Lingesh

Biography

Lingesh, also known as Lijeesh, is an Indian actor who primarily works in the Tamil film industry. He is also associated with television, radio and film production. He developed an interest in the entertainment industry at an early age and pursued opportunities in different areas of media before establishing himself as an actor.

Born on 26 December in Thiruporur, Tamil Nadu, Lingesh completed his schooling at Thiruporur Government Higher Secondary School. He pursued his undergraduate studies at Loyola College and later completed postgraduate studies at Madras Christian College. Before entering films, he worked as an assistant director under Kavitha Barathy on the television serial Salanam in 2003. He also worked as a radio jockey at Suryan FM and hosted television programmes on Sun Network, Zee Tamil and Vendhar TV.

Lingesh made his acting debut with a supporting role in Endrendrum Punnagai (2013). He gained wider recognition through Pa. Ranjith's Tamil film Madras (2014), in which he appeared as Lijeesh. He subsequently worked with Ranjith again in Kabali (2016), starring Rajinikanth, where he portrayed Seeni.

Throughout his career, Lingesh has appeared in several Tamil films, including Oru Naal Koothu (2016), Ghajinikanth (2018), Pariyerum Perumal (2018), Jada (2019), Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu (2019), V1 (2019) and Taanakkaran (2022). He also played the lead role of Ajay in College Road (2022), marking an important step in his career as a protagonist.

In addition to acting, Lingesh has worked as an executive producer with Neelam Productions on films such as Pariyerum Perumal and Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu. His other projects include En Kadhale (2025), Kaayal (2025) and the upcoming film Vettuvam (2026)