▁fame ▁with ▁Se k har ▁K amm ula ' s ▁college ▁drama ▁Happy ▁Days ▁( 2 0 0 7 ). ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁several ▁crit ically ▁and ▁commer cially ▁acc laimed ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁Y uv ath a ▁( 2 0 0 8 ), ▁Al asy am ▁Am r uth am ▁( 2 0 1 0 ), ▁Ve edu ▁Th eda ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁Sw amy ▁Ra ▁Ra ▁( 2 0 1 3 ), ▁Kar th i key a ▁( 2 0 1 4 ), ▁S ury a ▁vs ▁S ury a ▁( 2 0 1 5 ), ▁E kk ad iki ▁P oth av u ▁Ch inn av ada ▁( 2 0 1 6 ), ▁K esh ava ▁( 2 0 1 7 ), ▁Kir rak ▁Party ▁( 2 0 1 8 ) ▁and ▁Ar j un ▁Sur av aram ▁( 2 0 1 9 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Nik h il ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁ ▁Beg ump et , ▁Hy der abad . ▁Nik h il ▁did ▁his ▁school ing ▁in ▁Hy der abad ▁Public ▁School ▁in ▁Beg ump et ▁. ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁M uff ak ham ▁Jah ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Technology . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁started ▁out ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁Hy der abad ▁N awa abs . ▁He ▁had ▁minor ▁roles ▁in ▁various ▁mov ies ▁before ▁doing ▁Happy ▁Days , ▁the ▁first ▁movie ▁in ▁Tol lywood ▁with ▁an ▁over se as ▁release ▁date ▁earlier ▁than ▁the ▁Indian ▁release