Introduction
Diganth Manchale, mononymously known as Diganth, is an Indian film actor and a former model. His works are primarily seen in Kannada cinema. Diganth made his acting debut in Miss California in 2006. He is perhaps best known for his performance as "Doodhpeda", in Gaalipata (2008). His performances for the films such as Pancharangi (2010), Lifeu Ishtene (2011) and Parijatha (2012) earned him much fame and pushed him to be among the top league actors of Kannada cinema.
Personal life
Diganth Manchale was born in Sagara, Karnataka in a Havyaka Kannada family. He completed his 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.
Education
He completed his bachelor's degree in Commerce from Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, in Bengaluru, and was into modelling before joining the Kannada film industry in 2006. Diganth has recently injured his eye seriously in an accident in London.
Career
His career after 2010 include 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
 | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Miss California | Diganth | Kannada |
| 2006 | Mandya | Harsha | |
| 2006 | Kadala Mage | Tulu film | |
| 2006 | SMS 6260 | Roshan | |
| 2006 | Mungaru Male | Gautham | Cameo appearance |
| 2007 | Meera Madhava Raghava | Madhava | |
| 2008 | Gaalipata | Diganth | |
| 2008 | Vaana | Gautham | Telugu film |
| 2008 | Chilipili Hakkigalu | Cameo appearance | |
| 2008 | Mast Maja Maadi | Kamesh | |
| 2009 | Housefull | Diggu | |
| 2009 | Manasaare | Manohara | |
| 2009 | Malebille | ||
| 2010 | Bisile | Vicky | |
| 2010 | Swayamwara | Vijay | |
| 2010 | Pancharangi | Bharath | |
| 2011 | Jolly Boy | Ganesh | |
| 2011 | Mr.Duplicate | Vikram | |
| 2011 | Lifeu Ishtene | Vishal | |
| 2011 | Putra | Krishna | |
| 2011 | Taare | ||
| 2011 | Kaanchana | Venky | |
| 2012 | Parijatha | Bhaskar | |
| 2012 | Dev Son of Mudde Gowda | Dev | |
| 2013 | Barfi | Santosh | |
| 2015 | Wedding Pullav | Aditya | Hindi film |
| 2015 | Minchagi Nee Baralu | Jai | |
| 2015 | Sharpshooter | Jedara Kannappa "JK" | |
| 2016 | Parapancha | Seenu | |
| 2016 | Nagarahavu | Nagacharan | |
| 2016 | Chowka | Krishna Rao | Filming |
| TBA | E-Preeti | Delayed | |
| 2016 | Hit Wicket | Vinny' | Announced |
| 2016 | Ticket To Bollywood | Hindi film Announced |
Awards
- 2013 - SIIMA award for the Romantic Star of South Indian cinema