Yakshagana artist Muliyala Bhima Bhat passes away
The Hindu
Eminent artist of the Thenku Thittu Yakshagana Muliyala Bhima Bhat passed away at Kanthavara in Karkala taluk on Tuesday morning due to age-related illness. He was 85.His father, Kechanna (Keshava) Bh
Eminent artist of the Thenku Thittu Yakshagana Muliyala Bhima Bhat passed away at Kanthavara in Karkala taluk on Tuesday morning due to age-related illness. He was 85.
His father, Kechanna (Keshava) Bhat, too was a Yakshagana artist. Bhima Bhat began his career in Yakshagana through the Dharmasthala Mela in 1951 under the tutelage of Late Kuriya Vittala Shastri.
Later, he joined the Kateel Mela in 1958 and performed the role of Devi in Devi Mahatme Prasangas. Bhima Bhat, who used to completely involve himself in the role, was fondly called “Devi Bhatru” by Yakshagana patrons and devotees of Sri Durgaparameshwari, the presiding deity of Sri Kshetra Kateel.