Honnavar: Senior Yakshagana Artiste Jalavalli Venkatesh Rao passed away at a private hospital in Sirsi yesterday.
He was 86 and leaves behind his wife, a daughter and three sons including Yakshagana artiste Vidyadhara Jalavalli.
Hailing from Jalavalli in Honnavar taluk in Uttara Kannada district, Venkatesh Rao was a Yakshagana exponent in both Badaguthittu and Thenkuthittu styles.
He donned the role of leading characters at the Saligrama Mela for over 20 years. He was a recipient of Rajyotsava award and many more. He was a contemporary of late Chittani Ramachandra Hegde.
The body is kept at his home in Jalavalli for public to pay their last respects to be followed by last rites.
This post was published on March 6, 2019 6:13 pm