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Diganth
Diganth Manchale (born 28 December 1983), mononymously known as Diganth, is an Indian actor and former model who primarily works in Kannada films. Diganth made his acting debut in ''Miss California'' in 2006. He is a recipient of one SIIMA Award along with four Filmfare Award South nominations. Diganth's success pushed him to be among the top league actors of Kannada cinema. Diganath had his first success with ''Gaalipata'' (2008), which earned him the title "Doodhpeda" and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada nomination. He then received praises for his performance in ''Manasaare'' (2009), ''Pancharangi'' (2010), ''Lifeu Ishtene'' (2011) and ''Parijatha'' (2012), receiving Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada nomination for the former two. His career saw a setback with few unsuccessful films including his Hindi debut ''Wedding Pullav'' (2015). Diganath received further success with ''Chowka'', '' Happy New Year'', both (2017). He received SIIMA Best Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaalipata
''Gaalipata'' () is a 2008 Indian romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat. It features an ensemble cast consisting of Ganesh, Anant Nag, Rajesh Krishnan, Diganth, Daisy Bopanna, Neethu and Bhavana Rao. The plot revolves around three friends who, debilitated of city life, decide to spend some time in the paternal house of one of them, at a picturesque location atop a hill station. Spending a gala time there, they become romantically involved with the three daughters of an avid Hunter. The film was produced by Suryaprakash Rao of SPR Entertainment Pvt Ltd., and was made on a budget 60 million. The cinematography was done by R. Rathnavelu, and the film was edited by Suresh Urs. The film score and soundtrack were composed by V. Harikrishna. ''Gaalipata'' was the first in Kannada to be shot in Super 35 format. The film was released on 18 January 2008 to critical acclaim, receiving praise for the screenplay, cinematography, and the performances of Nag and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aindrita Ray
Aindrita Ray (born 3 March 1985) is an Indian actress, primarily appearing in Kannada films. She made her acting debut in 2007, starring in ''Meravanige'' and went on to appear in several commercially successful films, establishing herself as a leading contemporary actress of Kannada cinema. She is perhaps well known for her critically acclaimed performance as Devika, a mentally challenged girl, in ''Manasaare''. Early life and background Aindrita Ray was born as the youngest daughter into a Bengali family in Udaipur, Rajasthan, where she spent her childhood, before moving to Mumbai. With her father, A. K. Ray, being a prosthodontist in the Indian Air Force, she along with her family moved from one place to another, finally settling in Bangalore. Ray studied at Baldwin Girls High School, Bangalore. Later, she joined M. R. Ambedkar Dental College, Bangalore to pursue a bachelor's degree in dental science. While studying, she did part-time modelling, appearing in television adver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parijatha
''Parijatha'' is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by Prabhu Srinivas starring Diganth, Aindrita Ray and Sharan. The film is a remake of the Tamil film ''Boss Engira Bhaskaran'' starring Arya and Nayantara. The film was a musical hit with the soundtrack and score composed by Mano Murthy. The film also received appreciation for its neat screenplay. Cast Soundtrack The songs for the film were composed by Mano Murthy. The song "Oh Parijatha" ranked fourth among the South India's top 20 songs list in Nokia Ovi Store and also another song "Nee Mohisu" has occupied the 12th position in South Top 20 songs list in Nokia Ovi Store. Release ''Parijatha'' was released in only eighteen movie theaters in Bangalore. Reception Critical response Srikanth Srinivasa from ''Rediff.com'' scored the film at 3.5 out of 5 stars and says "Srinivas's cinematography is pleasing; a major portion of the film was shot in Mysore. Director Prabhu Srinivas has remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pancharangi
''Pancharangi'' is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic comedy film with philosophical overtones directed and produced by Yogaraj Bhat starring Diganth and Nidhi Subbaiah in the lead roles. The music has been composed by Mano Murthy, story and screenplay is written by Pawan Kumar. The film was predominantly shot in the coastal locales of Karnataka state. It is a story that unfolds in a span of two days and tackles issues like education, love, profession, marriage, family, life and relationships in a "fun and non-preachy way." As a film with minimal budget under Bhat's maiden home production, it fared well at the box-office. The popular song '' Lifeu Ishtene'' was a runaway success and it was used as the title of Pawan Kumar's debut film. Plot A family goes to a village near Mangalore to finalize a bride for the elder son, Lucky (Pavan Kumar). Lucky is a US-based software professional, and is a teetotaler, always abiding by the pressure and demands of his parents, so much to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss California (film)
''Miss California'' is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Kodlu Ramakrishna and starring newcomers Jahnavi, Diganth, and Soumya. The film's storyline is based on C. N. Muktha's novel "Megha Mandara". Cast *Jahnavi as Janu *Diganth as Diganth *Soumya as Soumya * Sarath Babu as Prasad * Geetha as Shakuntala *Dattanna * Jayanthi * Swastik Shankar Production The film was shot in Bangalore, California and Tirthahalli. The film is produced by NRIs. Ths songs were shot in places such as the Golden Gate Bridge and Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is conside .... Reception R. G. Vijayasarathy of '' Rediff.com'' gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "Despite the minor flaws though, Miss California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lifeu Ishtene
''Lifeu Ishtene'' () is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language black comedy film written and directed by Pawan Kumar. It stars Diganth, Sindhu Lokanath and Samyukta Hornad in the lead roles. Sathish Ninasam, Achyuth Kumar and Veena Sundar feature in supporting roles. The plot revolves around the adult life of a carefree youngster, who falls in love easily with multiple women, and observes the consequences, "realizing the meaning of life" and that it comes a "full circle". The title of the film was taken from a track of the 2010 Kannada film ''Pancharangi''. The film score and soundtrack was composed by Mano Murthy, with lyrics for the tracks penned by Yogaraj Bhat, Jayant Kaikini and Pawan Kumar. The cinematography was done by Sugnaan, and was edited by Sanath and Suresh. The film was released on 9 September 2011 to critical acclaim. Following a nine-week run at theatres, it emerged as a commercial success, and was declared one of the best Kannada films of 2011. Having been nominated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy New Year (2017 Film)
''Happy New Year'' is a 2017 Indian Kannada anthology film directed by Pannaga Bharana, produced by Vanaja Patil under the banner Soumya Films to be released on May 5, 2017. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of B. C. Patil, Saikumar, Rajshri Ponnappa, Vijaya Raghavendra, Diganth, Dhananjay, Sudharani, Shruthi Hariharan, Sonu Gowda, Margarita and Srushti Patil in the lead roles. Music is composed by Raghu Dixit and art direction done by Esmile for the film. Stunt sequences are choreographed by Thriller Manju. The principal photography commenced on 22 August 2016 and the film was released on 5 May 2017. Synopsis The movie revolves around five stories interwoven. Raghavendra ( Vijaya Raghavendra) is a police constable who is struggling to make time with daughter Pranathi and wife Suma (Sonu Gowda).He is unhappy with his job. Harsha (Diganth) is a IT professional goes for a vacation and that is when he falls in love with Vismaya who is a ardent believer of scien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manasaare
''Manasaare'' is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language romantic psychological film directed by Yogaraj Bhat. It stars Diganth and Aindrita Ray in the lead roles. The film soundtrack and score was composed by Mano Murthy with lyrics by Yogaraj Bhat and veteran lyricist Jayant Kaikini. Plot Manohara "Manu" (Diganth) is an orphaned, unemployed young man, who is often looked down on upon by his family. However, his uncle (Achyuth Kumar) is the only exception. His friend Satish (Sathish Ninasam) is a neighbour and cable operator, whose love for one of their neighhour - Bhamini, is unrequited. Bhamini marries a software engineer, and at the wedding reception, tells Manu that she loves him, but couldn't live with him (given his status). She also asks him to do something with his life, and not throw it away by spending his time criticizing the people around him. Meanwhile, Satish takes note of the "gulf" between Bhamini's new husband and himself, and decides to prove himself that he is indeed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedding Pullav
''Wedding Pullav'' () is an Indian romantic comedy film, directed by Binod Pradhan and produced by Shashi Ranjan and Anu Ranjan. The film stars debutants Kannada actor Diganth, Anushka Ranjan, Sonnalli Seygall and Karan V. Grover in lead roles. The film was released on 16 October 2015 to negative reviews. Plot Wedding Pullav shows the story of two best friends, Aditya a.k.a. Adi and Anushka who are in love but are unaware of it. When Anushka is invited to attend Adi's wedding, this love confusion further increases. On one hand, Adi is jealous with Anushka's boyfriend while on the other side Anushka does not like Adi's marriage to another girl whom she initially praises. The story then moves to a stage where they know their feelings but not sure what to do next. Cast * Diganth Manchale as Aditya (Adi) * Anushka Ranjan as Anushka * Sonnalli Seygall as Rhea * Karan V. Grover as Jay * Rishi Kapoor as Luv Kapoor * Satish Kaushik as Adi's father * Upasana Singh as Adi's mother * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katheyondu Shuruvagide
''Katheyondu Shuruvagide'' (transl. A Story has blossomed) is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Senna Hegde and starring Diganth and Pooja Devariya (in her Kannada debut). Plot Tarun runs a resort on the coastal part of Karnataka, which has a small staff consisting of receptionist Swarna, attendant Pedro, and cook Kutty. This beautiful resort is on the verge of closure for lack of guests and because of some fake negative reviews. The staff prepares for the arrive of a couple, Tanya Mehra and Akash Mehra. Tarun goes to the airport to receive the guests but sees only Tanya. While travelling to the resort, Tarun asks Tanya about her husband, and she says he has died. Tanya tells Tarun to keep it secret. Pedro has a feelings for receptionist Swarna, but Swarna's marriage is being fixed with a man working in Dubai. Tarun is being guided by an elderly couple, Shashank Murthy and Radha Murthy. This couple has a special loving bond between them, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chowka
''Chowka'' is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Tharun Sudhir, making his debut, and produced by Dwarakish, marking his 50th production film. It features an ensemble cast of Vijay Raghavendra, Prem Kumar, Diganth, Prajwal Devaraj, Chikkanna, Aindrita Ray, Priyamani, Bhavana and Deepa Sannidhi. In the first of its kind, the film boasts of employing five music directors, five lyricists, cinematographers, five art directors and five dialogue writers. The film was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada at the 65th Filmfare Awards South. Plot 1986 (Bangalore): Hakki Gopala is accused of murdering his gangster mentor Jayaraj's rival Sathyaraj and an SI, who were actually murdered by Jayaraj. 1995 (Mysore): Krishna Rao, who is blamed for the murder of his pregnant friend Maria, who was actually murdered by his insane neighbour. 2000 (Mangalore): Surya Shetty, who is dragged in a false murder case which arises political tension. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award is and award presented annually by the '' Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the Kannada film industry. Although the awards for Kannada films started in 1970, awards for the best supporting actor category started only in 2007. At the 54th Filmfare Awards South ceremony held in 2007, Rangayana Raghu was the first winner of this award for his role in ''Cyanide''. Since its inception, the award has been given to eight actors. Achyuth Kumar Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. Born in the town of Belur, in the district of Hassan and brought up in Tiptur. He graduated in bachelor of commerce from the Kalpatharu First Grade College, which was ... has received the most awards in this category with three awards. Superlatives Winners a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |