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Time of India
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Yakshagana artiste passes away
Mangaluru: Mundaje Sadashiva Shetty, a Yakshagana performer from the Thenku Thittu tradition, passed away late on Saturday due to a heart attack. He was 67. Shetty was a performer with the Kateel Sri Durgaparameshwari Prasadita Yakshagana Mandali (Kateel Mela) for the past 20 years and served as the manager of one of its troupes. After receiving training at the Dharmasthala Yakshagana Centre, he spent the first ten years performing with the Dharmasthala troupe. Later, he performed with the Kadri, Kumble, Bappanadu, Madhur, and Sasihithlu troupes. For the last twenty years, he was with the Kateel troupe, dedicating a total of five and a half decades to the art. He served as a director for two decades at the Kateel Mela. He skillfully portrayed all kinds of mythological roles, earning the love of art enthusiasts. His body was kept for public view at Mallikatte ground, and the last rites were performed at Kadri Rudrabhumi. He left behind a wife, two sons, and a daughter.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Yakshagana artiste Sadashiva Shetty Mundaje passed away
, Senior Yakshangana artiste Sadashiva Shetty Mundaje, 67, passed away in his house following cardiac arrest on Saturday, June 7, night. A versatile artiste, Mr. Mundaje played variety of roles in Kannada and Tulu Yakshaganas of Dharmastala, Karnataka and Sasihitlu Yakshagana Melas (troupes). He played roles in 'Raja' ,'Pundu', and 'Natakiya' 'veshas'. He was part of the Kateel Mela for the last two decades wherein he also discharged the role of manager of the third Mela of the Kateel Mela. Mr. Mundaje recently discharged to his house after angioplasty. Many people visited Kadri Mallikatte ground on Sunday to pay homage to his body. Last rites was performed at the burial ground in Kadri on Sunday, June 8.
