Jaggesh is an Indian actor, politician and director. He mainly works in the Kannada film industry. He is an MP in the Rajya Sabha and spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka. He is known for playing sharp comic roles in films such as Thrinethra (1990), Randheera (1987), Narasimha (1989), and Thothapuri: Chapter 2, Raghavendra Stores (2023). In his 40 year long film career, he has worked in 150 films.
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Wiki/Biography
Jaggesh Shivalingappa was born as Eshwar Gowda on Sunday, 17 March 1963 (age 75 years; as of 2023) in Mayasandra village in Tumkur district in Karnataka, India. His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Jaggesh’s childhood photo, when he was one year old
Jaggesh (left) in his youth
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 6″
Weight (Approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name was Nanjamma Shivalingappa. There is not much information about his mother. He has an elder sister, Mahadevi, and a younger sister, Dr. Vijayalakshmi.
Jaggesh with his father Nanjamma Shivalingappa
Jaggesh’s mother
Jaggesh with his elder sister Mahadevi (left) and younger sister Dr. Vijayalakshmi
wife and children
On 22 March 1982, Jaggesh married health expert and motivational speaker Parimala. The couple has two sons, Gururaj and Yathiraj. Gururaj is five years older than Yathiraj. Yathiraj is a leading child actor and has acted in 15 films including Deadly Soma (2005).
Jaggesh and Parimala’s wedding photo
Jaggesh with his wife Parimala
Jaggesh’s sons Gururaj (left) and Yathiraj
Religion
Jaggesh Shivalingappa follows Hindu religion.
Jaggesh is worshiping his god
Caste
Jaggesh Shivalingappa’s caste is Vokkaliga.
Address
No. 106/58, 10th Main, 12th Cross, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru. 560003
livelihood
actor
Jaggesh Shivalingappa started his career with the Kannada film Ibbani Karagithu (1983). For about 10 years he worked in many films as a supporting actor. Tharle Naan Maga (1993) directed by Upendra was the first film in which he acted as a lead actor. The Kannada film Bhanda Nanna Ganda (1992) directed by Raj Kishore was the highest-grossing first film of his film career.
Movies
- Ibbani Karagithu (1982)
Ibbani Karagithu Movie Poster
- Sangram, Randhira (1987)
- Bhoomi Thayne, Sangliyana, Ranaranga (1988)
- Yudh Kand Manmatha Raja, Parashuram, Poli Huduga, Raja Yuvraj, Krishna ni Kunidaga, Narasimha (1989)
- Ranbheri, Kempu Gulabi, Rani Maharani, Pratap, Challenge, Threenethra (1990)
- Neer Dose (2016)
neer dosa movie poster
- Thothapuri: Chapter 2, Raghavendra Stores (2023)
Television
Jaggesh Shivalingappa was a celebrity judge on comedy shows and a host on many reality shows.
- Kaiyalli Koti Halebittu Hoderi (2012)
- Comedy Khiladigalu (2016- 2022)
- Weekend with Ramesh, Khiladi Kutumba (2017)
- Comedy Khiladigalu Championship (2017)
- Kannada Kanmani (2019)
Kannada Kanmani (2019) reality show poster
director
Jaggesh Shivalingappa directed two films, Guru in 2012 and Melkot Manja in 2017.
guru movie poster
Politician
In 2004, Jaggesh Shivalingappa contested his first Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from Turuvekere constituency, but lost the election. In 2008, he again contested from the same constituency and won the election. During Operation Lotus in 2008, he resigned from the Legislative Assembly and joined the BJP as a member of the Legislative Council and vice-chairman of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC). In the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections, Jaggesh stood third with 60,000 votes as a BJP candidate from Yeshwanthpur constituency.
Jaggesh takes oath as Rajya Sabha member
Controversy
Parimala’s father files six cases against Jaggesh for child marriage
21 year old Jaggesh married Parimala at the age of 16. Parimala’s father, who was a politician, filed six cases against Jaggesh for marrying his underage daughter. While talking about her marriage in an interview, Parimala said,
We then decided to have a registered marriage and made it official to my parents when I turned 18. So after my lab exams, under the pretext of going to the graduation party, we went to the registrar’s office and got married. I was underage, but the rules were relaxed back then and age proof was not required.
Due to the complaint filed against them, Jaggesh and Parimala had to undergo police investigation and could not meet each other until Parimala turned 18. Parimala was later transferred by her father to Chennai for further studies.
Unfortunately, a friend who witnessed our wedding lost her senses and told my parents. My father was angry and filed a police complaint against Jaggesh. The police arrested my husband and beat him. I was also taken to the police station. We had to write a letter that we would not contact each other again and only after that Jaggesh was released. My father transferred me to a school in Chennai and I had to leave immediately. I had to stay in Chennai for a year. There was no contact with my husband during that time. I didn’t even know what he was doing and whether he still loved me. People thought that this would be the end of Jaggesh’s love story. As for me, I was relaxed about him and had no doubt that we could get back together after he turned 18, so I just continued with my daily activities.
award
In 2016, Jaggesh Shivalingappa was nominated for the SIIMA Award for Best Kannada Actor – Lead Role (Male) for the film Neer Dose (2016).
tattoo
- Jaggesh has got the picture of his idol Raya tattooed on his right arm.
Jaggesh has a tattoo of his deity Raya on his right arm
Facts/General Knowledge
- Before entering the film industry, he changed his name from Eshwar Gowda to Jaggesh Shivalingappa.
- He has earned the name ‘Navarasa Hero’ for playing unique comic roles in Kannada films.
- He was suffering from back pain for many years after which he started getting his medical treatment in Bengaluru. His pain became severe after he injured his leg during a trip to Kedarnath in 2023. Due to this his case was transferred from Bengaluru to Delhi. He gave a message regarding his health through his social media and said,
I had problems. I was somehow managing this by opting for exercise for many years. Things got worse when I trekked five kilometers to Kedarnath without slippers and the weather was 6 degrees Celsius. I was not prepared for this, which led to L4L5 compression. I will take complete rest now.
- Jaggesh is an animal lover and has a pet dog named Surya.
Jaggesh’s wife, Parimala, with their dog, Surya
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