M. V. Nikesh Kumar is a popular media person in Kerala, India. He is the Managing Director 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. Nikesh Kumar is the son of M. V. Raghavan, UDF leader and the leader of a breakaway Communist group known as Communist Marxist Party (CMP). He started his career as a news reporter in Asianet; later moved onto Indiavision, anchoring various programs based on contemporary social and political issues.
He anchored Newsnight every day at 09.00 pm. According to TAM 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 and son is Shankaran.