Nikhil Kumar (actor): Difference between revisions

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| birth_date        = 22 January 1990

| birth_place        = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Jaguar-is-my-big-debut-Nikhil-Kumar/articleshow/54675799.cms}}</ref>

| spouse            = {{Marriage|Revathi|17 April 2020}}

| mother            = [[Anitha Kumaraswamy]]

| father            = [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]

| family            = [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] (grandfather), <br/> [[H. D. Revanna]] (uncle)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/pre-truth/kumaraswamys-brother-revanna-arrives-in-assembly-barefoot-to-save-congress-jds-govt/262418/}}</ref> <br/> [[Prajwal Revanna]] (cousin)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2019/04/26/prajwal-revanna-the-rebellious-one.html}}</ref>

 

Nikhil Kumarswamy is the son of former Karnataka Chief Minister [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/HD-Kumaraswamys-son-in-costliest-film/articleshow/46580368.cms|title=HD Kumaraswamy's son in costliest film|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> and grandson of former India Prime Minister [[H. D. Deve Gowda]].<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Nikhil-Gowdas-first-interview-is-here/articleshow/47609443.cms|title=Nikhil Gowda's first interview is here|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/deve-gowda-nikhil-kumar-jaguar-movie-karnataka-3079659/|title=Former PM Deve Gowda and family revel in opening of grandson Nikhil Kumar's film Jaguar|date=13 October 2016|website=Indianexpress.com}}</ref>

Feb 10, 2020 it became public that Nikhil got engaged to Revathi, the grand-niece of Congress leader and realtor [[M. Krishnappa (Born 1953)|M. Krishnappa]] at [[Taj West End]], [[Bengaluru]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/former-karnataka-chief-minister-hd-kumaraswamys-son-nikhil-gets-engaged-to-revathi-2177845|title=HD Kumaraswamy's Son Nikhil Engaged To Congress Leader's Grand-Niece|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nikhil-kumaraswamy-engaged-former-cong-min-s-grandniece-revathi-bengaluru-117873|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref> The wedding took place on April 17, 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/preparation-begins-for-nikhils-wedding/articleshow/74295208.cms|title=Preparation begins for Nikhil’s wedding - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref> near [[Janapada Loka]] in [[Ramanagara]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kumaraswamy-extends-open-invite-lakhs-may-turn-up-at-his-son-s-wedding-in-april/story-7NxqnA0xpyLgSsGTQ2gGhJ.html|title=Kumaraswamy extends open invite; lakhs may turn up at his son’s wedding in April|date=2020-02-24|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref>

Nikhil ran in the [[2019 Indian general election in Karnataka]] ([[Lok Sabha]]) from [[Mandya district]] as a [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] candidate.<ref name="timesofindia_69469766">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/karnataka-lok-sabha-election-results-kumaraswamys-son-nikhil-loses-in-mandya/articleshow/69469766.cms|title=Karnataka Lok Sabha Election Results: Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil loses in Mandya {{!}} India News - Times of India|last=May 23|first=PTI {{!}}|last2=2019|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06|last3=Ist|first3=21:41}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Citation|title=Mandya (Lok Sabha constituency)|date=2020-02-29|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mandya_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)&oldid=943184318|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/its-down-to-86-yr-old-deve-gowda-to-revive-jds-as-family-politics-poll-rout-threaten-party/241208/|title=It's down to 86-yr-old Deve Gowda to revive JD(S) as family politics, poll rout threaten party|last=Swamy|first=Rohini|date=2019-05-27|website=ThePrint|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/924520/2019-results-with-bjp-sweeping-karnataka-will-the-congress-jd-s-government-survive|title=2019 results: With BJP sweeping Karnataka, will the Congress-JD(S) government survive?|last=Narayanan|first=Nayantara|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref> He lost in the elections to [[Sumalatha]] wife of late Shri. [[Ambareesh]] by a margin of 128,876 votes<ref name="timesofindia_69469766"/>

! Language  

| Krishna

| [[Kannada Language|Kannada]]<br>[[Telugu Language|Telugu]]  

|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2015/launched-hd-kumaraswamy-son-nikhil-kumar-debut-movie-jaguar-208769.html|title=LAUNCHED: HDK's Son Nikhil Kumar Debut Movie 'Jaguar' (Video)|date=17 December 2015|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tollytracking.com/h-d-kumaraswamys-son-nikhil-debuts-with-jaguar|title=H. D. Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil debuts with Jaguar|date=17 December 2015|publisher=|access-date=27 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817154954/http://www.tollytracking.com/h-d-kumaraswamys-son-nikhil-debuts-with-jaguar/|archive-date=17 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>  

|Arya

| rowspan="5" |[[Kannada]] || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/harsha-to-direct-nikil-kannada-news-201262|title=Harsha to direct Nikil|publisher=Indiaglitz.com|date=23 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newskarnataka.com/sandalwood/rachita-ram-roped-in-for-nikhils-next|title=Rachita Ram roped in for Nikhil's next|publisher=News Karnataka.com|date=9 December 2017}}</ref>  

| [[Abhimanyu]] || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nikhil-gowda-s-kurukshetra-ready-needs-election-commission-clearance-98319|title=Nikhil Gowda’s ‘Kurukshetra’ is ready, but needs Election Commission clearance|website=The News Minute|date=14 March 2019}}</ref>  

|2020

! scope="row"style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Untitled'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}

|{{TBA}}

|''Pre-production''

|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/nikhil-kumaraswamy-to-collaborate-with-krishna-for-a-film/articleshow/71386906.cms|title=Nikhil Kumaraswamy to collaborate with Krishna for a film - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-24}}</ref>

|rowspan=2|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://siima.in/2017/winners.html|title=SIIMA AWARDS {{!}} 2017 {{!}} winners {{!}} {{!}}|website=siima.in|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Citation|title=6th South Indian International Movie Awards|date=2020-01-19|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=6th_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards&oldid=936573100|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref>