Kogga Devanna Kamath (27 November 1921 – 27 August 2003) was an Indian artist who specialised in Yakshagana puppetry.
[2] Kogga Kamath had determined to give up the art due to lack of patronage but was encouraged to continue by Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay and K. Sanjeeva Prabhu.
His family members supported his effort and he received further encouragement from Shivarama Karanth, a writer, art promoter and researcher in Yakshagana.
[2] in Uppinakudru, an island village located in Kundapura taluk, Udupi District, Karnataka, India.
I hope to learn from such a great Artist and Guru as Sri Kogga Kamath.-Prof. Melvin Helstien, Department of Theatre Arts, University of California [2]Bhaskara Devanna Kamath, son of Kogga Devanna Kamath, learned the art from his father[9] and regularly gives performances.