Trivia

He became the celebrity judge for the comedy show Comedy Khiladigalu and joined the reality show Khiladi Kutumba.

His first big grosser was "Bhanda Nanna Ganda".

In a career spanning 40 years he has acted in nearly 150 films.

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.).

He is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since 2022 and the spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka.

In the 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, Jaggesh contested Turuvekere, and won with a healthy margin but resigned from the INC to join the Bharatiya Janata Party.

He claimed that his father had been a "Mandal Panchayath President, and mother a Zilla Panchayat member in Tumkur.".

Jaggesh is an Indian politician, film actor, director and producer, who works in the Kannada film industry.

He is popularly known as 'Navarasa Nayaka' of sandalwood for his unique mannerisms and comic timing.

After playing supporting roles for almost 10 years, he got his first lead role in Tharle Nan Maga (1993), directed by Upendra in his directorial debut.