Background
Nikhil was born in Begumpet, Hyderabad, and studied at Hyderabad Public School (HPS) in Begumpet.
Nikhil was born in Begumpet, Hyderabad, and studied at Hyderabad Public School (HPS) in Begumpet.
He studied at the Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad.
After playing minor roles in few films, Nikhil rose to fame with Sekhar Kammula"s college drama Happy Days (2007). He went on to star in several critically and commercially acclaimed films like Yuvatha (2008), Alasyam Amrutham (2010), Veedu Theda (2011) Swamy Ra Ra (2013), Karthikeya (2014) and Surya vs Surya (2015). He calls himself a "Begumpet boy".
He started out as an assistant director for the film Hyderabad Nawaabs.
He had minor roles in various movies before doing Happy Days, the first movie in Tollywood with an overseas release date earlier than the Indian release. lieutenant was declared a Smash Hit and gave Nikhil overnight fame.
Happy Days was one among a few low budget movies made in 2007 that became commercially successful. He has appeared in hit movies like Yuvatha and Veedu Theda which ran for 50 days in Andhra Pradesh. and got his major breakthrough in 2013 with the smash hit film Swamy Ra Ra, which was a Blockbuster.
His next movie, titled Karthikeya, (October 2014) earned him brilliant reviews from critics.
The trade pundits have declared the movie to have collected over 20 crores at the World wide Box Office and certified the film a SuperHit. His 2015 1st release is Surya vs Surya Which opened to largely Positive Reviews and was appreciated for its Fresh Theme and Storyline. lieutenant went on to Gross 11cr in less than two weeks and stood as another Success at the Box Office.
His latest release ShankaraBharanam has opened to mixed reviews but has taken in Record collections standing as his best Weekend Box Office Opening.