Acting
Jai Jagadish
Born 1954-06-29
Jai Jagadish (born 29 June 1954) is an Indian film actor, director and producer in the Kannada film industry. Starting his career as an actor in Phalitamsha (1976), he went on to feature in over 300 films as an actor. In 1998, he turned producer for the film Bhoomi Thayiya Chochchala Maga. His debut directorial film was Madana. Some of the notable films of Jai Jagadish as an actor include Gaali Maathu (1981), Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu (1983), Bandhana (1984), Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu (1986) and Garjane (1981), among others. His film Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu won the Filmfare Award for Best film. He is the President of Wakayama Karate-Do India.
Acting credits
NRThe film is a family drama about a man whose past love causes problems in his current relationship and leads to misunderstandings.
Amara Jyothi
1985
NRDharma, a gangster, is challenged by Sindhu to write a poem in exchange for her house, which he forcibly wants to extort. As he continues to write, he experiences a life transformation.
Dharma
2004
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Jinke Mari
2013
NRRevathy, a young girl, is adopted by Sulakshana, a lonely woman. After Sulakshana's death, however, Revathy finds herself dealing with many obstacles.
Sindhoora Thilaka
1992
NRThe story centers on two friends who are wrongly imprisoned for murder. They are ultimately led toward self-realization, courage, and the truth by a principled jailer.
Devara Mane
1985
Ravi Varma (Sivakumar), who sentenced to life prison for murdering his wife Kala (Radha), tell his story to his wife's Sister Sujatha (Jayashree), a news reporter, about the true story of what happened. The film was a remake of Malayalam film Nirakkoottu
Manithanin Marupakkam
1986
NRPrema Kadambari is a 1987 Kannada drama film directed by B. Mallesh.
Prema Kadambari
1987
NRACP Bala lands up in the midst of a murder mystery that has a lot more than what meets the eye. With many characters and twists, he's got himself a case that keeps getting intriguing with every reveal.
Munduvareda Adhyaya
2021
7.5Preetham loves Nandhini, whose marriage is already fixed. He feels bad and leaves the place. Nandini challenges him to win her heart. Preetham accepts the challenge.
Mungaru Male
2006
NRFilm directed by Bhargava
Mooru Janma
1984
NRRaja is the son of a Police commissioner and admires his father very much. He falls in love with a singer, Asha, who performs at his birthday party. Asha rejects his approaches. A few days later, Raja goes to see Asha at her home to convey his feelings. Asha rejects him again and belittles him and his father. Hearing her rather rash words at his father, Raja gets enraged and slaps Asha. In a freak accident, she dies immediately. What follows next is a series of murders that Raja commits in his attempt at hiding the accidental death caused by him.
Naane Raja
1984
NRMuniyana Madari is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language film.
Muniyana Madari
1981
NRHagalu Vesha is a 2000 Indian Kannada -language film directed, written and scripted by Baraguru Ramachandrappa starring Shiva Rajkumar and Reshma.
Hagalu Vesha
2000
3.0Rocky is a young college student raised in an unloving home. Usha comes from a loving home but lost her mother in death. They meet on her first day of college and it is love at first sight for Rocky.
Rocky
2008
NRThe film's plot involves Agent Amar thwarting a gangster named Dayanand who is trying to steal a secret formula, and also saving the gangster's captive, a scientist's daughter.
Hongkongnalli Agent Amar
1989
NRTriplets who were separated at the time of their birth learn about the loss of their beloved father and reunite to avenge his death.
Annavra Makkalu
1996
6.0Ravi Bopanna, a former police officer, leads a lonely life. Though he is retired, his colleagues often depend on him to solve the crimes because of his adept investigative skills. One of his ex-wife accident pushes him to investigate the organ harvesting scam.
Ravi Bopanna
2022
NRRavivarma is an artist with a special talent. His life turns upside down when he helps a police officer trace a notorious criminal through his artistic skills.
Ravi Varma
1992
NRThe plot revolves around a protagonist whose prowess in overcoming challenges makes him a legend. The title "Bete" likely refers to his relentless pursuit of enemies, a quality that makes him a powerful and feared figure.
Bete
1986
6.3A doctor (Vishnuvardhan) falls in love with his student (Suhasini) but fails to tell her about his feelings. When he finally musters courage to tell her she tells him that her marriage is fixed to Jai Jagadeesh. Vishnuvardhan cannot forget her and slowly withdraws into a shell. Meanwhile, Jai Jagadeesh starts suspecting his wife because she gives importance to hospital and starts misbehaving with her. Suhasini discovers that Vishnuvardhan is terminal and may not survive for long. She starts taking more care of him in hospital. This frustrates her husband even more and he fights with Vishnuvardhan. Suhasini goes home to explain to her husband but discovers that her husband has abused the maid. She decides to leave him but Vishnuvardhan tries to convince her husband that his relationship with Suhasini is pure. Jai Jagadeesh misbehaves with Vishnuvardhan and Suhasini gets hurt while trying to make sense with her husband. Finally Vishnuvardhan dies saving her baby.
Bandhana
1984
7.3To settle old scores with a police commissioner, Jagannath, a gangster hires a thug, Ranadheera, to abduct his daughter, Radha. However, trouble ensues when Ranadheera falls in love with Radha.
Ranadheera
1988
8.3Five men come together to fight against a corrupt landlord to secure justice for the tyranny caused by him in their village.
Paduvaaralli Pandavaru
1978
NRShivu is an unemployed graduate who does not get along with his father and dislikes corruption. He decides to fight the social evil and bring about a change by joining politics.
Rowdy & MLA
1991
7.3Rajendra is a family-oriented man and tries to keep them happy. However, when his family commits an accidental crime, he does everything to keep them out of harm's way.
Drishya
2014
Behind the camera
NRKatthegalu Saar Katthegalu is a 2003 Kannada film directed by S. V Rajendra Singh Babu and produced by . The film stars Ramesh Aravind and Ruthika in lead roles. Music was composed by Hamsalekha.
Katthegalu Saar Katthegalu
2003
NRMale Barali Manju Irali is a 2009 Kannada drama film directed by Vijayalakshmi Singh. The movie draws inspiration from Sabrina (1995 film) starring Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, and Greg Kinnear and was directed by Sydney Pollack.
Male Barali Manju Irali
2009
NRBhoomi Thayiya Chochhala Maga is a 1998 Kannada film directed by S. V Rajendra Singh Babu and produced by Jai Jagadish. The film stars Shivaraj Kumar, Ramesh Aravind, Srinath and Vijayalakshmi in lead roles. Music was composed by V Manohar.
Bhoomi Thayiya Chochhala Maga
1998
NRChetan, a married salesman, finds himself in a tricky situation when he offers to act as the husband of Indu, a stranger, who was left at the altar, to save her dignity in the society.
Mungarina Minchu
1997