Over the centuries, hundreds of Yakshagana artists have performed this semi-classical art form and some of the artists gained star value in coastal areas of Karnataka, India.
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Tenkutittu
Balipa Narayana Bhagavatha, Puttige Raghurama Holla, Puttige Ramakrishna Jois, Damodara Mandechcha, Nalluru Mariyappa Achar, Agari Srinivasa Bhagavatha, Agari Raghurama Bhagavatha, Kadathoka Manjunatha Bhagavatha, Padyana Ganapathi Bhat, Padyana Govinda Bhatt, Puttige Raghurama Holla, Siribagilu Ramakrishna Mayya, Tenkabail Thirumaleshwara Shastry, Kuriya Ganapathi Shastry, Maindappa Rai, Dinesh Ammannaya, Polya Laxminarayana Shetty, Balipa Prasada Bhagavatha, Balipa Gopalakrishna Bhagavatha, Balipa Shivashankara Bhagavatha, Kubanuru Sridhara Rao, Hosamoole Ganesha Bhat, Smt. Leelavathi Baipadithaya (The only lady singer in Yakshagana [Tenkutittu]), Bottikere Purushothama Poonja, Andala Deviprasad Shetty, Ravichandra Kannadikatte, Praphullachandra Nelyadi, Pattla Satish Shetty, Bondel Satish Shetty,shrinivas ballamanja and οthers. Herenjalu Gopal ganiga is one of the famous yakshagana singer.
Badagutittu
Kadatoka Manjunath Bhagavata, Kadatoka Krishna Bhagavatharu, Nebbooru Narayana Hegde,Airody Govindappa Hosthota Manjunath Bhat (Famous yakshagana poet also), Naranappa Uppoor GR Kalinga Navada, Subramanya Dhareshwara, K P Hegade Golagodu, Heranjal Gopala Ganiga, Raghavendra Maiyya, H Suresh Shetty, Vidhwan Ganapathi Bhat, Gopal Bhat, Jogi, Nelluru Narayana, Kolagi Keshava Hegde, Kolagi Madhava Bhat, Narayana Shabaraya, Jansale Raghavendra Achar, A T Yejneshwara Sagara, Vishweshwara Somayaji, Maravanthe Narasimha Das Bhagavath, Maravanthe Shrinivasa Das Bhagavath, Marvi Vadiraja Hebbar, Sarveshvar Hegde Murooru, Shankar Bhat Brahmooru, Ramkrishna Hegde Hilluru, Prasanna Bhat Bhalkala, Kappekere Subraya Bhagavat, Ira Gopala Krishna Bhagavata , Parameshwar Hegde Iynabail,Prasanna Bhat Balkal , Anant Hegde Dntalike, Raveendra Bhat Achave, Anand Ankola.
Badagutittu
Maddale : Hiriyadka Gopala Rao, Sunil Bhandary, Durgappa Gudigar, Shankar Bhagavata Yellapura, Kinner Narayan Hegde Chande: Ramkrishna Mandarti
Tenkutittu
Kudrekudlu Ram Bhat, Nidle Narasimha Bhat, Divana Bhim Bhat, Adur Krishna, Kasaragod Venkataramana, Chipparu Krishnayya Ballal, Bandedka Sunder Rao, Kadaba Narayana Acharya, Mambady Subrahmanya Bhat, Padyana Shankaranarayana Bhat, Padyana Jayaram Bhat, Padmanabha Upadhyaya, Delanthamajalu Subrahmanya Bhat, Adur Ganesh Rao, Subrahmanya Shastri, Sushma Mairpady, Chaithanya Krishna Padyana and οthers.
Badagutittu
Keremane Shivarama Hegde, Chittani Ramachandra Hegde, Vandaru Basava, Keremane Mahabala Hegde, Keremane Shambhu Hegde, Shankaranarayana Samaga, Jayrama Shetty Hallady, Keremane Shivanand Hegde, Kodadakuli Ramachandra Hegde H. Kusta Ganiga, Veerabhadra Nayak, Govind Naik Konalli, Mohan Naik Kujalli, Srinivasa Nayak Sakkattu Lakshminarayana Mahadev hegde kappekere. Anant hegde kolagi, Bhaskar joshi shiralagi, Gode narayan hegde,Mantap prabhakar upadya,Thandimane shripad Bhat,Airody Govindappa Gopal Achari thirthahalli, Totimane ganapathi hegde.
Thenkutittu
Sheni Gopalakrishna Bhat, Kumble Sundar Rao, Siddakatte Chennappa Shetty, Tharanatha Vorkady