Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari (also spelt as Jagdish Pratap Bandari) [2]Telegraph Star is an Indian actor who prominently works in Telugu films and gained nationwide recognition for his role as Kesava in the 2021 Indian Telugu-language action drama film Pushpa: The Rise..Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari was born into a farming family, and he grew up to become a farmer. Childhood picture of Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari.In an interview, he revealed that his father wanted him to work in the police department.Before venturing into the entertainment industry, Bandari worked as a sales executive and supplied eatables like french fries and sweet corn in theatres near his hometown, Warangal.He moved to Hyderabad, Telangana, where he began his journey as an actor securing roles in the short films by the production house Prasad Studios.In 2018, he appeared in MicTVs YouTube show Nirudyoga Natulu, which follows Jagadeesh and three other aspiring actors hustle to secure work in the Telugu Film Industry in Hyderabad.In 2019, he came into the limelight when he landed the role of Chalapathi in the Telugu-language crime web series Gods of Dharapmuri, which streamed on ZEE5. Set in the 1970s, the series follows a mining mafia bubble that takes Pratap Reddy and his family from rags to riches while he gains control over Dharmapuri via violence and ruthlessness. In the series, Chalapathi is Prathaps trusted lieutenant and confidant. Jagadeesh Prathap as Chalapathi in Gods of Dharapmuri (2019).Bandari gained popularity with the 2019 Indian Telugu-language biographical film Mallesham in which he portrayed the role of Anji. The film is based on the life of Chintakindi Mallesham, a recipient of Padma Shri who revolutionized the weaving industry by creating the Lakshmi Asu machine.Raj Rachakonda, the director of Mallesham spotted Bandari in the web series Nirudyoga Natulu. Impressed by the actors performance, Rachakonda cast Bandari in Mallesham. Initially, Bandaris character in Mallesham did not have many dialogues, but after watching Bandaris performance for a couple of scenes, the writers of the film were instructed to develop more dialogues for Bandaris character.He played the role of a writer named Bheem Naik in the 2019 Telugu-language biographical film George Reddy. Set between 1967 and 1972, the film is based on the life of a student leader and Gold medalist boxer named George Reddy, who influenced the politics of Andhra Pradesh state in Osmania University.