Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari

Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari^[1] is an Indian actor who prominently worked in Telugu films. He made his debut with Avanti Cinema's Nirudyoga Natulu in 2018 and was seen in Raj Rachakonda's Mallesham followed by George Reddy and Palasa 1978.^[2] His role as Kesava in the 2021 film Pushpa: The Rise brought him nationwide recognition.^[3][4] He was arrested in 2023 for allegedly abetting his ex-girlfriend's suicide.^[5]

Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari
Jagadeesh in 2021
Born	(1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 32) Chinnakodepaka, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2017–present

Early life

Jagadeesh was born and raised in Warangal and he came to Hyderabad looking for help to finish his first unreleased short film, which eventually made him a regular at short films screenings at Prasad Labs, and eventually got him a role in Nirudyoga Natulu.

Arrest

He was arrested and booked under Section 306 of IPC for allegedly abetting his former girlfriend's suicide.^[5][6][7] On 2 February 2024, The Indian Express reported that he was out on bail and resumed his work on films.^[8]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

List of films and roles

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Mallesham	Anji
	George Reddy	Bheem Naik
2020	Palasa 1978	Muthyalu
2021	Pushpa: The Rise	Kesava "Mondelu"		[9][10]
2022	Pickpocket	Jaggu		[11]
	Virata Parvam		Cameo
2023	Butta Bomma			[12]
	Sathi Gani Rendu Ekaralu	Sathi		[13]
	Extra Ordinary Man	Abhinay's friend
	O Katha	Ashok
2024	Ambajipeta Marriage Band	Sanjeev		[14]
	Double Engine	—	As playback singer and lyricist
	Pushpa 2: The Rule	Kesava "Mondelu"		[15]
	Chivaraku Migiledhi	Gopi
TBA	Pickpocket 2: The Murder Plan †	TBA

Television

Acting credits

Year	Work	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Story Discussion	Fight Master	Uncredited Cameo	Yikg
2018	Nirudyoga Natulu	Jagadeesh	MicTV's YouTube show
2019	Gods of Dharmapuri	Chalapathi	ZEE5 web series
2020	Kotha Poradu	Addagutta Mallesh	Aha web series	[16]
	Story Discussion	Fight Master	Cameo

Awards and nominations

Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations
Totals[a]
Wins	1
Nominations	1
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
Pushpa: The Rise	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Supporting Actor – Telugu	Won	[17][18][19]