| Jaggesh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eeshware Gowda March 17, 1963 Mayasandra, Turvekere, Tumkur, Karnataka |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Navarasa nayaka |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Notable works | Tarle Nan Maga, Super Nan Maga, Rani Maharani, Matha, Eddelu Manjunath |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Jaggesh (Kannada: ಜಗ್ಗೇಶ್)is an IndiaKannada film industry, known for the comedy roles he portrays in his movies. He has acted in movies such asSuper Nan Maga and Tharle Nan Maga. Jaggesh has a big fan following and is popularly referred to by his fans as Navarasa Nayaka. Jaggesh is a in the early 80's by playing minor roles. He got his big break as a hero in Tharle Nan Maga, and has been quite popular since then.
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Jaggesh is originally from Mayasandra (Jade Mayasandra) of Turuvekere Taluk in Tumkur district. His political affiliation was with the Congress party. He ran in the Turuvekere constituency, and won with a healthy margin but resigned from the Legislative Assembly to join the Bharatiya Janata Party later.[1] Currently he is the vice-chairman of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (K.S.R.T.C.)
Some of his Movies are:-
Jaggesh's younger brother Komal too is a noted actor in the Kannada film industry, who gained recognition in the 2008 comedy movie, Mr. Garagasa, co-starring Anant Nag.
Jaggesh has two sons - Guru Raj and Yathi Raj. Guru Raj has written the script for their home production Make Up. He has completed successfully his training from the famed Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute, in Mumbai and is lined up for a launch in February 2009.
Yathi Raj is a well established child artiste with close to 15 movies to his credit, including his touching performance in the movie "Deadly Soma", directed by Ravi Srivathsa. Parimala Jaggesh and son Guru Raj Jaggesh are also known for their interest in cars, drag racing and rally.
Jaggesh is known for his unique style of acting and at one point of time was the highest paid actor amongst non-lead roles in Kannada film industry, which is now overtaken by Rangaayana Ragu. This was when he was very popular for his negative roles which had highly popular dialogues such as "Aouh, touching.. touching.." in teasing college girls' characters.