List of Yakshagana artists

Keremane Shivarama Hegde in Vesha Copy Rights: Sri Idagunji Mahaganapati Yakshagana Mandali Keremane (R).
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Over the centuries, hundreds of Yakshagana artists have performed this semi-classical art form and some of the artists gained star value in coastal areas of Karnataka, India.

Background Singers or Bhagawataru

Tenkutittu

Balipa Narayana Bhagavatha[1] (Sr), Puttige Ramakrishna Jois, Balipa Narayana Bhagavatha (Jr), Damodara Mandechcha, Nalluru Mariyappa Achar, Agari Srinivasa Bhagavatha, Agari Raghurama Bhagavatha, Kadathoka Manjunatha Bhagavatha,[2] Padyana Ganapathi Bhat,[3] Padyana Govinda Bhatt, Puttige Raghurama Holla, Siribagilu Ramakrishna Mayya, Tenkabail Thirumaleshwara Shastry, Kuriya Ganapathi Shastry, Maindappa Rai, Dinesh Ammannaya, Polya Laxminarayana Shetty, Balipa Prasada Bhagavatha, Balipa Gopalakrishna Bhagavatha, Balipa Shivashankara Bhagavatha, Kubanuru Sridhara Rao, Raghavendra Mayya, Hosamoole Ganesha Bhat, Smt. Leelavathi Baipadithaya (The only lady singer in Yakshagana [Tenkutittu]), Bottikere Purushothama Poonja, Andala Deviprasad Shetty, Ravichandra Kannadikatte, Praphullachandra Nelyadi, Pattla Satish Shetty, Bondel Satish Shetty,shrinivas ballamanja and οthers. Herenjalu Gopal ganiga is one of the famous yakshagana singer.

Badagutittu

Kadatoka Manjunath Bhagavata, Kadatoka Krishna Bhagavatharu, Nebbooru Narayana Hegde, Hosthota Manjunath Bhat (Famous yakshagana poet also), Naranappa Uppoor GR Kalinga Navada, Subramanya Dhareshwara, K P Hegade Golagodu, Heranjal Gopala Ganiga, H Suresh Shetty, Vidhwan Ganapathi Bhat, Gopal Bhat, Jogi, Raghavendra Maiya, Raghavendra Achari, Nelluru Narayana, Kolagi Keshava Hegde, Kolagi Madhava Bhat, Narayana Shabaraya, A T Yejneshwara Sagara, Vishweshwara Somayaji, Maravanthe Narasimha Das Bhagavath, Maravanthe Shrinivasa Das Bhagavath, Marvi Vadiraja Hebbar, Sarveshvar Hegde Murooru, Shankar Bhat Brahmooru, Ramkrishna Hegde Hilluru, Prasanna Bhat Bhalkala, Kappekere Subraya Bhagavat, Ira Gopala Krishna Bhagavata , Parameshwar Hegde Iynabail,Prasanna Bhat Balkal , Anant Hegde Dntalike, Raveendra Bhat Achave, Anand Ankola.

Background instrumentalists

Badagutittu

Maddale : Hiriyadka Gopala Rao,[4] Durgappa Gudigar,[5] Shankar Bhagavata Yellapura, Chande: Ramkrishna Mandarti

Tenkutittu

Kudrekudlu Ram Bhat, Nidle Narasimha Bhat, Divana Bhim Bhat, Adur Krishna, Kasaragod Venkataramana, Chipparu Krishnayya Ballal, Bandedka Sunder Rao, Kadaba Narayana Achari, Mambady Subrahmanya Bhat, Padyana Shankaranarayana Bhat, Padyana Jayaram Bhat, Padmanabha Upadhyaya, Delanthamajalu Subrahmanya Bhat, Adur Ganesh Rao, Subrahmanya Shastri, Chaithanya Krishna Padyana and οthers.

Dancers

Badagutittu

Keremane Shivarama Hegde, Chittani Ramachandra Hegde,[6] Vandaru Basava, Keremane Mahabala Hegde, Keremane Shambhu Hegde, Shankaranarayana Samaga, Jayrama Shetty Hallady, Keremane Shivanand Hegde, Kodadakuli Ramachandra Hegde[7] H. Kusta Ganiga,[4] Veerabhadra Nayak,[4]Govind Naik Konalli,[4] Mohan Naik Kujalli,[4] Srinivasa Nayak[4] Sakkattu Lakshminarayana[4]Mahadev hegde kappekere. Anant hegde kolagi, Bhaskar joshi shiralagi, Gode narayan hegde,Mantap prabhakar upadya.

Thenkutittu

Sheni Gopalakrishna Bhat,[2][8] Kumble Sundar Rao,[9] Siddakatte Chennappa Shetty, Tharanatha Vorkady

References

  1. ↑ "Committee to name building after Yakshagana singer Balipa". The Hindu. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Yakshagana artist Manjunath Bhagavath to be conferred Sheni Award". 2 September 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Many shows linked up for Yakshothsava in Mangalore". The Hindu. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bush Ashton, Martha (1977). Yakshagana. New Delhi: Abhinav publications. p. dedication, acknowledgement page. ISBN 9788170170471.
  5. ↑ "Maddale maestro dead". The Hindu. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "'Padma Shri is an honour for Yakshagana'". The Hindu. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Ramachandra Hegde to play Krishna for first time". The Hindu. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Yakshagana veterans Sheni, Keremane remembered". Deccan Herald. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Kumble Sundar Rao to be felicitated". The Hindu. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
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