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Nikhil Kumar
Born
Nikhil Kumaraswamy

22 January 1990
Bangalore, Karnataka, India[1]
NationalityIndian
Other namesNikhil Gowda
Occupations
  • Actor
  • politician
Years active2016–present
Political partyJanata Dal (Secular)
Spouse
Revathi
​
(m. 2020)​
Parents
FamilyH. 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

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes Ref.
2016 Jaguar Krishna Kannada
Telugu 		Bilingual Film [15][16]
2019 Seetharama Kalyana Arya Kannada [17][18]
Kurukshetra Abhimanyu [19]
2020 Untitled † TBA 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

  1. ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Jaguar-is-my-big-debut-Nikhil-Kumar/articleshow/54675799.cms. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ https://theprint.in/pre-truth/kumaraswamys-brother-revanna-arrives-in-assembly-barefoot-to-save-congress-jds-govt/262418/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2019/04/26/prajwal-revanna-the-rebellious-one.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ a b "Nikhil Gowda's first interview is here". The Times of India.
  5. ^ a b "Former PM Deve Gowda and family revel in opening of grandson Nikhil Kumar's film Jaguar". Indianexpress.com. 13 October 2016.
  6. ^ "HD Kumaraswamy's son in costliest film". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "HD Kumaraswamy's Son Nikhil Engaged To Congress Leader's Grand-Niece". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ "Preparation begins for Nikhil's wedding - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  10. ^ "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. ^ a b 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)
  12. ^ "Mandya (Lok Sabha constituency)", Wikipedia, 29 February 2020, retrieved 6 March 2020
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Narayanan, Nayantara. "2019 results: With BJP sweeping Karnataka, will the Congress-JD(S) government survive?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  15. ^ "LAUNCHED: HDK's Son Nikhil Kumar Debut Movie 'Jaguar' (Video)". 17 December 2015.
  16. ^ "H. D. Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil debuts with Jaguar". 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  17. ^ "Harsha to direct Nikil". Indiaglitz.com. 23 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Rachita Ram roped in for Nikhil's next". News Karnataka.com. 9 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Nikhil Gowda's 'Kurukshetra' is ready, but needs Election Commission clearance". The News Minute. 14 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Nikhil Kumaraswamy to collaborate with Krishna for a film - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  21. ^ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2017 | winners | |". siima.in. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  22. ^ "6th South Indian International Movie Awards", Wikipedia, 19 January 2020, retrieved 6 March 2020
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