Yakshagana artiste Sundar Rao dies

Yakshagana artiste Sundar Rao dies

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Category : Obituaries Published on: December 02 2022

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  • Well-known Yakshagana and Talamaddale artiste and former MLA Kumble Sundar Rao passed away in the wee hours of Wednesday. 
  • He was 88.
  • Rao was an exponent of Thenkuthittu style of Yakshagana and the MLA serving Surathkal (present Mangalore City North) constituency from 1994 to 1999.
  • Sundar Rao had served as president of Karnataka State Yakshagana Academy.
  • Yakshagaana is a traditional theatre, developed in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Shimoga and western parts of Chikmagalur districts, in the state of Karnataka and in Kasaragod district in Kerala that combines dance, music, dialogue, costume, make-up, and stage techniques with a unique style and form.
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