Jaggesh
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Jaggeshis an India
India
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Kannada film industry, known for the comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...

 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
Tharle Nan Maga
Tharle Nan Maga is a Kannada film released in 1992. The film marked debut of Upendra as director, Jaggesh as a lead actor and Anjali as their lead actress. -Plot:...

, and has been quite popular since then.

Politics

Jaggesh is originally from Mayasandra (Jade Mayasandra) of Turuvekere Taluk in Tumkur district
Tumkur district
Tumkur district is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. The district headquarters are located at Tumkur. The district occupies an area of 10,598 km² and had a population of 2,584,711, of which 19.62% were urban as of 2001...

. His political affiliation was with the Congress party
Indian National Congress
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. He ran in the Turuvekere constituency, and won with a healthy margin but resigned from the Legislative Assembly to join the Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 later. Currently he is the vice-chairman of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation or KSRTC is the state owned road transportation company in Karnataka.-About:KSRTC was set up in the year 1961 under the provisions of Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. The Government of India is also...

 (K.S.R.T.C.)

Filmography

Some of his Movies are:-
  • Rustum
  • Bhanda Nanna Ganda
  • Tharle Nan Maga
    Tharle Nan Maga
    Tharle Nan Maga is a Kannada film released in 1992. The film marked debut of Upendra as director, Jaggesh as a lead actor and Anjali as their lead actress. -Plot:...

  • Super Nan Maga
  • Indrana Gedda Narendra
  • Patela
  • Makeup
  • Matha
  • Honey Moon Express
  • Tenali rama goes to dubai
  • Server Somanna
  • Gundana Maduve
  • Bhanda alla bahaddur
  • Manmatha Raja (1989) (Co-Actors:Kaashinaath, Sudhaa Raani; Directed By Sai Prakash; Produced By J Devadas Reddy; Music By Chakravarthy )
  • Jeetendra
  • hodad bitru
  • Avvu napalend davvu
  • Dabba nanna magandu
  • Halka nan maklu
  • Kaage haarstiya
  • Ella dagargalu siva
  • Ka ka
  • Kojas pampa
  • Otla ilva kutti putti patate
  • Nimmayan
  • Nanna magane
  • , married Parimala. Theirs was the first marriage case from south India to reach the Supreme Court. It was a love marriage where the bride was underage and the Honorable Chief Justice Bhagwati allowed for the marriage to be recognized on a humanitarian basis.


Jaggesh's younger brother Komal
Komal
Komal Kumar is an Indian actor and comedian in the Kannada film industry, known for the comedy roles he portrays in his movies. He is the brother of actor Jaggesh.-Early Life:...

 too is a noted actor in the Kannada film industry, who gained recognition in the 2008 comedy movie, Mr. Garagasa, co-starring Anant Nag
Anant Nag
Anant Nagarkatte popularly known as Anant Nag is an actor and politician from Karnataka, India. He is considered to be one of the all time greatest actors in the Kannada film industry with a vast number of commercially successful movies. As a result, he is popularly known as an actor with...

.

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.

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