Nikhil Kumar (actor)

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Nikhil Kumar
Nikhil Kumarswamy (2019)
Born
Nikhil Kumaraswamy

(1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 38)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India[1]
NationalityIndian
Other namesNikhil Gowda
Occupation
  • Actor
  • politician
Years active2016–present
Political partyJanata Dal (Secular)
Spouse(s)
Revathi
(
m. 2020)
Parent(s)H. D. Kumaraswamy (

Father)
Anitha Kumaraswamy (

Mother)
Family H. D. Deve Gowda (grandfather)
H. D. Revanna (uncle)

Nikhil Kumarswamy is an Indian actor and politician.[2] He has acted in the Kannada and Telugu film industries. He made his acting debut with the Kannada-Telugu bilingual film Jaguar (2016).[3]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Nikhil Kumarswamy is the son of former Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy[4] and grandson of former India Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda.[2][3]

On 10 February 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.[5][6] The wedding took place on 17 April 2020[7] near Janapada Loka in Ramanagara.[8]

Political career[edit | edit source]

Nikhil ran in the 2019 Indian general election in Karnataka (Lok Sabha) from Mandya district as a Janata Dal (Secular) candidate.[9] 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.[10][11] He lost in the elections to Sumalatha wife of late Ambareesh by a margin of 128,876 votes.[9]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes Ref.
2016 Jaguar Krishna Kannada
Telugu 		Bilingual Film [12][13]
2019 Seetharama Kalyana Arya Kannada [14][15]
Kurukshetra Abhimanyu [16]
2021 Rider Surya [17]
2022 Yaduveera Not yet released
TBA
Filming [18]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Film Award Category Result Ref.
Jaguar 6th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debutant Actor - Kannada Won [19]
Best Debutant Actor - Telugu Nominated


References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Jaguar is my big debut: Nikhil Kumar". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nikhil Gowda's first interview is here". The Times of India.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Former PM Deve Gowda and family revel in opening of grandson Nikhil Kumar's film Jaguar". Indianexpress.com. 13 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "HD Kumaraswamy's son in costliest film". The Times of India.
  5. ↑ "HD Kumaraswamy's Son Nikhil Engaged To Congress Leader's Grand-Niece". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nikhil Kumaraswamy engaged to former Cong min's grandniece Revathi in Bengaluru". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Preparation begins for Nikhil's wedding - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Kumaraswamy extends open invite; lakhs may turn up at his son's wedding in April". Hindustan Times. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 23 May, 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)
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Narayanan, Nayantara. "2019 results: With BJP sweeping Karnataka, will the Congress-JD(S) government survive?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "LAUNCHED: HDK's Son Nikhil Kumar Debut Movie 'Jaguar' (Video)". 17 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "H. D. Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil debuts with Jaguar". 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Harsha to direct Nikil". Indiaglitz.com. 23 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Rachita Ram roped in for Nikhil's next". News Karnataka.com. 9 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "Nikhil Gowda's 'Kurukshetra' is ready, but needs Election Commission clearance". The News Minute. 14 March 2019.
  17. ↑ vaishnavi. "Kannada Film Review: ರೈಡರ್". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in ಕನ್ನಡ). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Nikhil Kumar to play titular role in Yaduveera". The New Indian Express. 24 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2017 | winners | |". siima.in. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

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