[2] Diganth received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada nomination for his portrayal in Manasaare (2009), Pancharangi (2010) and Katheyondu Shuruvagide (2018).

Diganth made his lead debut in the film Miss California,[6] but he gained fame for his supporting roles in Mungaru Male and Gaalipata.

The reviewer for Cinema Express felt that his character "embodies both positive and negative shades" and that his "convincing portrayal and ample screen time allow him to make the most of this opportunity, eliciting both appreciation and laughter."

[23] In the comedy film, Bachelor Party, his first release of 2024, Diganth played a software engineer, whose personal life is miserable.

Film Companion wrote that "Diganth brings his signature, doe-eyed innocence to the character who is never happy in life... and even in anger, no one can take him seriously" and added that "... he does his best with the material.

"[24] In another comedy, Marigold, he plays a habitual thief that hatches a plan along with his gang to steal gold biscuits from the police, who have acquired them using their ill-gotten money, in the backdrop of the 2016 demonetisation of banknotes.

[28] After 10 years of courtship, Diganth and Ray got married on 12 December 2018, in a traditional Bengali wedding ceremony, at Nandi Hills, Karnataka.