 He was the Bhagavata in Uppoor's troupe from 1971 to 1976 and in 1977 he joined the Vijayashree Yakshagana Mela (Shri Ananthapadmanabha Mela) of Perdoor and became popular.From 1978, after he joined Saligrama Mela (Shri Guruprasaditha Yakshagana Mandali), his success continued until 1990.Navada died aged 32 in a road mishap near Udupi.