Natural Star Nani is one of the most bankable stars who is constantly delivering hits to blockbusters. Particularly, his last two movies- Dasara and Hi Nanna were sensational hits. Despite being made on a high budget Dasara turned out to be one of the biggest hits in 2023, besides winning the appreciation of critics and audience alike. Hi Nanna was also a commercial hit and it was highly accoladed for the content, performances, and technical finesse.
Interim, Nani’s Dasara and Hi Nanna received many nominations at SIIMA and FilmFare Awards. While Hi Nanna was nominated for 10 SIIMA awards and 9 FilmFare Awards, Dasara received 11 nominations at SIIMA and 8 nominations at FilmFare Awards.
Dasara marked the directorial debut of Srikanth Odela who utilized the great opportunity provided to him by Nani. And, Shouryuv who made his debut as a director with Hi Nanna also succeeded in delivering a hit. Both Srikanth Odela and Shouryuv got nominations in the best directors category.
Nani was appreciated then for keeping the belief in the scripts and the debut directors. Moreover, he immersed himself completely into two different characters in these two movies.
While Keerthy Suresh played the heroine in Dasara, Mrunal Thakur was the leading lady in Hi Nanna. Both these heroines also received nominations.
It’s a great triumph for Nani to receive so many nominations in major awards in a single calendar year.
