguSquare. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018 – via telugusquare.com.

[44] "Mohan Babu Dialogue Book Launch in London". Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017 – via Ragalahari.

[45] Mohan Babu, Rajinikanth’s ‘Pedarayudu’ celebrates 25 years

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v t e Recipients of Padma Shri in Art
1950s	Omkarnath Thakur (1955) Sthanam Narasimha Rao (1956) Sudhir Khastgir (1957) Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu (1957) Debaki Bose (1958) Shambhu Maharaj (1958) Nargis (1958) Satyajit Ray (1958) Devika Rani (1958)
1960s	K. K. Hebbar (1961) Bismillah Khan (1961) Raghunath Krishna Phadke (1961) Ashok Kumar (1962) Mehboob Khan (1963) Melville de Mellow (1963) Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar (1964) Adi Pherozeshah Marzban (1964) P. C. Sorcar (1964) Guru Kunchu Kurup (1965) V. Nagayya (1965) Ravishankar Raval (1965) Mrinalini Sarabhai (1965) Sivaji Ganesan (1966) M. F. Husain (1966) Sumitra Charat Ram (1966) P. Bhanumathi (1966) Daji Bhatawadekar (1967) Vasant Desai (1967) Siddheshwari Devi (1967) Mohammed Rafi (1967) Sashadhar Mukherjee (1967) Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (1967) M. R. Acharekar (1968) Begum Akhtar (1968) Sharan Rani Backliwal (1968) Nikhil Banerjee (1968) Sunil Dutt (1968) Durga Khote (1968) Yamini Krishnamurthy (1968) Shankar–Jaikishan (1968) Ayodhya Prasad (1968) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1968) N. T. Rama Rao (1968) Devi Lal Samar (1968) Vyjayanthimala (1968) Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1969) David Abraham Cheulkar (1969) N. S. Bendre (1969) S. D. Burman (1969) B. Saroja Devi (1969) Indrani Rahman (1969) Balraj Sahni (1969) S. N. Swamy (artist) (1969)
1970s	Sukumar Bose (1970) Prem Dhawan (1970) Ratna Fabri (1970) Gemini Ganesan (1970) Ritwik Ghatak (1970) Damayanti Joshi (1970) Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan (1970) Karl Jamshed Khandalavala (1970) Madhaviah Krishnan (1970) Rajendra Kumar (1970) Pankaj Mullick (1970) Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair (1970) Relangi (1970) Gummadi (1970) Vijay Raghav Rao (1970) V. Satyanarayana Sarma (1970) Maisnam Amubi Singh (1970) K. B. Sundarambal (1970) Avinash Vyas (1970) M. Balamuralikrishna (1971) Sankho Chaudhuri (1971) Manna Dey (1971) Tripti Mitra (1971) Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair (1971) Chenganoor Raman Pillai (1971) K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai (1971) Shanta Rao (1971) Ravi (1971) Sahir Ludhianvi (1971) Siyaram Tiwari (musician) (1971) Chiranjeet Chakraborty (1972) Girija Devi (1972) Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1972) Sunil Janah (1972) Lalgudi Jayaraman (1972) Bhimsen Joshi (1972) Mahendra Kapoor (1972) Ram Kumar (artist) (1972) Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1972) Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai (1972) Samta Prasad (1972) M. K. Radha (1972) Raghu Rai (1972) Krishna Reddy (1972) Waheeda Rehman (1972) Juthika Roy (1972) Suchitra Sen (1972) Gubbi Veeranna (1972) Sitara Devi (1973) T. N. Krishnan (1973) Kishan Maharaj (1973) Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy (1973) Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (1973) Uma Sharma (1973) S. G. Thakur Singh (1973) Kaifi Azmi (1974) Pushkar Bhan (1974) Mani Madhava Chakyar (1974) Bindhyabasini Devi (1974) Naina Devi (1974) Girish Karnad (1974) Shriram Lagoo (1974) Kelucharan Mohapatra (1974) Nutan (1974) M. D. Ramanathan (1974) Som Nath Sadhu (1974) Emani Sankara Sastry (1974) Kripal Singh Shekhawat (1974) Manik Varma (1974) M. S. Gopalakrishnan (1975) Jasraj (1975) Amjad Ali Khan (1975) Gopi Krishna (1975) Sanjukta Panigrahi (1975) Basavaraj Rajguru (1975) Kalyanam Raghuramayya (1975) M. S. Sathyu (1975) K. G. Subramanyan (1975) Gitchandra Tongbra (1975) K. J. Yesudas (1975) Shyam Benegal (1976) Raghunath Mohapatra (1976) Ram Narayan (1976) K. V. Narayanaswamy (1976) R. Nagendra Rao (1976) S. Somasundaram (1976) Parveen Sultana (1976) Dhanraj Bhagat (1977) Bhupen Hazarika (1977) Sheik Chinna Moulana (1977) Alla Rakha (1977) Jehangir Sabavala (1977) Ghulam Rasool Santosh (1977)
1980s	B. V. Karanth (1981) Namagiripettai Krishnan (1981) Gambhir Singh Mura (1981) Dashrath Patel (1981) S. H. Raza (1981) Padma Subrahmanyam (1981) Allah Jilai Bai (1982) Ammannur Madhava Chakyar (1982) Jabbar Patel (1982) Virendra Prabhakar (1982) Gautam Vaghela (1982) Sirkazhi Govindarajan (1983) Gautam Vaghela (1982) Sirkazhi Govindarajan (1983) Sharafat Hussain Khan (1983) Nepal Mahata (1983) Handel Manuel (1983) Gulam Mohammed Sheikh (1983) Raghubir Singh (1983) Sobha Singh (1983) Habib Tanvir (1983) Ganga Devi (1984) Amitabh Bachchan (1984) Purushottam Das (1984) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1984) Bhupen Khakhar (1984) Ben Kingsley (1984) Vinay Chandra Maudgalya (1984) Roshan Kumari (1984) Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair (1984) N. Rajam (1984) Raja and Radha Reddy (1984) Nek Chand (1984) Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya (1984) Shanti Dave (1985) Asa Singh Mastana (1985) Laxman Pai (1985) Smita Patil (1985) Palghat R. Raghu (1985) Naseeruddin Shah (1985) Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar (1986) Kanika Banerjee (1986) Subrata Mitra (1986) Rajkumar Singhajit Singh (1986) Hisam-ud-din Usta (1986) K. Balachander (1987) Kumudini Lakhia (1987) Vijaya Mehta (1987) N. Ramani (1987) Aparna Sen (1987) Naresh Sohal (1987) Jitendra Abhisheki (1988) Shabana Azmi (1988) Teejan Bai (1988) Bikash Bhattacharjee (1988) Zakir Hussain (1988) Chindodi Leela (1988) Sudharani Raghupathy (1988) Sudarshan Sahoo (1988) Kudrat Singh (1988) Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman (1988) Jitendra Abhisheki (1988) Adyar K. Lakshman (1989) Haku Shah (1989) L. Subramaniam (1989) Ratan Thiyam (1989) Upendra Trivedi (1989)
1990s	Mohan Agashe (1990) G. Aravindan (1990) Prabha Atre (1990) Asgari Bai (1990) Gulab Bai (1990) Balwantrai Bhatt (1990) Diwaliben Bhil (1990) Raj Bisaria (1990) S. M. Ganapathy (1990) Kamal Haasan (1990) Bishamber Khanna (1990) Krishen Khanna (1990) Allu Ramalingaiah (1990) Tarun Majumdar (1990) Madhavi Mudgal (1990) Om Puri (1990) Kanak Rele (1990) Leela Samson (1990) Maharajapuram Santhanam (1990) Kapila Vatsyayan (1990) Ranbir Singh Bisht (1991) Bharat Gopy (1991) Ghulam Mustafa Khan (1991) Hafeez Ahmed Khan (1991) Shanno Khurana (1991) Pratima Barua Pandey (1991) Manu Parekh (1991) Shivkumar Sharma (1991) Gurcharan Singh (painter) (1991) Sharda Sinha (1991) Alarmel Valli (1991) Jaya Bachchan (1992) Pankaj Charan Das (1992) Biren De (1992) Srirangam Gopalaratnam (1992) Sabri Khan (1992) Sunita Kohli (1992) Madurai N. Krishnan (1992) Manoj Kumar (1992) Meera Mukherjee (1992) Asha Parekh (1992) Nataraja Ramakrishna (1992) Bhagaban Sahu (1992) Anandji Virji Shah (1992) Kalyanji Virji Shah (Kalyanji-Anandji) (1992) Sundari K. Shridharani (1992) Tapan Sinha (1992) Muthiah Sthapati (1992) K. Viswanath (1992) Chitra Visweswaran (1992) Dipali Barthakur (1998) Mammootty (1998) Kunja Bihari Meher (1998) Krishnarao Sable (1998) Zohra Sehgal (1998) K. Ibomcha Sharma (1998) U. Srinivas (1998) Javed Akhtar (1999) Saryu Doshi (1999) Sulochana Latkar (1999) Sumati Mutatkar (1999) Shobha Deepak Singh (1999) Jagmohan Sursagar (1999) Ram V. Sutar (1999)
2000s	Kanhai Chitrakar (2000) Shekhar Kapur (2000) Hema Malini (2000) Anjolie Ela Menon (2000) Shubha Mudgal (2000) Alyque Padamsee (2000) A. R. Rahman (2000) Ramanand Sagar (2000) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (2001) Aamir Raza Husain (2001) Padmaja Phenany Joglekar (2001) Mohammed Tayab Khan (2001) Sunil Kothari (2001) Nerella Venu Madhav (2001) Mohanlal (2001) Shobha Naidu (2001) D. V. S. Raju (2001) Avadhanam Sita Raman (2001) Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao (2001) Thota Tharani (2001) W. D. Amaradeva (2002) Raj Begum (2002) Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (2002) Pushpa Bhuyan (2002) Rajan Devadas (2002) Darshana Jhaveri (2002) Abdul Latif Khan (2002) Mani Krishnaswami (2002) Fazal Mohammad (2002) Manorama (2002) Govind Nihalani (2002) Mani Ratnam (2002) Kiran Segal (2002) Navaneetham Padmanabha Seshadri (2002) Saroja Vaidyanathan (2002) T. H. Vinayakram (2002) Jahnu Barua (2003) Danny Denzongpa (2003) Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi (2003) Rita Ganguly (2003) Ranjana Gauhar (2003) Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar (2003) Rakhee Gulzar (2003) Nemi Chandra Jain (2003) O. P. Jain (2003) Aamir Khan (2003) Shafaat Ahmed Khan (2003) T. M. Soundararajan (2003) Sukumari (2003) Satish Vyas (2003) Bharathiraja (2004) Maguni Charan Das (2004) Manoranjan Das (2004) D. K. Datar (2004) Kadri Gopalnath (2004) Hariharan (singer) (2004) Purshottam Das Jalota (2004) Krishn Kanhai (2004) Heisnam Kanhailal (2004) Anupam Kher (2004) Sikkil Sisters – Kunjumani & Neela (2004) Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair (2004) Sudha Ragunathan (2004) Haridwaramangalam A. K. Palanivel (2004) Veernala Jayarama Rao (2004) Bharati Shivaji (2004) Singh Bandhu (2004) Bhajan Sopori (2004) Neyyattinkara Vasudevan (2004) Muzaffar Ali (2005) Shameem Dev Azad (2005) M. Boyer (2005) K. S. Chithra (2005) Yumlembam Gambhini Devi (2005) Shah Rukh Khan (2005) Ghulam Sadiq Khan (2005) Kavita Krishnamurti (2005) Chaturbhuj Meher (2005) Kumkum Mohanty (2005) Punaram Nishad (2005) Kedar Nath Sahoo (2005) Sougaijam Thanil Singh (2005) Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan (2005) Komala Varadan (2005) Wadali Brothers (2005) Ileana Citaristi (2006) Mehmood Dhaulpuri (2006) Shree Lal Joshi (2006) Surinder Kaur (2006) Rashid Khan (musician) (2006) Vasundhara Komkali (2006) Yashodhar Mathpal (2006) Madhup Mudgal (2006) Kavungal Chathunni Panicker (2006) Shyama Charan Pati (2006) Gayatri Sankaran (2006) Prasad Sawkar (2006) Aribam Syam Sharma (2006) Shobana (2006) Kanaka Srinivasan (2006) Pankaj Udhas (2006) Mohan Babu (2007) Geeta Chandran (2007) Astad Deboo (2007) Neelamani Devi (2007) Remo Fernandes (2007) P. Gopinathan (2007) Pushpa Hans (2007) Shanti Hiranand (2007) Ananda Shankar Jayant (2007) Govardhan Kumari (2007) Sonam Tshering Lepcha (2007) Balachandra Menon (2007) Shashikala (2007) Gajendra Narayan Singh (2007) Thingbaijam Babu Singh (2007) Pannuru Sripathy (2007) Valayapatti A. R. Subramaniam (2007) Waman Thakre (2007) P. R. Thilagam (2007) Tom Alter (2008) Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar (2008) Jonnalagadda Gurappa Chetty (2008) Meenakshi Chitharanjan (2008) Madhuri Dixit Nene (2008) Kekoo Gandhy (2008) Helen Giri Syiem (2008) Jatin Goswami (2008) Hans Raj Hans (2008) Sabitri Heisnam (2008) Gokulotsavji Maharaj (2008) P. K. Narayanan Nambiar (2008) Gennadi Mikhailovich Pechinkov (2008) Gangadhar Pradhan (2008) M. Night Shyamalan (2008) Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram (2008) Jawahar Wattal (2008) Ameena Ahmad Ahuja (2009) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (2009) Hemi Bawa (2009) Brahmanandam (2009) Devayani (dancer) (2009) Suresh Dutta (2009) Kalamandalam Gopi (2009) Niranjan Goswami (2009) Geeta Kapur (2009) Nirmal Singh Khalsa (2009) Hashmat Ullah Khan (2009) Helen (2009) S. Krishnaswamy (2009) Akshay Kumar (2009) Iravatham Mahadevan (2009) Hridaynath Mangeshkar (2009) Penaz Masani (2009) Shaoli Mitra (2009) Udit Narayan (2009) Govind Ram Nirmalkar (2009) Leela Omchery (2009) Pratapaditya Pal (2009) Aruna Sairam (2009) Mattannoor Sankarankutty (2009) Kumar Sanu (2009) Kiran Seth (2009) Gurumayum Gourakishor Sharma (2009) Skendrowell Syiemlieh (2009) Thilakan (2009) K. P. Udayabhanu (2009) Vivek (actor) (2009)
2010s	Gul Bardhan (2010) Carmel Berkson (2010) Wasifuddin Dagar (2010) Haobam Ongbi Ngangbi Devi (2010) Nemai Ghosh (2010) Sumitra Guha (2010) Ulhas Kashalkar (2010) Saif Ali Khan (2010) Mukund Lath (2010) Ram Dayal Munda (2010) Arundathi Nag (2010) Raghunath Panigrahi (2010) Resul Pookutty (2010) Arjun Prajapati (2010) Rajkumar Achouba Singh (2010) Shobha Raju (2010) Mayadhar Raut (2010) Rekha (2010) Ajoy Chakrabarty (2011) Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry (2011) Makar Dhwaja Darogha (2011) Mahasundari Devi (2011) Gajam Govardhana (2011) Sunayana Hazarilal (2011) S. R. Janakiraman (2011) Jayaram (2011) Kajol (2011) Shaji N. Karun (2011) Girish Kasaravalli (2011) Irrfan Khan (2011) Tabu (2011) Kalamandalam Kshemavathy (2011) Peruvanam Kuttan Marar (2011) Jivya Soma Mashe (2011) Dadi Pudumjee (2011) M. K. Saroja (2011) Khangembam Mangi Singh (2011) Prahlad Tipanya (2011) Usha Uthup (2011) Satish Alekar (2012) Satish Alekar (2012) Vanraj Bhatia (2012) Nameirakpam Ibemni Devi (2012) Gopal Prasad Dubey (2012) Gundecha Brothers (2012) Chittani Ramachandra Hegde (2012) Anup Jalota (2012) Moti Lal Kemmu (2012) Shahid Parvez (2012) Mohanlal Chaturbhuj Kumhar (2012) Sakar Khan (2012) Joy Michael (2012) Minati Mishra (2012) Na Muthuswamy (2012) R. Nagarathnamma (2012) Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri (2012) Priyadarshan (2012) Priyadarshan (2012) Vijay Sharma (2012) Laila Tyabji (2012) Yamunabai Waikar (2012) S. Shakir Ali (2013) Gajam Anjaiah (2013) Bapu (2013) Pablo Bartholomew (2013) Purna Das Baul Samrat (2013) G. C. D. Bharti (2013) Apurba Kishore Bir (2013) Ghanakanta Bora (2013) B. Jayashree (2013) Hildamit Lepcha (2013) Madhu (actor) (2013) Sudha Malhotra (2013) Kailash Chandra Meher (2013) Brahmdeo Ram Pandit (2013) Nana Patekar (2013) Rekandar Nageswara Rao (2013) Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz (2013) Jaymala Shiledar (2013) Ramesh Sippy (2013) Sridevi (2013) Suresh Talwalkar (2013) Mahrukh Tarapor (2013) Balwant Thakur (2013) Rajendra Tiku (2013) Mohammad Ali Baig (2014) Vidya Balan (2014) Musafir Ram Bhardwaj (2014) Sabitri Chatterjee (2014) Biman Bihari Das (2014) Sunil Das (2014) Elam Endira Devi (2014) Supriya Devi (2014) Vijay Ghate (2014) Nayana Apte Joshi (2014) Elam Endira Devi (2014) Supriya Devi (2014) Vijay Ghate (2014) Nayana Apte Joshi (2014) Rani Karnaa (2014) Bansi Kaul (2014) Moinuddin Khan (musician) (2014) Geeta Mahalik (2014) Paresh Maity (2014) Ram Mohan (2014) Sudarsan Pattnaik (2014) Paresh Rawal (2014) Kalamandalam Satyabhama (2014) Anuj Sharma (actor) (2014) Santosh Sivan (2014) Sooni Taraporevala (2014) Naresh Bedi (2015) Sanjay Leela Bhansali (2015) Rahul Jain (2015) Ravindra Jain (2015) Prasoon Joshi (2015) A. Kanyakumari (2015) Prafulla Kar (2015) Tripti Mukherjee (2015) Neil Nongkynrih (2015) Kota Srinivasa Rao (2015) Shekhar Sen (2015) Pran Kumar Sharma (2015) Mahesh Raj Soni (2015) Malini Awasthi (2016) Madhur Bhandarkar (2016) Tulsidas Borkar (2016) Mamta Chandrakar (2016) Priyanka Chopra (2016) Ajay Devgn (2016) Bhikhudan Gadhvi (2016) Laxma Goud (2016) Saeed Jaffrey (2016) Venkatesh Kumar (2016) Naresh Chander Lal (2016) Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe (2016) Nila Madhab Panda (2016) Michael Postel (2016) Pratibha Prahlad (2016) Gulabo Sapera (2016) Prakash Chand Surana (2016) Basanti Bisht (2017) Baua Devi (2017) Jitendra Haripal (2017) Kailash Kher (2017) Sadhu Meher (2017) Aruna Mohanty (2017) T. K. Murthy (2017) Mukund Nayak (2017) Anuradha Paudwal (2017) Parassala B. Ponnammal (2017) Bharathi Vishnuvardhan (2017) Purushottam Upadhyay (2017) Doddarangegowda (2018) Manoj Joshi (actor) (2018) Pran Kishore Kaul (2018) Vijay Kichlu (2018) Prabhakar Maharana (2018) Sisir Mishra (2018) Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan (2018) Gobardhan Panika (2018) R. Sathyanarayana (2018) Bhajju Shyam (2018) Ibrahim Sutar (2018) Rudrapatnam Brothers (2018) Baba Yogendra (2018) Anup Ranjan Pandey (2019) Manoj Bajpayee (2019) Pritam Bhartwan (2019) Jyoti Bhatt (2019) Swapan Chaudhuri (2019) Dinyar Contractor (2019) Thanga Darlong (2019) Prabhu Deva (2019) Godawari Dutta (2019) Joravarsinh Jadav (2019) Fayaz Ahmad Jan (2019) K. G. Jayan (2019) Waman Kendre (2019) Kader Khan (2019) Abdul Gafur Khatri (2019) Shankar Mahadevan (2019) Narthaki Nataraj (2019) Milena Salvini (2019) Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (2019) Rajeev Taranath (2019) Hiralal Yadav (2019) Rajeshwar Acharya (2019)
2020s	Shashadhar Acharya (2020) Indira P. P. Bora (2020) Bombay Sisters (2020) Vajira Chitrasena (2020) Puru Dadheech (2020) Madhu Mansuri Hasmukh (2020) Sarita Joshi (2020) Kangana Ranaut (2020) Ramzan Khan (2020) Manilal Nag (2020) Dalavai Chalapathi Rao (2020) Adnan Sami (2020) Suresh Wadkar (2020) V. K. Munusamy (2020) Yadla Gopalarao (2020) Dulari Devi (2021) Bombay Jayashri (2021) KC Sivasankaran (2021) Rewben Mashangva (2021) Sanjida Khatun (2021) Annavarapu Rama Swamy (2021) Nidumolu Sumathi (2021) Biren Kumar Basak (2021) Narayan Debnath (2021) Bhuri Bai (2021) Manjamma Jogathi (2021) Gosaveedu Shaik Hassan (Posthumous) (2022) Lalita Vakil (2022) H. R. Keshava Murthy (2022) Jamyang Tsering Namgyal (2022) Arjun Singh Dhurve (2022) Ram Sahay Panday (2022) Durga Bai Vyam (2022) Sulochana Chavan (2022) Sonu Nigam (2022) Lourembam Bino Devi (2022) Konsam Ibomcha Singh (2022) Shyamamani Devi (2022) Thavil Kongampattu A V Murugaiyan (2022) Chandraprakash Dwivedi (2022) Ram Dayal Sharma (2022) Khandu Wangchuk Bhutia (2022) S. Ballesh (2022) Sowcar Janaki (2022) R Muthukannammal (2022) A. K. C. Natarajan (2022) Darshanam Mogilaiah (2022) Sakini Ramachandraih (2022) Gaddam Padmaja Reddy (2022) Kamalini Asthana and Nalini Asthana (duo) (2022) Shivnath Mishra (2022) Sheesh Ram (2022) Ajita Srivastava (2022) Madhuri Barthwal (2022) Kaajee Singh (2022) Jodhaiya Bai Baiga (2023) Premjit Baria (2023) Usha Barle (2023) Hemant Chauhan (2023) Bhanubhai Chitara (2023) Hemoprova Chutia (2023) Subhadra Devi (2023) Hem Chandra Goswami (2023) Pritikana Goswami (2023) Ahmed and Mohammed Hussain (2023) Dilshad Hussain (2023) Mahipat Kavi (2023) M. M. Keeravani (2023) Parshuram Komaji Khune (2023) Maguni Charan Kuanr (2023) Domar Singh Kunvar (2023) Risingbor Kurkalang (2023) Rani Machaiah (2023) Ajay Kumar Mandavi (2023) Nadoja Pindipapanahalli Munivenkatappa (2023) Ramesh and Shanti Parmar (2023) Krishna Patel (2023) K Kalyanasundaram Pillai (2023) Kapil Dev Prasad (2023) Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri (2023) C. V. Raju (2023) Pareshbhai Rathwa (2023) Mangala Kanti Roy (2023) K.C. Runremsangi (2023) Ritwik Sanyal (2023) Kota Satchidananda Sastry (2023) Neihunuo Sorhie (2023) Moa Subong (2023) Raveena Tandon (2023) Coomi Nariman Wadia (2023) Ghulam Muhammad Zaz (2023) Ghulam Muhammad Zaz (2023) Gaddam Sammaiah (2024) Dasari Kondappa (2024)

v t e Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South
1983–1989	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1983) Sowcar Janaki (1984) Sivaji Ganesan (1985) Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (1986) P. Bhanumathi (1987) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1988) Ilaiyaraaja (1989)
1990–1999	Padmini (1990) M. T. Vasudevan Nair (1991) L. V. Prasad (1992) Gemini Ganesan (1993) K. Balachander, K. Viswanath, B. Saroja Devi, Madhu, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Soumitra Chatterjee (1994) Nagesh & Manorama (1995) Krishna & Sharada (1996) Nedumudi Venu & S. Janaki (1997) Allu Ramalingaiah & Lakshmi (1998) Pandari Bai & Mugur Sundar (1999) D. Ramanaidu & Sheela (2000)
2001–2010	M. S. Viswanathan & Dasari Narayana Rao (2001) K. Raghavendra Rao & Vishnuvardhan (2002) K. J. Yesudas & Vijayashanti (2003) K. R. Vijaya & Ramoji Rao (2004) Thilakan & Sukumari (2005) Krishnam Raju & P. Susheela (2006) Sivakumar & Jaya Prada (2007) Veturi (2008) Ambareesh & K. P. A. C. Lalitha (2009) Chiranjeevi & Jayasudha (2010)
2011–2018	S. P. Muthuraman & Seema (2011) Bapu & Vani Jairam (2012) Balu Mahendra & Jayabharathi (2013) I. V. Sasi & Radhika Sarathkumar (2014) Mohan Babu (2015) Vijaya Nirmala (2016) Kaikala Satyanarayana (2017) Hariharan (2018)
2020–present	Puneeth Rajkumar and Allu Aravind (2020–2021) Srinath (2023)

v t e Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actor
1972–1990	N. T. Rama Rao (1972) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1973) Sobhan Babu (1974) Sobhan Babu (1975) Sobhan Babu (1976) Krishnam Raju (1977) Chandra Mohan (1978) Sobhan Babu (1979) Somayajulu (1980) Kamal Haasan (1981) Chiranjeevi (1982) Kamal Haasan (1983) Krishnam Raju (1984) Chiranjeevi (1985) Krishnam Raju (1986) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1987) Krishnam Raju (1988) Kamal Haasan (1989) Rajasekhar (1990)
1991–2010	Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1991) Chiranjeevi (1992) Chiranjeevi (1993) Rajasekhar (1994) Mohan Babu (1995) Venkatesh (1996) Nagarjuna (1997) Venkatesh (1998) Chiranjeevi (1999) Venkatesh (2000) Uday Kiran (2001) Chiranjeevi (2002) Mahesh Babu (2003) Chiranjeevi (2004) Siddharth (2005) Mahesh Babu (2006) N. T. Rama Rao Jr (2007) Allu Arjun (2008) Ram Charan (2009) Allu Arjun (2010)
2011–present	Mahesh Babu (2011) Pawan Kalyan (2012) Mahesh Babu (2013) Allu Arjun (2014) Mahesh Babu (2015) N. T. Rama Rao Jr (2016) Vijay Deverakonda (2017) Ram Charan (2018) Allu Arjun (2020–2021) N. T. Rama Rao Jr and Ram Charan (2022) Nani (2023)