Nikhil Kumar (actor)
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]
Nikhil Kumar | |
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.jpg) Nikhil Kumarswamy (2019) | |
| Born | Nikhil Kumaraswamy 22 January 1988 |
| 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) |
| Parent(s) | H. D. Kumaraswamy (Father) Anitha Kumaraswamy ( Mother) |
| Family | H. D. Deve Gowda (grandfather) H. D. Revanna (uncle) |
Personal lifeEdit
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 careerEdit
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]
FilmographyEdit
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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 | [12][13] |
| 2019 | Seetharama Kalyana | Arya | Kannada | [14][15] | |
| Kurukshetra | Abhimanyu | [16] | |||
| 2021 | Rider | Surya | [17] | ||
| 2022 | Yaduveera |
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Filming | [18] |
AwardsEdit
| Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguar | 6th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Debutant Actor - Kannada | Won | [19] |
| Best Debutant Actor - Telugu | Nominated |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Jaguar is my big debut: Nikhil Kumar". The Times of India.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nikhil Gowda's first interview is here". The Times of India.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Nikhil Kumaraswamy engaged to former Cong min's grandniece Revathi in Bengaluru". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ 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.
- ↑ vaishnavi. "Kannada Film Review: ರೈಡರ್". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in ಕನ್ನಡ). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ↑ "Nikhil Kumar to play titular role in Yaduveera". The New Indian Express. 24 January 2022.
- ↑ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2017 | winners | |". siima.in. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
External linksEdit
- Nikhil Kumar on IMDb