Diganth Manchale, known as Diganth , is an India

India

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n actor and former model, He is mainly active in Kannada cinema.

Early life

He was born in Sagara, Karnataka. Diganth completed his schooling in Seva Bharathi and Pre-University in Tunga Mahavidyalaya

Tunga Mahavidyalaya

Tunga Mahavidyalaya is located at the foothills of Anandagiri in Thirthahalli Town. Tunga Mahavidyalaya "is the offspring of" Tunga Vidyavardhaka Sangha" - an association of the philanthrophists. Thirthahalli Taluk is the birth place of great writers, artists, Jurists and political leaders. It...

, Thirthahalli

Thirthahalli

Thirthahalli is a panchayat town located in the Shimoga District of the state of Karnataka, India. It lies on the bank of the river Tunga and is also the headquarters of the Thirthahalli Taluk of Shimoga district.- Etymology :...

 where his father, Mr. Krishnamurthy, taught as a professor. His mother's name is Mallika. Diganth has an elder brother. He has extensively participated in the separate "Havyakanad" movement.

Career

He was introduced to Kannada films by the movie, Miss California and later in the Kanglish flick, "SMS 6260", but shot into limelight with his role in the film Mungaru Male

Mungaru Male

Mungaru Male is a 2006 Kannada language movie directed by Yograj Bhat and produced by E Krishnappa. The film stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi, and Anant Nag in lead roles...

. Later, he starred in a blockbuster movie titled Gaalipata. After Gaalipata

Gaalipata

Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...

's success, Diganth starred in five movies in the lead role. His latest movie Manasaare

Manasaare

Manasaare is an Indian Kannada language movie directed by Yograj Bhat starring Diganth in the lead.-Plot:Manohara is an unemployed youth who is always looked down on by his family. However his uncle is very supportive to him. One day in order to prove that he is capable of doing something in his...

 as a solo hero went on to be a hit and put him in the big league. It also brought him some critical appreciation.Pancharangi too was a hit, well known for its dialogues.
He has also portrayed the role of the protagonist in the Tulu Drama/Film "Kadala Mage" (Tulu

Tulu language

The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...

/Kannada: ಕಡಲ ಮಗೆ)
He is usually known to excel in roles which have a comic touch, with deadpan facial expressions.

Movies

Year of Release	Film	Director	Notes
2006	Miss Californi111a	Kudlu Ramkrishna
2006	Kadala Mage (Tulu Tulu language The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census... )	Pradeep
2006	SMS 6260	Sundeep Malani Sundeep Malani Sundeep Malani is an Indian film director, documentary film maker, screenplay writer, actor, event organizer, film journalist, film critic, a Japanese Interpreter and a die hard Sridevi Fan! Besides, he speaks about 10 plus Languages those include English, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu, Konkani, Tamil,...
2006	Mungaru Male Mungaru Male Mungaru Male is a 2006 Kannada language movie directed by Yograj Bhat and produced by E Krishnappa. The film stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi, and Anant Nag in lead roles...	Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat is a prominent Kannada film director, producer, screenwriter and a lyricist. He is most predominantly known for the 2006 film Mungaru Male, which he co-wrote with Preetam Gubbi. He was also the director of the film and was one of the lyricists in the film...	(Guest Appearance) 1 Year
2007	Meera Madhava Raghava	T. N. Seetharam T. N. Seetharam T N Seetharam or Gouribidanur Seetharam is a prominent Kannada film and TV serial director, actor and writer. He has become a cultural icon in Karnataka, India, through his work in several art mediums. Mr. Seetharam has written, directed, and produced plays, movies, and top-rated television series...	50 Days
2008	Gaalipata Gaalipata Gaalipata is a Kannada-language film directed by Yograj Bhat of Mungaru Male fame. The film has a star cast of three heroes and three heroines. Ganesh is in the lead role along with Diganth and singer Rajesh Krishnan. The three heroines are Daisy Bopanna, Neetu and Bhavana Rao. Southern film...	Yogaraj Bhat	40 Weeks
2008	Vaana (film) Vaana (film) Vaana is a 2008 Telugu film starring Vinay Rai and Meera Chopra in the lead roles, while Suman plays a supporting role. M.S. Raju produces and directs this film while debutant, Kamalakar composed music for the project. It is a remake of Kannada language film, Mungaru Male.-Plot:Abhiram is a...	M. S. Raju M. S. Raju Maha Sankranthi Raju is a Telugu film producer. He produced blockbusters like Okkadu, Varsham, and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana. His recent movies Pournami, Aata, Vaana and Maska did not do well at the box office....	50 Days
2009	Mast Maja Madi	Anantha Raju	150 Days
2009	Houseful	Hemanth Hegde	150 Days
2009	Manasaare Manasaare Manasaare is an Indian Kannada language movie directed by Yograj Bhat starring Diganth in the lead.-Plot:Manohara is an unemployed youth who is always looked down on by his family. However his uncle is very supportive to him. One day in order to prove that he is capable of doing something in his...	Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat is a prominent Kannada film director, producer, screenwriter and a lyricist. He is most predominantly known for the 2006 film Mungaru Male, which he co-wrote with Preetam Gubbi. He was also the director of the film and was one of the lyricists in the film...	25 Weeks
2010	Bisile	Sandeep S Gowda
2010	Swayamwara
2010	Pancharangi Pancharangi The audio of the movie was released on 14 August 2010 by Sonu Nigam, Puneeth Rajkumar in the presence of cast and crew of the movie. The music for the movie is scored by Mano Murthy, who has scored for many of the earlier movies of Yogaraj Bhat.-External links:*...	Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat Yograj Bhat is a prominent Kannada film director, producer, screenwriter and a lyricist. He is most predominantly known for the 2006 film Mungaru Male, which he co-wrote with Preetam Gubbi. He was also the director of the film and was one of the lyricists in the film...	25 Weeks
2011	Jolly Boy Jolly Boy The soundtrack to Jolly Boy features 5 tracks, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the original Tamil version. The album was released in April 2011 by director Indrajit Lankesh at the Abhimani Convention Center, Bangalore....	Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy, also known and credited as S. D. Saba, and Saba Kailash, is a Indian film director, mainly working in the Tamil film industry.-Filmography:-External links:...
2011	Mr.Duplicate	Kodlu Ramakrishna
2011	Lifeu Ishtene Lifeu Ishtene Lifeu Ishtene is a dark comedy-drama Kannada film written and directed by Pawan Kumar. It features Diganth, Sindhu Lokanath and Samyukta Horanadu in the lead roles...	Pawan Kumar
2011	Putra	V. Umakanth
2011	Taare	Shivaraj Hoskere
2011	Kaanchaan	Sri Ganesh