Diganth

Diganth Manchale, popularly known as Diganth, is an Indian film actor and a former model. His works are primarily seen in Kannada cinema.[1] Diganth made his acting debut in Miss California in 2006. He is perhaps best known for his performance as "Doodhpeda" paired opposite Neethu in Gaalipata(2008).[2] His performances for the films such as Pancharangi (2010), Lifeu Ishtene (2011) and Parijatha (2012) earned him fame and pushed him to be among the top league actors of Kannada cinema.[3]

Diganth Manchale
Born28 December 1983 (1983-12-28) (age 36)
Sagara, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materJain University, Bengaluru
OccupationActor, model
Years active2006–present
Spouse(s)
Aindrita Ray (m. 2018)

Personal life

Diganth Manchale was born in Sagara, Karnataka in a Havyaka Brahmin family. He completed schooling in Seva Bharathi and pre-university in Tunga Mahavidyalaya, Thirthahalli. His father, Krishnamurthy, is a professor, and his mother is Mallika. Diganth has an elder brother, Akash Manchale. Diganth is sometimes called "Doodhpedha" by his fans, referencing his popular role by that name.[4] [5] Diganth married actress Aindrita Ray on 12 December 2018,[6][7][8] after 10 years of courtship.[9]

Education

He completed his bachelor's degree in Commerce from Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, a part of Jain University[10] in Bengaluru, and was a model before joining the Kannada film industry in 2006.

Career

His career after 2010 includes successful projects such as Manasaare, Pancharangi, Lifeu Ishtene and Parijatha. All these films brought him much popularity and stardom. He went on to play the lead in director Indrajith Lankesh's Dev Son of Mudde Gowda in 2012 which received mixed reactions.

He made his Bollywood debut in Wedding Pullav that was released on 16 October 2015.

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year No Film Role Language Notes
2006 1Miss CaliforniaDiganth KannadaKannada
2 MandyaHarsha
3 Kadala Mage TuluTulu film
4 SMS 6260Roshan Kannada
- Mungaru MaleGauthamCameo appearance
2007 5Meera Madhava RaghavaMadhava
2008 6GaalipataDiganth
7 VaanaGautham TeluguRemake of Mungaru Male
8 Mast Maja MaadiKamesh Kannada
2009 9HousefullDiggu
10 ManasaareManohara
11 Malebille
2010 12BisileVicky
13 SwayamwaraVijay
14 PancharangiBharath
2011 15Jolly BoyGanesh
16 Mr.DuplicateVikram
17 Lifeu IshteneVishal
18 PutraKrishna
19 Taare
20 KaanchanaVenky
2012 21ParijathaBhaskar
22 Dev Son of Mudde GowdaDev
2013 23BarfiSantosh
2015 24Wedding PullavAditya HindiHindi film
25 Minchagi Nee BaraluJai Kannada
26 SharpshooterJedara Kannappa "JK"
2016 27ParapanchaSeenu
28 NagarahavuNagacharan
2017 29ChowkaKrishna Rao
30 Happy New YearHarshaNominated. - SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)- Kannada
2018 31 Katheyondu Shuruvagide Tarun Nominated - Filmibeat Award for Best Actor - Kannada Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actor-Kannada
2019 32 Fortuner Phartha
- Panchatantra Himself Guest appearance
2020 33 Yuvarathnaa TBA Filming[11]
34 Huttu Habbada Shubhashayagalu TBA Filming[12]
35 Gaalipata 2 TBA Filming[13]
36 Where Is My Kannadaka TBA Filming[14]
37 Marigold TBA Filming[15]

Awards
  • 2013 - SIIMA award for the Romantic Star of South Indian cinema

References
  1. Daithota, Madhu (14 August 2008). "Diganth is not scared!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  2. "Profile and Biography of Kannada Actor Diganth". Karnatakaspider.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  3. "'Barfi' is not related to the Bollywood movie: Actor Diganth - South Cinema - Kannada Interviews - ibnlive". Ibnlive.in.com. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "I'm really excited I'm marrying my best friend: Aindrita Ray". Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  7. "Aindrita Ray and Diganth to get married in December". Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  8. "Paresh Lamba designs Diganth's D-day outfit". Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  9. "Peek into Aindrita and Diganth's wedding plan". Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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