The Best Nani Movies, Ranked
40 credits from 1965 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Hi Nanna (2023) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is Ante… Sundaraniki! (2022) with $3.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Nani Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Nani is credited on. Hi Nanna (2023) leads with 90, followed by Jersey (2019) at 85. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 90 Hi Nanna 2023 · Romance -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 85 Jersey 2019 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Devadas 2018 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Shyam Singha Roy 2021 · Romance -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Ante… Sundaraniki! 2022 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Nani’s Gang Leader 2019 · Crime -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Awe! 2018 · Romance -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 HIT: The 2nd Case 2022 · Crime -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Dasara 2023 · Thriller -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 V 2020 · Crime -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 HIT: The Third Case 2025 · Thriller -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Tuck Jagadish 2021 · Family
Biggest Nani Box Office Hits
Nani's films have made $6.96M worldwide in total. Ante… Sundaraniki! (2022) is the biggest hit at $3.1M, ahead of HIT: The Third Case (2025) ($1.42M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Ante… Sundaraniki! 2022 · Comedy $3.1M $620K dom.
- 2 HIT: The Third Case 2025 · Thriller $1.42M $955K dom.
- 3 HIT: The 2nd Case 2022 · Crime $742K $600K dom.
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Neethaane En Ponvasantham 2012 · Romance $501K - 5 Dasara 2023 · Thriller $269K
- 6 Hi Nanna 2023 · Romance $211K
- 7 Jersey 2019 · Drama $205K
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Ninnu Kori 2017 · Comedy $149K - 9 Shyam Singha Roy 2021 · Romance $142K
- 10 Devadas 2018 · Action $86.2K
The Best Nani Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Nani has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Romance leads with 9 films, and Hi Nanna (2023) is the pick of them.
- Romance 9 films Hi Nanna 2023 · as Viraj Movie Echo Score: 90
- Comedy 8 films Ante… Sundaraniki! 2022 · as K. P. V. S. S. P. R. Sundara Prasad Movie Echo Score: 78
- Drama 5 films Jersey 2019 · as Arjun Movie Echo Score: 85
- Crime 4 films Nani’s Gang Leader 2019 · as "Pencil" Parthasarathy Movie Echo Score: 74
- Thriller 3 films Dasara 2023 · as Dharani Movie Echo Score: 68
- Action 3 films Devadas 2018 · as Das Movie Echo Score: 83
- Family 2 films Tuck Jagadish 2021 · as Jagadish Naidu Movie Echo Score: 60
The Latest Nani Movies
The most recent films Nani is credited on, newest first — starting with HIT: The Third Case (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- HIT: The Third Case 2025 · Arjun Sarkaar
- Hi Nanna 2023 · Viraj
- Dasara 2023 · Dharani
- HIT: The 2nd Case 2022 · Arjun Sarkaar
- Ante… Sundaraniki! 2022 · K. P. V. S. S. P. R. Sundara Prasad
- Shyam Singha Roy 2021 · Shyam Singha Roy/Vasudev Ghanta
- Tuck Jagadish 2021 · Jagadish Naidu
- V 2020 · Vishnu
- Nani’s Gang Leader 2019 · "Pencil" Parthasarathy
- Jersey 2019 · Arjun
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Praana 2019 · Cameo Role - Devadas 2018 · Das
The Best Nani Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Nani films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Nani movie?
Hi Nanna (2023) is the best-rated Nani film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of Jersey (2019) (85) and Devadas (2018) (83). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Hi Nanna: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Nani movie?
Ante… Sundaraniki! (2022) made the most at the box office, with $3.1M worldwide, followed by HIT: The Third Case (2025) with $1.42M. Together, Nani's films with box office figures have made $6.96M.
What is the best Nani romance movie?
Hi Nanna (2023) is the best-rated of Nani's romance films, with a score of 90. In other genres: Ante… Sundaraniki! (comedy), Jersey (drama) and Nani’s Gang Leader (crime).
What is the newest Nani movie?
The newest film on Nani's filmography is HIT: The Third Case (2025), with Nani as Arjun Sarkaar.
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