Complex sentence: He entered the theatre in 1920 and, rigorously trained by Veeraraghava Swamy, played for the Rama Vilasa Sabha of nearby Tenali for nearly four decades (1924-60), excelling in female characterization.
Split into simpler sentences: He entered the theatre in 1920 and, rigorously trained by Veeraraghava Swamy, played for the Rama Vilasa Sabha of nearby Tenali. For nearly four decades (1924-60), he excelled in female characterization.