M. V. Nikesh Kumar

Melathu Veettil Nikesh Kumar (born 28 May 1973) or MVN is an Indian politician from Kerala. He was also a journalist for 28 years and quit to become active in politics. He is also a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He had contested the 2016 assembly polls from Azhikode Assembly constituency and lost for 2,287 votes.

Family life
Nikesh is the youngest son of the late CPIM leader and former minister M. V. Raghavan. He is married to Rani Varghese and has two children Sankaran Nikesh and Janaki Theresa Nikesh.

Career
Nikesh Kumar began his career as a news anchor and has worked with major Malayalam news channels, such as Asianet News and Indiavision. His career trajectory took a significant turn when he became the Managing Director of Reporter TV.

In 2010, he left Indiavision and he started new news channel Reporter TV. He was one of the founders of the channel and joined as MD. He anchored 'Editor's Hour' aired every day at 9 pm. Nikesh Kumar has been recognized for his contributions to the media industry, receiving various accolades, including the Ramnath Goenka Award.

MV Nikesh Kumar was the Editor-in-Chief of Reporter TV. He resigned on 25 June 2024 from the official positions of the channel. He took such a decision to work actively in the political arena.

Awards
He has received several awards, including Ramnath Goenka Award and Shifa Al Jazeera Media Award.