Nikhil Kumar | |
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| Born | Nikhil Kumaraswamy 22 January 1990 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Nikhil Gowda |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Political party | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| Spouse(s) | Revathi ( m. 2020) |
| Parents |
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| Family | H. D. Deve Gowda (grandfather), H. D. Revanna (uncle)[2] Prajwal Revanna (cousin)[3] |
Nikhil Kumarswamy is an Indian actor and politician.[4] He has acted in the Kannada and Telugu film industries. He made his acting debut with the Kannada-Telugu bilingual film Jaguar (2016).[5]
Personal life
Nikhil Kumarswamy is the son of former Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy[6] and grandson of former India Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda.[4][5]
Feb 10, 2020 it became public that Nikhil got engaged to Revathi, the grand-niece of Congress leader and realtor M. Krishnappa at Taj West End, Bengaluru.[7][8] The wedding took place on April 17, 2020[9] near Janapada Loka in Ramanagara[10]
Political career
Nikhil ran in the 2019 Indian general election in Karnataka (Lok Sabha) from Mandya district as a Janata Dal (Secular) candidate[11]. Mandya was considered a safe bastion for the Congress-JDS alliance as historically Indian National Congress was the most successful party, followed by Janata Dal (Secular) to contest in the district [12][13][14]. He lost in the elections to Sumalatha wife of late Shri. Ambareesh by a margin of 128,876 votes[11]
Filmography
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Jaguar | Krishna | Kannada Telugu |
Bilingual Film | [15][16] |
| 2019 | Seetharama Kalyana | Arya | Kannada | [17][18] | |
| Kurukshetra | Abhimanyu | [19] | |||
| 2020 | Untitled
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Pre-production | [20] |
Awards
| Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguar | 6th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Debutant Actor - Kannada | Won | [21][22] |
| Best Debutant Actor - Telugu | Nominated |
References
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Jaguar-is-my-big-debut-Nikhil-Kumar/articleshow/54675799.cms.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2019/04/26/prajwal-revanna-the-rebellious-one.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Nikhil Gowda's first interview is here". The Times of India.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Former PM Deve Gowda and family revel in opening of grandson Nikhil Kumar's film Jaguar". Indianexpress.com. 13 October 2016.
- ↑ "HD Kumaraswamy's son in costliest film". The Times of India.
- ↑ "HD Kumaraswamy's Son Nikhil Engaged To Congress Leader's Grand-Niece". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ↑ www.thenewsminute.com https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nikhil-kumaraswamy-engaged-former-cong-min-s-grandniece-revathi-bengaluru-117873. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Preparation begins for Nikhil's wedding - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ "Kumaraswamy extends open invite; lakhs may turn up at his son's wedding in April". Hindustan Times. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 May 23, PTI |; 2019; Ist, 21:41. "Karnataka Lok Sabha Election Results: Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil loses in Mandya | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Mandya (Lok Sabha constituency)", Wikipedia, 29 February 2020, retrieved 6 March 2020
- ↑ Swamy, Rohini (27 May 2019). "It's down to 86-yr-old Deve Gowda to revive JD(S) as family politics, poll rout threaten party". ThePrint. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ Narayanan, Nayantara. "2019 results: With BJP sweeping Karnataka, will the Congress-JD(S) government survive?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ "LAUNCHED: HDK's Son Nikhil Kumar Debut Movie 'Jaguar' (Video)". 17 December 2015.
- ↑ "H. D. Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil debuts with Jaguar". 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "Harsha to direct Nikil". Indiaglitz.com. 23 November 2017.
- ↑ "Rachita Ram roped in for Nikhil's next". News Karnataka.com. 9 December 2017.
- ↑ "Nikhil Gowda's 'Kurukshetra' is ready, but needs Election Commission clearance". The News Minute. 14 March 2019.
- ↑ "Nikhil Kumaraswamy to collaborate with Krishna for a film - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2017 | winners | |". siima.in. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ "6th South Indian International Movie Awards", Wikipedia, 19 January 2020, retrieved 6 March 2020
External links
- Nikhil Kumar on IMDb