Jaggesh is an Indian politician, actor, director and producer, who mainly 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. He debuted in Ibbani Karagithu (1983) before appearing in Banda Nanna Ganda, Tharle Nan Maga, Super Nan Maga, Server Somanna, Bevu Bella, Mata, Eddelu Manjunatha, Vaastu Prakaara and Neer Dose.You can also note that he used to remake most of Malayalam actor Dileep's movies into Kannada language e.g.: CID Eesha, Manmatha, Software Ganda, Bodyguard, etc. Early life Jaggesh married Parimala, with whom he has sons Gururaj and Yathiraj. Parimala's brother Sunder Ramu is also an actor. Career Politics 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. 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 Television References External links Official website (archived) 1963 births Living people 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Film directors from Bangalore 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 Bangalore Male actors in Kannada cinema People from Tumkur Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka