Mudradi, whose original name was Keshav Shettigar, was a versatile artiste who displayed his skill in all areas of Yakshagana.
Ambatanaya Mudradi. (Supplied)
Eminent Yakshagana artist and writer Ambatanaya Mudradi died at his residence in Mudradi of Karkala taluk in Udupi district of Karnataka on Tuesday, 21 February, after a brief illness, family sources said.
He was 88. Ambatanaya Mudradi is survived by wife, three sons and five daughters.
Mudradi, whose original name was Keshav Shettigar, was a versatile artiste who displayed his skill in all areas of Yakshagana.
He was a prasanga kartha, talamaddale arthadhari and veshadhari in Yakshagana.
He was also a Talamaddale ‘arthadari’ (orator or interpreter), and Harikathe story-teller.
At the recently held state-level Yakshagana Sammelana in Udupi, his work, Yakshagana and Harikathe: A Comparative Study was published.
Mudradi has won several honours, including Rajyotsava and Parthi Suba awards. He had also served as the president of the Udupi District Kannada Sahitya Parishad.
Mudradi worked as a primary school teacher for 36 years and retired in 1993.
Yakshagana is a folk art that originated and is performed in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Shimoga and western parts of Chikmagalur districts of Karnataka and in the Kasaragod district of Kerala.
It combines dance, music, dialogue, costume, make-up, and stage techniques with a unique style and form. It is said to be evolved from pre-classical music and theatre during the period of the Bhakti movement.
(With PTI inputs)
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