Tala-Maddale to reverberate in UAE

The maiden Badaguthittu style of Yakshagana is all set to mark history in the UAE with the performance of major stalwarts from Poornachandra Yakshakala Prathistana, Khumbhashi, Kundapura along with guest artist. The event has materialized due to the efforts of newly formed 'Yakshakalavrunda UAE'. Padmaraj Yekkar, President of 'Yakshakalavrunda UAE' in a release said that the programme is scheduled to be held at Sheikh Rashid Auditorium, The Indian High School, Oud Metha Road, Dubai on Friday, the 1st of February, 2013 at 5 p.m.

The successful curtain raiser programme of this maiden venture was held on 11th of January, 2013 at Fortune Classic Hotel, Ghusais in a grand manner.

'Madhura Mahendra' Yakshagana story is the base for all subsequent epics like Bhagavata, Mahabharata and the great Bhagavadgeeta. The story narrates the birth of Lord Krishna and the death of Kamsa.

Eminent advocate of Karnataka, Padma Prasad Hegde will grace the occasion as chief guest. Hegde has been recently elected as the All India President of Youth for Nation (YFN) which is a non-political social service organization with the head quarters in Delhi. An ardent lover of Badaguthittu Yakshagana, Hegde has provided a very high level of support in arranging to bring the troupe to Dubai. A Yakshagana artist himself he has staged and acted in several shows during his college days.

Padma Prasad Hegde

Well known entrepreneur Praveen Shetty of Fortune Group of Hotels has wholeheartedly supported this event as the Main Sponsor. Satish Venkataramana of Chilly Willy Trading and Shivanand Hebbar of Sapil Style Scents are the co-sponsors.

Keshava Hegde Kolagi is the main Bhagavathar of this Yakshagana prasanga supported by Shankara Bhagavata Yellapura in Maddale and Laxminarayana Rao Sampa in Chende. The artists include Ramachandra Hegde Kondadhakuli, Shankara Hegde Nilkod, Nagendra Murooru, Sanjaya Beliyur, Shreedhara Hegde Chapparamane, Shekara Uppinangadi, Ganapathi Hegde Thotimane, Ashoka Bhat Siddhapura & Giridhar Nayak Mittabile.

Tickets are available at Venus Restaurant, Amba Restaurant, Swadisht Restaurant, Sangeetha Restaurant, Prince Sweets, Arab Udupi Restaurants, India House Restaurant, Rasoi Restaurant, Pingara Restaurant, Shetty Lunch Home, Woodside & Woodlands Restaurants.

For more details you may contact:

Padmaraj Yekkar - 050 3884111

K.V. Adiga - 050 4505936

R.K. Rajaram - 050 2788240

Sadan Das - 050 7576238

Sudheer Poojary - 050 6879947

Sudhakar Kharvi - 050 8802307

Satish Poojary - 050 6504507

Ravi Karkala - 050 5346240

Satish Shetty - 050 1572551

Jayantha Shetty - 050 6590986

Sudhakar Thumbe - 050 3580329

Ashok Anchan - 050 6580103

Krishnaraj Tantri - 050 6599375

Shantaram Achar - 050 6721978

Sudharshan Hegde - 050 5531192

Padmanabha Kateel - 055 8352437

Satish Hegde - 050 5186452

Prasanna Shetty - 055 4209111

Muthu Devadiga - 056 6836104

Arthur Pereira - 050 4956550

Sarvotham Shetty - 050 6125464

Prakash Rao Payyar 050 6976081

Giridhar Nayak - 050 6371009

Shodhan Prasad - 055 1239213

Naveen Sequeira - 050 7554105

Harish Kodi - 050 2404116

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