Deve Gowda on grandson Nikhil Kumar's Jaguar: He has a bright future in cinema

The Kannada film Jaguar, which introduced the former prime minister H D Deve Gowda's grandson and former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil Kumar, opened to favourable response from the audience.

Ever since its release on October 6, the film has been running to full houses in Karnataka. In fact, the All Karnataka Nikhil Kumaraswamy Fans Association took out a 'Jaguar rally' in Bengaluru on October 9 from a local temple to a theatre screening the film.

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Deve Gowda, who watched the film for 20 minutes has heaped praise on Nikhil Kumar's performance as a masked crusader who battles rampant issues like corruption.

Speaking about the film and Nikhil's performance, Deve Gowda was quoted by The Indian Express as saying, "He has a bright future in the film world," he said.

Bankrolled by father Kumaraswamy, the film also has Tollywood diva Tamannaah playing a cameo appearance. Written by ace-screenwriter Vijayendra Prasad of Baahubali: The Beginning and Bajrangi Bhaijaan fame, Jaguar is directed by Telugu filmmaker Mahadev.

Meanwhile, Jaguar has reportedly raked in Rs 15 crore in the first five days of its release.