List of Yakshagana artists

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.

Main article: Yakshagana

Background Singers or Bhagawataru

Tenkutittu

Ira Gopalakrishna Bhagavatar, Balipa Narayana Bhagavatha,[1] Puttige Raghurama Holla, Puttige Ramakrishna Jois, Damodara Mandechcha, Nalluru Mariyappa Achar, Agari Srinivasa Bhagavatha, Agari Raghurama Bhagavatha, Kadathoka Manjunatha Bhagavatha,[2] Padyana Ganapathi Bhat,[3] Padyana Govinda Bhatt, Shiribagilu 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, Hosamoole Ganesha Bhat, Smt. Leelavathi Baipadithaya (The First lady singer in Yakshagana [Tenkutittu]), Bottikere Purushothama Poonja, Andala Deviprasad Shetty, Ravichandra Kannadikatte, Praphullachandra Nelyadi, Pattla Satish Shetty, Sathyanaryana Punichittaya, Bondel Satish Shetty,shrinivas ballamanja, Ramesh Bhat Putturu, Prithviraj Kavattar, Subraya Sampaje and οthers. Bhavyashree Kulkunda, Kavyashree Nayak, Amrutha Adiga are some well known lady singers in Tenku School of Yakshagana. Herenjalu Gopal ganiga is one of the famous yakshagana singer.

Badagutittu

Kadatoka Manjunath Bhagavata, Kadatoka Krishna Bhagavatharu, Nebbooru Narayana Hegde,Airody Govindappa Hosthota Manjunath Bhat (Famous yakshagana poet also), Naranappa Uppoor GR Kalinga Navada,Shankar Balkudru, Marvante Narasimha Das, Marvante Srinivas Das, Subramanya Dhareshwara, K P Hegade Golagodu, Heranjal Gopala Ganiga, Raghavendra Maiyya, H Suresh Shetty, Vidhwan Ganapathi Bhat, Gopal Bhat, Jogi, Nelluru Narayana, Kolagi Keshava Hegde, Kolagi Madhava Bhat, Narayana Shabaraya, Jansale Raghavendra Achar, A T Yajneshwara Ambaragodlu, 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 , Anantha Padmanabha Phatak, Anant Hegde Dntalike, Raveendra Bhat Achave, Anand Ankola.shivashankar bhat matvane,Sadashiva Amin Kokkarne

Background instrumentalists

Badagutittu

Maddale : Hiriyadka Gopala Rao,[4] Sunil Bhandary, Durgappa Gudigar,[5] Shankar Bhagavata Yellapura, Kinner Narayan Hegde, Anantha Padmanabha Phatak, Narasimha Hegde handramane, Sudhakara Heggodu. Chande: shri Krishna yaji idagunji Ramkrishna Mandarti . Ganesh bhat honnekudige

Tenkutittu

Kudrekudlu Ram Bhat, Nidle Narasimha Bhat, Divana Bhim Bhat, Adur Krishna, Kasaragod Venkataramana, Chipparu Krishnayya Ballal, Bandedka Sunder Rao, Kadaba Narayana Acharya, Chandrashekhara Acharya Guruvayanakere, Mambady Subrahmanya Bhat, divana Shankara Bhat ,Padyana Shankaranarayana Bhat, Padyana Jayaram Bhat, Padmanabha Upadhyaya, Delanthamajalu Subrahmanya Bhat, Adur Ganesh Rao, Subrahmanya Shastri, Kadaba Vinaya Acharya, Chandrashekhara Acharya Guruvayanakere, Chaithanya Krishna Padyana, Mayur Naiga, Subrahmanya Chitrapura and οthers. Many young female artists like Apoorva Surathakal, Divyashree Nayak are also emerging.

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,Rama Nairy Brahmavara,Mantap prabhakar upadya,Thandimane shripad Bhat,Airody Govindappa, Gopal Achari thirthahalli, Vidyadhar Rao Jalavalli, Ganapathi Naik Kumta, Shankar Hegde Nilkod, Kolali Krishna Shetty, Prakash Kiradi, Totimane ganapathi hegde.Beleyuru Sanjaya, Yelaguppa Subrahmanya Hegde , Balkur Krishnayaji, Nagara Jagannatha Shetty.

Thenkutittu

D.Manohar Kumar,Kuriya Vithala Shastry,Sheni Gopalakrishna Bhat,[2][8], Soorikumeru Govinda Bhat, Alike Ramayya Rai, Puttur Sridhara Bhandari, Puttur Narayana Hegde, Madhur Ganapathy Rao, Ujre Ishwara Bhat, Bannada Malinga, Padre Chandu, Chandragiri Ambu, Kolyur Ramachandra Rao, Pathala Venkataramana Bhat, Kumble Sundara Rao,[9] Siddakatte Chennappa Shetty, Gerukatte Gangayya Shetty, Peruvaayi Narayana Shetty, Permude jayaprakash Shetty, Pundarikaksha Uoadhyaya, Sunnambala Vishweshwara Bhat, Shivarama Jogi, Sampaaje Sheenappa Rai, M K Ramesh Acharya, Tharanatha Vorkady,Bheem bhat ummettuguli,Kasaragod Subraya holla, Jagadhabhirama Padubidre

References
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  3. "Many shows linked up for Yakshothsava in Mangalore". The Hindu. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
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  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.
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