Nikhil Kumar (actor)

Nikhil Kumaraswamy is an Indian actor and politician known for his work in Kannada films.[2] He made his acting debut with the Kannada-Telugu bilingual film Jaguar (2016).[3]

Nikhil Kumar
Nikhil Kumarswamy (2019)
Born
Nikhil Kumaraswamy

(1988-01-22) 22 January 1988
Bangalore, Karnataka, India[1]
NationalityIndian
Other namesNikhil Gowda
Occupations
  • Actor
  • politician
Years active2016–present
Political partyJanata Dal (Secular)
Spouse
Revathi
​
(m. 2020)​
Children1
Parent(s)H. D. Kumaraswamy (Father)
Anitha Kumaraswamy ( Mother)
FamilyH. D. Deve Gowda (grandfather)
H. D. Revanna (uncle)

Personal life

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 Bangalore.[5][6] The wedding took place on 17 April 2020[7] near Janapada Loka in Ramanagara.[8] The couple has a son.[9]

Political career

Nikhil ran in the 2019 Indian general election in Karnataka (Lok Sabha) from Mandya district as a Janata Dal (Secular) candidate.[10] 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.[11][12] He lost in the elections to Sumalatha wife of late Ambareesh by a margin of 128,876 votes.[10]

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2016 Jaguar Krishna Debut Film; Simultaneously shot in Telugu [13][14]
2019 Seetharama Kalyana Arya [15][16]
Kurukshetra Abhimanyu[17]
2021 Rider Surya [18]
2022 Yaduveera TBA Filming[19]

Awards
Film Award Category Result Ref.
Jaguar 6th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debutant Actor - Kannada Won [20]
Best Debutant Actor - Telugu Nominated

References
  1. "Jaguar is my big debut: Nikhil Kumar". The Times of India.
  2. "Nikhil Gowda's first interview is here". The Times of India.
  3. "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. "Kannada Actor Nikhil Kumaraswamy and Wife Revathi Name Their Son Avyaan Dev". News18. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. "Karnataka Lok Sabha Election Results: Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil loses in Mandya". The Times of India. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  11. 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.
  12. Narayanan, Nayantara. "2019 results: With BJP sweeping Karnataka, will the Congress-JD(S) government survive?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  13. "LAUNCHED: HDK's Son Nikhil Kumar Debut Movie 'Jaguar' (Video)". 17 December 2015.
  14. "H. D. Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil debuts with Jaguar". 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  15. "Harsha to direct Nikil". Indiaglitz.com. 23 November 2017.
  16. "Rachita Ram roped in for Nikhil's next". News Karnataka.com. 9 December 2017.
  17. "Nikhil Gowda's 'Kurukshetra' is ready, but needs Election Commission clearance". The News Minute. 14 March 2019.
  18. Vaishnavi. "Kannada Film Review: ರೈಡರ್". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Kannada). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  19. "Nikhil Kumar to play titular role in Yaduveera". The New Indian Express. 24 January 2022.
  20. "SIIMA AWARDS | 2017 | winners | |". siima.in. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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