Nikhil Maliyakkal biography

Nikhil Maliyakkal: Bigg Boss 8 Telugu Contestant

Nikhil Maliyakkal has now become popular across the Telugu television with his active participation in Bigg Boss Telugu Season 8. Nikhil has been in the Kannada and Telugu film sectors and a business development executive, to become a popular actor. In this elaborate life profile of Nikhil, we look at his journey from stardom, participation in Bigg Boss 8 Telugu, and the possibility of the future.

Early Life and Family

Nikhil was born on June 28 in Mysore, Karnataka in a family which had a strong connection with media and entertainment business. His father Shashi Maliyakkal is a journalist and the mother, Sulekha Maliyakkal is an actress and writer. Born and raised in a family that encouraged arts and performance, Nikhil was introduced into what could be considered as the performing arts at his tender age. Growing up, the child had the opportunity to experience his mother’s acting job and his father’s journalistic jobs to some extent, the two professions influenced his dreams.

However, he was initially attracted to architecture career that led him to make a Diploma in Architecture of Acharya Institute of Technology located in Bangalore. Although he was not into entertainment much after a while, Nikhil’s passion for acting never dep – he actively started auditioning for parts shortly after he finished the diploma.

Career Beginnings

Since 2016, Nikhil has been making his way through the entertainment industry with a consecutive Kannada movie Ooty. Despite the fact that he only had a small part in the movie it served as his acting debut and he began constructing from there. He was popularised in Kannada television circuits acting in many famous TV Serials. Now, he established himself first time through one of his show ‘Maneye Mantralaya’ of a Kannada TV serial. The show which was aired in 2018 was equally helpful to Nikhil to get some decent visibility in his career and to prove that he is capable of performing well on screen.

His achievement in Kannada TV got him a place in the Telugu television too. Nikhil appeared in his first Telugu television show with a famous Telugu show named Gorintaku in which Nikhil dancing abilities were lauded by the viewers. From then onwards, he started getting into Telugu movies and other forms of entertainment and within no time he was a familiar face.

Prominent Roles in Telugu Television

Nikhil went on to act in several other popular Telugu serials such as ‘Ammaku Teliyani Koilamma’, ‘Kalasi Unte Kaladu Sukham’ and ‘Anupallavi’. In Ammaku Teliyani Koilamma, Nikhil did a great job in depicting a man who is in a constant central surrounded by his family and his personal wishes, thus giving an insight of the kind of emotional stories he can pick and deliver. His reddy Brijbhushan in the play Kalasi Unte Kaladu Sukham where he has portrayed a man in search of the unity of the family as everything goes against him got him more appreciation.

Nikhil’s versatility to play different types of roles right from the romantic heroes to intense characters became a bang among the Telugu TV audience. His shows were relaxed and the man had charm which made him popular with the community.

Bigg Boss 8 Telugu: A Game Changer

The show Bigg Boss Telugu Season 8 became a significant point in Nikhil’s life as he joined it in September 2024. Being a reality show that focuses on the contestants’ endurance both physically and psychologically, Bigg Boss is a show characterised by volatility and dramatic flair. Nikhil, a well–known TV actor, was one of the most expected contestants of that season when he joined the big brother house.

Strategy and Gameplay

In the Bigg Boss house, as a cockroach quickly gets adapted to his home environment, Nikhil too joined the fray in a very composed manner and having a very strategic mind. Unlike many other contestants who used to quarrel and get angry, Nikhil needing this did not interfere with problematic people and tried to remain calm. It not only assisted him in dealing with the strategies of the game, but also gain favour from the other participants as well as viewers.

He became skillful in building alliances, which made him not very eager to control people through manipulation, it was one of his greatest strengths in the game. Nikhil was also able to have very limited interactions with the other house members and neither be too distant from the other nor be too deep involving himself too much in house matters.

With patience and calm, Nikhil completed tasks and faced challenges, which was evident as he was a favourite among the audience. Some of the things that his fans liked about him include being a humble man, and this made him gain numerous followers. The social networks were filled with discussions about his performance, and people supported him during such episodes as voting. Such as ‘Nikhil Bigg boss 8 telugu voting results’ were some of the hot keywords during the airing of the show which shows the amount of support he got.

This week was no easy ride for the Bigg Boss housemates as the show saw them face quite a few challenges.
As already said despite all calm exterior Nikhil had to face his own share of troubles inside the house. A variety of physical activities challenged him and he got to fight at some occasions. But luckily his diplomatic side came to play whenever there were disagreements that would have sunk him on the game. Nikhil can seldom be seen raising his temper even when confronting other contestants, thus he had gained the milder tag among the contestants.

Personal Life

To the best of my knowledge, Nikhil has a quite a discrete personal life apart from his career. But they are also possible to detect his personal interests in the social networks that he has. There is information that Nikhil is fan of dancing and, apparently, he developed this activity during the school years. He often posts videos of himself dancing which shows his love for dance and performing arts.

He is also an animal lover as shown by his love for animals especially [a pet dog] which he likes to display on his instagram page. Currently, Nikhil has a massive fan following on Instagram, where his account is @nikhilmaliyakkal_official and has a followership of more than one lakh people; he posts information about his career, some little relative snippets of his life, and achievements.

Philanthropic Activities

He is also charitable in his nature that reflects on his benevolent activities, philanthropy included. Especially in the period of the COVID-19 epidemic, he joined in the activities of delivering the food and other daily requirements to the people in dire need of these. He is also passionate about supporting society, and different causes such as education and health are well represented in the philanthropic activities that he supports.

Future Prospects

It has to be mentioned here that, Nikhil has gotten a boost in his career with his entry into the Bigg Boss 8 Telugu. With this gradually rising reputation and the number of his fans, it is natural to assume that the number of prospects will grow, and alongside the television industry, he may try himself in the film industry of Telugu cinema. Others were excitedly waiting for his next career shift, guessing that this will be the time that he will enter Hollywood big screen.

Nikhil Maliyakkal has also said about his districts in brand endorsements and commercial projects apart from the acting. Due to his popularity on social media and followers especially the generation x and y several brands have come to him for endorsement.