M. V. Nikesh Kumar

M. V. Nikesh Kumar is a journalist from Kerala, India. He is the managing director of Reporter TV, a Malayalam news channel. As a Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate, he lost to K. M. Shaji of Indian Union Muslim League in the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election from the Azhikode Constituency, by 2284 votes.[1]

M V Nikesh Kumar
Born
Melathu Veettil Nikesh Kumar

(1973-10-07) 7 October 1973
Kannur, Kerala
NationalityIndian
OccupationMD & Editor in chief of Reporter TV
Years active1996 - Present
Spouse(s)Rani Nikesh Kumar
ChildrenShankaran , Janaki
Parent(s)M. V. Raghavan, Janaki
WebsiteReporter TV

He holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum. He started his career as a news reporter in Asianet, later moved onto Indiavision, anchoring various programmes based on contemporary social and political issues. He anchored Newsnight every day at 09.00 pm.

At Reporter TV, he anchors Editor's Hour, a debate show which discusses mostly regional politics. He also anchors the weekly interview programme Close Encounter, in which he interviews the socio-political leaders of Kerala, a hardcore debate. He returned to journalism after a hiatus of 1 year post the 2016 legislative polls and is now anchoring the MV Nikesh Kumar Show.

Nikesh is the youngest son of the late CMP leader and former minister M. V. Raghavan. He is married to Rani Varghese[2] and has two children - Sankaran and Janaki. He was honoured with Ramnath Goenka award for excellence in journalism by the President of India.

References
  1. "CEO Kerala :: Affidavit List Download".
  2. "Kerala High Court stays action in cheating case against 'Reporter TV' executive". The Indian Express. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2020.


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