[3] Ragesh debuted as an actor in 1987 in the serial Subah, directed by Bharat Rungachary, where he played the character of "Appu Swami".

He played the role of the protagonist's best friend, who helped him to come back to normal life after the latter gave up drug addiction.

During this time, he played small roles in episodic stories like Discovery of India by Shyam Benegal and Adhikar by Manju Sinha.

After a long gap, he received the role of the rebellious Nikhil Singhani in the television series Parivartan (1993), which was telecast on Zee TV.

His work in television includes Andaaz, by Himesh Reshammiya, Shatranj, produced by Raman Kumar, Marshall, Waqt ki Raftaar and Khamoshi, by Gautam Adhikari.