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Jaggesh
Born	Eeshware Gowda (1963-03-17) March 17, 1963 (age 50) Mayasandra, Turvekere, Tumkur, Karnataka
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Navarasa Nayaka
Occupation	Actor
Notable work(s)	Tharle Nan Maga, Super Nan Maga, Rani Maharani, Mata, Eddelu Manjunatha
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Parimala Jaggesh

Jaggesh (Kannada: ಜಗ್ಗೇಶ್; born on 17 March 1963) is an Indian actor, politician and a director who has predominantly worked in Kannada film industry and is best known for the comedy roles he portrays in his movies. He has acted in movies such as Banda Nana Ganda, Super Nan Maga and Tharle Nan Maga. Jaggesh has a big fan following and is popularly referred to by his fans as Navarasa Nayaka.^[1] He made his debut as a small time actor in the mid-1980s and got his big break as a hero in Banda Nanna Ganda produced by his brother in Law N. Srinivas, and has been very popular since then.

Career [edit]

Cinema [edit]

Jaggesh made his cinema debut as an Assistant Director to "K.V.Raju" in the year 1986 and then moved on to acting in small roles gradually working up the ladder to being a popular character artist.After a lot of struggle he started a movie called "Tharle nan Maga " directed by Superstar "Upendra " which was shelved for unknown reasons.Later Jaggesh made his debut in his Brother in Law "N.Srinivas" movie called "Banda nana Ganda " as a Hero,which turned out to be one of the biggest hit of the year,after which his shelved movie "Tharle nana Maga " resumed production and was released since then there has been no turning back for the actor.

Politics [edit]

Jaggesh is originally from Mayasandra (Jadeya 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.^[2] Currently he is a sitting Member of Legislative Council and holds the cabinet rank as the vice-chairman of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (K.S.R.T.C.).

TV shows [edit]

Personal life [edit]

Jaggesh was born to Shivalingappa and Nanjamma. He has 2 brothers and 2 sisters out of which his brother "Komal" is also a noted actor and his brother in law "N.Srinivas" is a noted producer. One of his sisters is a Doctor and the other brother is a Mute and has been taken care by the actor himself.

Jaggesh married Parimala and 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 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, He is still considered as a reference for comedy by lot of Kannada actors.

Filmography [edit]

Actor [edit]

Director [edit]

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Navarasa Nayaka Jaggesh