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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 (1963-03-17) 17 March 1963 (age 61) Turuvekere, Tumkur, Karnataka, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2009–present) Indian National Congress (2008–2009)
Spouse	Parimala Jaggesh (m.1984)
Children	2
Relatives	Komal (brother)
Occupation	Actor film producer film director television presenter politician

Jaggesh (born 17 March 1963) is an Indian politician, film actor, director and producer, who works in the Kannada film industry. He is a Member of Parliament in the 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 as Eshwar and is originally from Mayasandra (Jadeya Mayasandra) of the Turuvekere Taluk in the Tumkur district.

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

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, 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.

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." In the 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, Jaggesh contested Turuvekere, and won with a healthy margin but resigned from the INC to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as Member of Legislative Council and held the cabinet rank as the vice-chairman of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (K.S.R.T.C.).

Filmography

All the films are in Kannada.

Director

Singer

Television

References

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External links

• Official website (archived)
• Jaggesh at IMDb

• Biography

• Media from Commons
• Data from Wikidata

• 1963 births
• Living people
• 20th-century Indian male actors
• 21st-century Indian male actors
• Film directors from Bengaluru
• Indian actor-politicians
• Indian game show hosts
• Indian male comedians
• Indian male film actors
• Indian National Congress politicians
• Kannada film directors
• Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013
• Male actors from Bengaluru
• Male actors in Kannada cinema
• People from Tumkur
• Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka