M V Nikesh Kumar is a popular media person in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India. He is the CEO of Reporter TV

Reporter TV

Reporter TV is an Indian television news channel broadcasting in the Malayalam language catering to the Malayalam speaking population in Kerala as well as abroad.M V Nikesh Kumar ,a popular media person in Kerala, India is the CEO of Reporter TV....

 , a Malayalam news channel.

Nikesh Kumar was awarded the prestigious "Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism" by the President of India

President of India

The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...

Nikesh Kumar is the son of M. V. Raghavan

M. V. Raghavan

Melathu Veettil Raghavan is a veteran Communist leader and a former Minister in Kerala state of India. He is the General Secretary of Communist Marxist Party, an alliance partner in the United Democratic Front| UDF. Prior to the formation of CMP he was a prominent leader of the Communist Party of...

, UDF

United Democratic Front (India)

United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress....

 leader and the leader of a breakaway Communist group known as Communist Marxist Party

Communist Marxist Party

Communist Marxist Party is a political party in Kerala, south India. The party was founded in 1986 when Communist Party of India leader M. V. Raghavan was expelled from the CPI due to a grave difference of opinion regarding the formation of alliances with the Muslim League...

 (CMP). He started his career as a news reporter in Asianet

Asianet

Asianet Communications Limited is an Indian media conglomerate jointly owned by STAR TV and Jupiter Entertainment. Formed in 1991 and headquartered in the city of Thiruvananthapuram in the south Indian state of Kerala, the company owns several television channels including Asianet, the first...

; later moved onto Indiavision

Indiavision

Indiavision is an Indian news channel in Malayalam language based at Kochi, Kerala state. Founded in 2003, it was the first exclusive news channel in Malayalam. It has its registered office at Edappally in Kochi and its telecasting studio is located at Padivattom, Kochi. Indiavision started...

, anchoring various programs based on contemporary social and political issues.

He anchored Newsnight every day at 09.00 pm. According to TAM

TAM

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reports, his "Newsnight" was the most wacthed news show in Kerala's Media.

In July 2010 Nikesh left Indiavision and started a new news channel "Reporter".
His wife is Rani. Shankaran is their only son.