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- 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.
