Jagan (actor)

This article is about the Indian actor and comedian. For other uses, see Jagan (actor) (disambiguation) .

Jagan
Born	Jagan Purushottam (1976-12-16) December 16, 1976 (age 48) Chennai
Occupation(s)	Actor, host
Years active	2005–present
Spouse	Vaanmathi [1]

Jagan (born December 16, 1976) is an Indian actor and comedian who has appeared in supporting roles in Tamil films. His breakthrough was with K. V. Anand's Ayan , where he played a small-time smuggler Chitti Babu, and the role won him critical acclaim. ^[2]

He was the anchor of popular show Kadavul Paadhi Mirugam Paadhi, which was about reviewing movies, aired in Vijay TV. The show was pulled off air citing hard-hitting criticism. He is also a prominent TV and stage show host. ^[3] He also hosts the game show Connexion on Vijay TV. ^[4] He is married to his longtime girlfriend Vaanmathi. ^[5]

Filmography

Actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005	Kanda Naal Mudhal	Krishna's friend
	Ponniyin Selvan	Jaga
	Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy
2006	Vallavan	Vallavan's friend	Uncredited role
2007	Satham Podathey	Jagan
	Oram Po	Supply
	Pori	Himself
2009	Ayan	Chitti Babu
2010	Paiyaa	Poochi
	Chikku Bukku	Sekhar's friend
	Nil Gavani Sellathey	Milo
2011	Ko	Chander
	Doo	Kutty
2012	Ambuli	Marudhan
2013	Vatthikuchi	Vanaraj
	Karuppampatti	Karuppu
	Yaaruda Mahesh	Vasanth
	Pattathu Yaanai	Ada Murugesan
	Maryan	Sami
	Endrendrum Punnagai	Jackson
2014	Venmegam	Bhaskar
	Vallinam	Jagan
	Naan Sigappu Manithan	Satheesh
	Sooran
	Pappali
	Irumbu Kuthirai	Jagan
2015	Iravum Pagalum Varum	Karthi's friend
	Sagaptham	Maruthu
	India Pakistan	Haridas/Pavadai
	Anegan	Saamuda/Jagan
	Aavi Kumar	Kumar's friend
	Savaale Samaali	Billa
	Thoonga Vanam	Jagan
	Cheekati Rajyam		Telugu film
2016	Uyire Uyire	Rahul's friend
	Manal Kayiru 2
2017	Kavan	Jagan
	Bayama Irukku	Mani
	Brahma.com	Jagan
2018	Mr. Chandramouli	Partha
2019	Enakku Innum Kalyanam Aagala	Madhavan	Lead role [6]
	Jackpot	Rahul's friend
2020	Asuraguru	Jagannathan
2021	Thalli Pogathey	Karthik's friend
2022	Rocketry: The Nambi Effect	Scientist	Also shot in Hindi [7]
	Poikkal Kudhirai	Madhan
2023	Pallu Padama Paathuka	Arumai Nayagam
	Ghosty		[8]
	Ithu Kathaiyalla Nijam
2024	Idi Minnal Kadhal	Raja
	Indian 2	Thambesh
	Rocket Driver	Professor

Director

• Aanandham Aarambham (2022) ^[9] (Micro Web Series)

Television

Year	Title	Role(s)	TV Channel	Notes
2007	King Queen Jack	Host	Vijay TV	Stand-up comedy show [10]
2008	Kadavul Paadhi Mirugam Paadhi	Film reviewer (Jagan in a triple role as Nandu, Vandu, Jendu)
	Reel Paadhi Real Paadhi
2013-2017	Connexion	Host
2017	Namma Ooru Connexion
	Stunt Union's 50th year Golden Jubliee Celebrations		Sun TV
2019	Inga Enna Solluthu		Kalaignar TV	[11]
2021	Rowdy Baby	Contestant	Sun TV	He participated with his wife, Vaanmathi.
2022	Run Baby Run	Host	Zee Tamil	[12]
	Sarkaar	Contestant	Colors Tamil & Aha

References

1. "Jagan to get hitched". The Times of India .
2. "The Hindu : Friday Review Chennai / Film Review : Hail Action! - Ayan". 13 April 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
3. "Jagan takes a dig at Venkat Prabhu". 8 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
4. Rangarajan, Malathi (2 June 2016). "A fresh connect". Thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
5. "Actor Jagan reveals Suriya's role in his love marriage - Tamil News". Indiaglitz.com. 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
6. "It's a wrap for Jagan's debut as the lead". The New Indian Express . Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
7. "Popular TV host Jagan joins Madhavan in Rocketry". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
8. "Ghosty Movie Review: An irreverent, tasteless horror comedy". Cinema Express . Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
9. "KV Anand would have certainly been happy with my work: Jagan". Archived from the original on 30 January 2022 – via DT Next.
10. "Tamil Tv Show King Queen Jack". Nettv4u. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
11. "இது நம்ம ஆளு" | இங்க என்ன சொல்லுது | Inga Enna Solluthu | Game show | Jagan | Kalaignar TV, archived from the original on 27 August 2022, retrieved 27 August 2022
12. "'Nandu' Jagan to host upcoming reality show 'Run Baby Run'". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.