Jaggesh

Jaggesh
Jaggesh
	Jaggesh in November, 2019
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 July 2022
Preceded by	K. C. Ramamurthy
Constituency	Karnataka
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
	In office; 4 February 2010 – 3 February 2016
Constituency	Nominated
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	In office; 16 May 2008 – 21 September 2009
Preceded by	M. T. Krishnappa
Succeeded by	M. T. Krishnappa
Constituency	Turuvekere
Personal details
Born	Eshwar Gowda; 17 March 1963 (age 62); Turuvekere, Tumkur, Karnataka, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2009–present); Indian National Congress (2008–2009);
Spouse	Parimala Jaggesh (m.1984)
Children	2, including Gururaj
Relatives	Komal (brother)
Occupation	Actor; film producer; film director; television presenter; politician;
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Eshwar Gowda (born 17 March 1963), known professionally as Jaggesh, is an Indian politician, film actor, director and producer, who mainly works in Kannada cinema.^[2] Known for his roles in comedy films, he is popular by the moniker Navarasa Nayaka.^[3] Considered one of the popular actors, Jaggesh has won Karnataka State Film Awards and Suvarna Film Awards for his acting.

Jaggesh started his film career by playing minor part in Ibbani Karagithu (1982) and then he essayed supporting roles in Ranadheera (1988), Ranaranga (1988), Yuddha Kaanda (1989), Rani Maharani (1990), C. B. I. Shiva (1991) among others and also worked as an assistant director for several films. His first lead role came with Bhanda Nanna Ganda in 1992 but his major breakthrough came in Tharle Nan Maga in the same year.

He is a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since 2022 and the spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka.

Early and personal life

Jaggesh, born on 17 March 1963^[4] as Eshwar^[5] is originally from Mayasandra (Jadeya Mayasandra) of Turuvekere Taluk in Tumkur district to a Vokkaliga family.

Jaggesh married Parimala on 22 March 1984^[6] with whom he has sons Gururaj (b.1987) and Yathiraj (b.1992).^[7] Parimala's brother Sunder Ramu is also an actor.^[8]

Career

Film

He debuted in Ibbani Karagithu (1983) starring Anant Nag and Lakshmi. After playing supporting roles for almost 10 years, he got his first lead role in Tharle Nan Maga (1993), directed by Upendra in his directorial debut. His first big grosser was Bhanda Nanna Ganda. In a career spanning 40 years he has acted in nearly 150 films,^[9] with notable films including Super Nan Maga, Server Somanna, Bevu Bella, Mata, Eddelu Manjunatha, Vaastu Prakaara and Neer Dose. He is popularly known as 'Navarasa Nayaka' of sandalwood for his unique mannerisms and comic timing. He directed two films, Guru and Melkote Manja.

He became the celebrity judge for the comedy show Comedy Khiladigalu and joined the reality show Khiladi Kutumba.^[10]

Politics

Jaggesh's political affiliation was with the Indian National Congress (INC). He claimed that his father had been a "Mandal Panchayath President, and mother a Zilla Panchayat member in Tumkur."^[11] In the 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, Jaggesh contested Turuvekere, and won with a healthy margin but resigned from the INC to join the BJP.^[12] He served as Member of Legislative Council^[13] and held the cabinet rank as the vice-chairman of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (K.S.R.T.C.).^[14]

Filmography

All the films are in Kannada.

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1982	Ibbani Karagithu
1985	Shwetha Gulabi
1986	Hosa Neeru
1987	Sangrama
1988	Ranadheera	Maadhu
	Bhoomi Thayane
	Sangliyana
	Ranaranga	Jaggu
1989	Yuddha Kaanda	Tony
	Manmatha Raja	Ganesh
	Parashuram	M. Shivaraj's son
	Poli Huduga
	Raja Yuvaraja
	Krishna Nee Kunidaga
	Narasimha	Bansi Lal
1990	Ajay Vijay
	Ranabheri
	Kempu Gulabi
	Rani Maharani
	Prathap	Tribesman
	Challenge
	Thrinethra	Suman
1991	Varagala Bete
	Sundarakanda
	Kadana
	C. B. I. Shiva	Chandru
	Rollcall Ramakrishna
	Kalla Malla
	Rowdy & MLA
	Aranyadalli Abhimanyu
1992	Hatamari Hennu Kiladi Gandu
	Sindhoora Thilaka
	Solillada Saradara	Manohar
	Kanasina Rani	Bhaskar
	Tharle Nan Maga	Santosh	First lead role
	Sahasi
	Bhanda Nanna Ganda	Krishna
	Police File
	Megha Mandara
	Super Nanna Maga	Sundar
	Alli Ramachari Illi Brahmachari
1993	Server Somanna	Soma
	Gadibidi Ganda
	Bombaat Huduga
	Gundana Maduve	Gunda
	Shivanna	Shiva
	Urvashi Kalyana
	Bevu Bella
	Military Mava
	Rupayi Raja
1994	Rayara Maga
	Bhairava	Bhairava
	Beda Krishna Ranginata	Krishna
	Indrana Gedda Narendra	Narendra
	Prema Simhasana	Rudra, Vikram, Kali	Triple role
1995	Bal Nan Maga
1995	Eshwar	Eshwar
1996	Soma	Soma
1996	Pattanakke Banda Putta	Putta
1997	Bhanda Alla Bahaddur
	Aliya Alla Magala Ganda
	Ranganna	Ranga
	Anna Andre Nammanna
1998	Arjun Abhimanyu	Arjun
	Jaidev	Jaidev
	Maathina Malla
	Mari Kannu Hori Myage	Vaikunta
	Yaare Neenu Cheluve		Cameo
	Jagath Kiladi	Vijay Kumar, Bhargava	Dual role
	Veeranna	Veeranna
1999	Drona	Drona alias CM
	Patela	Patela
	Kubera
	Nannaseya Hoove	Ravi
	Aaha Nanna Maduveyante	Raja	^[15]
2000	Kiladi		^[16]
	Mundaithe Oora Habba
	Sultan
2001	Jipuna Nanna Ganda	Padmanabh
	Shukradeshe
	Jodi	Sunil
	Jeetendra	Jeetendra
	Prema Rajya
	Rusthum		^[17]
	Haalu Sakkare
2002	Vamshakkobba		^[18]
2002	Makeup	K. D. Roy, Doddamma	Dual role Also producer
2003	Kasu Iddone Basu
	Huchana Maduveli Undone Jaana	Gopalkrishna
	Yaardo Duddu Yallammana Jathre	Gowda	^[19]
2004	Aagodella Olledakke		^[20]
	Nija	Mudhol I.P.S/Kencha
	Rama Krishna	Krishna
2005	Mr. Bakra	Gopal
2006	Pandavaru
	Honeymoon Express	Jaggi
	Mata	Venkatesh	100th film Won - Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (Rejected)^[21]
	Tenali Rama	Rama
2007	Govinda Gopala	Govinda
	Manmatha	Puttaswamy, Soorya	Dual Role
	Ganesha	Ganesh Patil	^[22]
2008	Nee Tata Naa Birla	Jaggu
	Kodagana Koli Nungitha	Balasubramanya
	Dheemaku	Himself	Cameo
2009	Chickpete Sachagalu	Jaggi
	Chamkaisi Chindi Udaysi	Himself	Cameo
	Eddelu Manjunatha	Manjunatha	Suvarna Film Award for Best Actor
2010	Lift Kodla	Krishna
2010	Aithalakkadi	Himself	Special appearance
2011	Double Decker	Paramesh
	Dudde Doddappa	Sudhama
	Allide Nammane Illi Bande Summane	Himself	Cameo
	Bodyguard	Jaikrishna
2012	Manjunatha BA LLB	Manjunatha
2013	CID Eesha	Shankar
2014	Cool Ganesha	Ganesha
	Agraja	Sidda
	Software Ganda	Manu
2015	Vaastu Prakaara	Mama
2015	Dove	Himself	Special appearance in a song^[23]
2016	Neer Dose	Jaggesh Kumar	Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
2017	Melkote Manja	Manja	Also director
2017	Mugulu Nage	Himself	Special appearance in a song
2018	8MM Bullet	Murthi
2019	Premier Padmini	Vinayaka
2019	Kalidasa Kannada Meshtru	Kalidasa
2022	Totapuri: Chapter 1	Eeregowda
2023	Raghavendra Stores	Hayavadana
2023	Thothapuri: Chapter 2	Eeregowda
2024	Ranganayaka	Ranganayaka

Director

Year	Film	Notes
2012	Guru
2017	Melkote Manja

Singer

Year	Title	Song	Music director	Co-singer(s)
1992	Bhanda Nanna Ganda	"Anthintha Gandu Naanalla"	V. Manohar	—
	Bhanda Nanna Ganda	"O Mahila Manigale"		Chandrika
	Super Nanna Maga	"Baarayya Sanjege"		Manjula Gururaj
	Super Nanna Maga	"Thaalavendare Rhythm"		L. N. Shastri
	Alli Ramachari Illi Brahmachari	"Jumma Jumma"		L. N. Shastri, Latha Hamsalekha
1993	Gundana Maduve	"Maduvemaneli Maduvanagitthi"		Manjula Gururaj
1994	Beda Krishna Ranginata	"Kogileye Kogileye"		Chaitra H. G.
		"Naanu Endu Gellonu"		—
		"Thrilling Thrilling"		Manjula Gururaj
1997	Banda Alla Bahadur	"Bisi Bisi" (Reprise)		K. S. Chithra
1998	Jagath Kiladi	"I Love For You"	Rajan–Nagendra	Anuradha Sriram
1999	Drona	"L O V E Aadru"	Hamsalekha	Soumya
1999	Kubera	"Sketch Bold Sketch"	Rajesh Ramanath	Sudarshan
2001	Shukradeshe	Vijayanand	"Jambada Koli"	—
	Shukradeshe	Vijayanand	"Kannada Kannada"	—
	Rusthum	"Mallige Mallige"	Sadhu Kokila	Surekha
2003	Huchana Maduveli Undone Jaana	"Chikkammi Kel"	Prashant Raj	—
	Yaardo Duddu Yallammana Jathre	Havadru Kachabarda	V. Manohar
	Crazy Boys	"Haavad Ru"
2005	Mr. Bakra	"Metgontho Nange"		Sangeetha Madhuri
2005	Mr. Bakra	"Bhamini Rukmini"		—
2011	Bodyguard	"Nambidora Maneya"	Vinay Chandra
2012	Manjunatha BA LLB	"Brahma Ninge Jodusthini"
2012	Guru	"Guru"
2013	Cool Ganesha	"Beautifullu Hennu"	Manikanth Kadri	Indu Nagaraj
2013	Cool Ganesha	"Idhi Manakey Sadhyam"	Manikanth Kadri	Gurukiran, Shamitha Malnad
2014	Sachin! Tendulkar Alla	"Suttho Bhumi Ane"	Rajesh Ramanath	—
2017	Jnana Pada	"Surya Badalaagavna"	Sagar Gururaj	—

Television

Year	Title	Role(s)	Note(s)	Ref.
2012	Kaiyalli Koti Helbittu Hoderi	Host		^[24]
2017	Sye to Dance	Judge	Season 3	^[25]
2016- 2022	Comedy Khiladigalu	Judge	4 Seasons	^[26] ^[27]
2017	Weekend with Ramesh	Guest	Season 3	^[28]
2017	Khiladi Kutumba	Permanent Guest	Season 1	^[29]
2018- 2020	Comedy Khiladigalu Championship	Judge	2 Seasons	^[30]
2019	Kannadada Kanmani	Judge		^[31]

References

^ "Actor-turned-neta goes from rags to Rajya Sabha". Deccan Herald. 5 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^ "'Viewers will get to watch Jaggesh of the 1990s' - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ Kannada, TV9 (17 March 2023). "60ನೇ ವಸಂತಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾಲಿಟ್ಟ ಜಗ್ಗೇಶ್; ಈ ಪ್ರಾಯದಲ್ಲೂ ಯುವಜನತೆಗೆ ಸ್ಫೂರ್ತಿ ನೀಡುವ 'ನವರಸ ನಾಯಕ'". TV9 Kannada (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Centre, National Informatics. "Digital Sansad". Digital Sansad. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^ "Seriously funny". Deccan Herald. 13 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ "ವಿವಾಹ ವಾರ್ಷಿಕೋತ್ಸವದಂದು ಹಳೇ ಘಟನೆಗಳನ್ನು ನೆನಪು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡ ನಟ ಜಗ್ಗೇಶ್". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ "Exclusive biography of #Jaggesh and on his life". FilmiBeat. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
^ https://www.newindianexpress.com/kannada/2018/Jan/09/jaggesh-ganesh-and-p-vasu-team-up-to-have-you-rofl-1749199.html
^ India, The Hans. "Jaggesh completes 40 years of film journey". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ "Jaggesh continues to entertain on small screen - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ "Stars set to sparkle on State electoral stage". Deccan Herald. 27 March 2004. Archived from the original on 30 October 2004. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ "Jaggesh quits Congress for BJP". The Hindu. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
^ "Prof. PV Krishna Bhat and Jaggesh nominated as MLC | BJP Karnataka". bjpkarnataka.org. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ "Deccan Herald - JAGGESH IS KSRTC VICE-CHAIRMAN". archive.deccanherald.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ https://web.archive.org/web/19991111220038/http://deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct03/entrevs.htm
^ "Kiladi :Jagesh gimmicks fail to impress". India Info. Archived from the original on 14 December 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
^ "Jaggesh's new venture in Rustum". The Times of India. 24 August 2001. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ "Indiainfo: Kannada: Movie Review -Vamshakobba". Archived from the original on 8 April 2002.
^ "Yarado Duddu Yallammana Jathre film review". Viggy.
^ Deepak, S. N. (4 April 2004). "Agodella Olledakke". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 9 December 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
^ "I played the hero". The Hindu. 13 October 2006. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
^ "Watch Ganesha and enjoy". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ "Jaggesh to be seen in Dove". The Times of India. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
^ "Kannadada Kotyadhipati gets a rival show". filmibeat.com. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ "Film stars make a beeline to judge dance reality shows". The Times of India. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Jaggesh to judge Comedy Khiladigalu - Times of India". indiatimes.com. 29 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^ "Udupi lad Rakesh Poojary wins 'Comedy Khiladigalu season-3'". daijiworld.com. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Weekend with Ramesh to be re-telecast, starting with Darshan's episode". The New Indian Express. 9 April 2020. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Zee Kannada to air Khiladi Kutumba". The Times of India. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Jaggesh begins shoot for new season of Comedy Khiladigalu Championship". The Times of India. 1 September 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "Kannadada Kanmani grand finale: Samhita bags the trophy". The Times of India. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

External links

Official website (archived)
Jaggesh at IMDb

[1] "Actor-turned-neta goes from rags to Rajya Sabha". Deccan Herald. 5 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

[2] "'Viewers will get to watch Jaggesh of the 1990s' - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[3] Kannada, TV9 (17 March 2023). "60ನೇ ವಸಂತಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾಲಿಟ್ಟ ಜಗ್ಗೇಶ್; ಈ ಪ್ರಾಯದಲ್ಲೂ ಯುವಜನತೆಗೆ ಸ್ಫೂರ್ತಿ ನೀಡುವ 'ನವರಸ ನಾಯಕ'". TV9 Kannada (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] Centre, National Informatics. "Digital Sansad". Digital Sansad. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[5] "Seriously funny". Deccan Herald. 13 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[6] "ವಿವಾಹ ವಾರ್ಷಿಕೋತ್ಸವದಂದು ಹಳೇ ಘಟನೆಗಳನ್ನು ನೆನಪು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡ ನಟ ಜಗ್ಗೇಶ್". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[7] "Exclusive biography of #Jaggesh and on his life". FilmiBeat. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

[8] ttps://www.newindianexpress.com/kannada/2018/Jan/09/jaggesh-ganesh-and-p-vasu-team-up-to-have-you-rofl-1749199.html

[9] India, The Hans. "Jaggesh completes 40 years of film journey". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[10] "Jaggesh continues to entertain on small screen - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[11] "Stars set to sparkle on State electoral stage". Deccan Herald. 27 March 2004. Archived from the original on 30 October 2004. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

[12] "Jaggesh quits Congress for BJP". The Hindu. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

[13] "Prof. PV Krishna Bhat and Jaggesh nominated as MLC | BJP Karnataka". bjpkarnataka.org. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[14] "Deccan Herald - JAGGESH IS KSRTC VICE-CHAIRMAN". archive.deccanherald.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[15] ttps://web.archive.org/web/19991111220038/http://deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct03/entrevs.htm

[16] "Kiladi :Jagesh gimmicks fail to impress". India Info. Archived from the original on 14 December 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

[17] "Jaggesh's new venture in Rustum". The Times of India. 24 August 2001. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[18] "Indiainfo: Kannada: Movie Review -Vamshakobba". Archived from the original on 8 April 2002.

[19] "Yarado Duddu Yallammana Jathre film review". Viggy.

[20] Deepak, S. N. (4 April 2004). "Agodella Olledakke". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 9 December 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2025.

[21] "I played the hero". The Hindu. 13 October 2006. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

[22] "Watch Ganesha and enjoy". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[23] "Jaggesh to be seen in Dove". The Times of India. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

[24] "Kannadada Kotyadhipati gets a rival show". filmibeat.com. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

[25] "Film stars make a beeline to judge dance reality shows". The Times of India. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[26] "Jaggesh to judge Comedy Khiladigalu - Times of India". indiatimes.com. 29 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

[27] "Udupi lad Rakesh Poojary wins 'Comedy Khiladigalu season-3'". daijiworld.com. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[28] "Weekend with Ramesh to be re-telecast, starting with Darshan's episode". The New Indian Express. 9 April 2020. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[29] "Zee Kannada to air Khiladi Kutumba". The Times of India. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[30] "Jaggesh begins shoot for new season of Comedy Khiladigalu Championship". The Times of India. 1 September 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[31] "Kannadada Kanmani grand finale: Samhita bags the trophy". The Times of India. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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Jaggesh
Jaggesh in November, 2019

Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2022
Preceded by	K. C. Ramamurthy
Constituency	Karnataka
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
In office 4 February 2010 – 3 February 2016
Constituency	Nominated
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office 16 May 2008 – 21 September 2009
Preceded by	M. T. Krishnappa
Succeeded by	M. T. Krishnappa
Constituency	Turuvekere

Personal details
Born	Eshwar Gowda^[1] (1963-03-17) 17 March 1963 (age 62) Turuvekere, Tumkur, Karnataka, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2009–present) Indian National Congress (2008–2009)
Spouse	Parimala Jaggesh (m.1984)
Children	2, including Gururaj
Relatives	Komal (brother)
Occupation	Actor film producer film director television presenter politician