[3] During the mid-2000s, Lingesh anchored shows on the Sun Network, Zee Tamil, and Vendhar TV, while working as an RJ in Suryan FM, while attempting to break into acting.
[4] Lingesh was first selected to play the lead role in Balaji Sakthivel's coming-of-age drama Kalloori (2007) opposite Tamannaah, but was later dropped in favour of fellow debutant Akhil, who wanted a more rural-looking actor.
[4] He starred in Nelson Venkatesan’s Oru Naal Koothu (2016) and appeared in a significant role in Pariyerum Perumal (2018).
He also worked as executive producer for Neelam Productions in Pariyerum Perumal and Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu.
Lingesh first worked as the protagonist on the social drama College Road (2022), and will next be seen in Kayal (2023) opposite Gayathrie and Swagatha Krishnan.