Actor · Telugu cinema
Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari
Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari is a Telugu film actor whom fans call Jaggu or Pushpa Jagadeesh. He is best known for playing Kesava in Pushpa (2021), and audiences also remember him for Mallesham and Ambajipeta Marriage Band. His biggest honour is the South Indian International Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor (Telugu), which he won in 2021. His acting career began with Nirudyoga Natulu in 2018. Over the next two years he took parts in Mallesham (2019), George Reddy (2019), Palasa 1978 (2020) and Kotha Poradu (2020). The big turn came with Pushpa (2021), where his role as Kesava made him a familiar face to viewers across India. In 2022 he worked in Pickpocket, Wanted PanduGod and Ettulu, and he took on a comic role in Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga. Butta Bomma followed in 2023. In 2024 he played Kesava again in Pushpa 2 - The Rule and also appeared in Ambajipeta Marriage Band and Chivaraku Migiledi. His later credits include Therachaapa (2026). Kesava is the character most closely tied to his name, so closely that many fans join the film's title to his own. His work moves between supporting roles and comedy, and his 2021 SIIMA win for Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) marks the high point of his awards record.
33 yearsBorn Jan 18, 1993Warangal
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1 won- South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Supporting Actor (Telugu) · 2021Won
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About Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari
Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari is an actor in Telugu cinema. Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari's work is mostly drama, action and crime.