it was exactly five years ago that actorpolitician nikhil kumaraswamy made his acting debut the film was jaguar a bonafide action entertainer that served as the perfect launchpad for the young and spunky nikhil who became the first member of the reputed political clan to take up acting by virtue of the films release jaguar was directed by mahadev while the script was penned by the revered story and screenwriter kv vijayendra prasad of baahubali and bhajarangi bhaijaan fameread alsoduniya suri and shiva rajkumar to collaborate for the third timewhile the speculations surrounding this project have been rife for a long time the same reports reveal that shiva rajkumar indeed has confirmed its likelihood and that he would take things forward once suri wraps up bad mannersdeepti sati who played the female lead too made her kannada debut with jaguar andtamannaah bhatia featured in a special item number in the film the music was composed by s thaman while anitha kumaraswamy nikhils mother produced the project which was released as a kannadatelugu bilingualthe leadup to the films release back in 2016 brimmed with tremendous fanfare as many keenly looked forward to watching nikhil kumaraswamy on the big screen right from telugu superstar pawan kalyan attending the audio launch function to the worldwide release of the film nikhil kumaraswamy began his acting journey with a bang and now five years down the line nikhil has managed to nurture his passion for acting despite having to juggle between films and politics