Nikhil Kumaraswamy Explained

Nikhil Kumaraswamy
Birth Date:1988 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Bangalore, Karnataka, India[1]
Party:Janata Dal (Secular)
Children:1
Parents:H. D. Kumaraswamy
Anitha Kumaraswamy
Family:H. D. Deve Gowda (grandfather)
H. D. Revanna (uncle)
Prajwal Revanna (cousin)
Yearsactive:2016–present

Nikhil Kumaraswamy (born 22 January 1988) is an Indian actor and politician known for his work in Kannada films. He made his acting debut with the Kannada-Telugu bilingual film Jaguar (2016).

Personal life

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

On 10 February 2020, Nikhil was engaged to Revathi, the grand-niece of Congress leader and realtor M. Krishnappa at the 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 from the Mandya Lok Sabha constituency, as a Janata Dal (Secular) candidate.[10] Mandya was considered a safe bastion for the erstwhile 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, who is the wife of late Kannada veteran Ambareesh, by a margin of 128,876 votes.[10]

He contested in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, from Ramanagara where his father H. D. Kumaraswamy, mother Anitha and grandfather H. D. Devegowda had previously represented. In spite of all these he conceded defeat against Iqbal Hussain from Congress by a margin of 11,000 votes.[13]

Filmography

YearFilmRole NotesRef.
2016JaguarKrishnaDebut Film; Simultaneously shot in Telugu[14] [15]
2019Seetharama KalyanaArya[16] [17]
Kurukshetra [18]
2021Rider Surya[19]
2022Filming [20]

Notes and References

  1. News: Jaguar is my big debut: Nikhil Kumar. The Times of India. Joy . Prathibha .
  2. News: HD Kumaraswamy's son in costliest film. The Times of India.
  3. News: Nikhil Gowda's first interview is here. . Joy . Prathibha .
  4. Web site: Former PM Deve Gowda and family revel in opening of grandson Nikhil Kumar's film Jaguar. 13 October 2016. Indianexpress.com.
  5. Web site: HD Kumaraswamy's Son Nikhil Engaged To Congress Leader's Grand-Niece. NDTV.com. 2020-02-10.
  6. Web site: Nikhil Kumaraswamy engaged to former Cong min's grandniece Revathi in Bengaluru. www.thenewsminute.com. 10 February 2020 . 2020-02-10.
  7. News: Preparation begins for Nikhil's wedding. The Times of India. en. 2020-03-06.
  8. Web site: Kumaraswamy extends open invite; lakhs may turn up at his son's wedding in April. 2020-02-24. Hindustan Times. en. 2020-03-06.
  9. Web site: 8 June 2022 . Kannada Actor Nikhil Kumaraswamy and Wife Revathi Name Their Son Avyaan Dev . 3 October 2022 . . en.
  10. Web site: Karnataka Lok Sabha Election Results: Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil loses in Mandya . 23 May 2019. The Times of India. en. 2020-03-06.
  11. Web site: It's down to 86-yr-old Deve Gowda to revive JD(S) as family politics, poll rout threaten party. Swamy. Rohini. 2019-05-27. ThePrint. en-US. 2020-03-06.
  12. Web site: 2019 results: With BJP sweeping Karnataka, will the Congress-JD(S) government survive?. Narayanan. Nayantara. Scroll.in. en-US. 2020-03-06.
  13. Web site: Ramanagara election 2023 results live updates: Former CM H. D. Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil Kumaraswamy loses . 2023-05-13 . DNA India . en.
  14. Web site: LAUNCHED: HDK's Son Nikhil Kumar Debut Movie 'Jaguar' (Video). 17 December 2015.
  15. Web site: H. D. Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil debuts with Jaguar. 17 December 2015. 27 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817154954/http://www.tollytracking.com/h-d-kumaraswamys-son-nikhil-debuts-with-jaguar/. 17 August 2016. dead.
  16. Web site: Harsha to direct Nikil. Indiaglitz.com. 23 November 2017.
  17. Web site: Rachita Ram roped in for Nikhil's next. News Karnataka.com. 9 December 2017.
  18. Web site: Nikhil Gowda's 'Kurukshetra' is ready, but needs Election Commission clearance. The News Minute. 14 March 2019.
  19. Web site: Vaishnavi. Kannada Film Review: ರೈಡರ್. 2022-01-02. Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. kn.
  20. Web site: Nikhil Kumar to play titular role in Yaduveera. The New Indian Express. 24 January 2022.
  21. Web site: SIIMA AWARDS 2017 winners . siima.in. 2020-03-06.