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K. V. Ramesh is an Indian puppeteer, specialising in performances based on Yakshagana art. He most often performs in the
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. He leads the Yakshagana puppet troupe Shri Gopalakrishna Yakshagana Gombeyata Sangha, based out of
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Career

K. V. Ramesh learned Yakshagana puppetry from his father, K. Venkatakrishnaiah. His family has performed Yakshagana puppetry for generations. He is a graduate of Calicut University, and gives performances in the
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languages. Besides performing, Ramesh also creates puppets. His performance are based on ''thenkuthittu'' style Yakshagana . His Shri Gopalakrishna Yakshagana Gombeyata troupe, has given such performances since 1981. It is the only troupe that performs Yakshagana puppetry in the ''thenkuthittu'' style; the only other troupe, based in
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, performs in the ''badaguthittu'' style. It is said that there were 20 or 30 such puppetry troupes in the first half of 20th century. Ramesh and his troupe has given performances in places as varied as
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Awards

* Best Traditional Puppet Performance Award (2010) by the World Association of Puppeteers (Prague) * Rajyotsava Award


See also

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Kogga Devanna Kamath Kogga Devanna Kamath (27 November 1921 – 27 August 2003) was an Indian artist who specialised in Yakshagana puppetry. Early life and education Kogga Devanna Kamath was born on 27 November 1921 He learned the art of puppetry from his father, De ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramesh, K. V. Indian puppeteers Living people University of Calicut alumni Yakshagana Year of birth missing (living people) People from Kasaragod district Artists from Kerala Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2010