Complex sentence: He was the Bhagavata in Uppoor's troupe from 1971 to 1976 and in 1977 he joined the Vijayashree Yakshagana Mela of Perdoor and became popular.
Split into simpler sentences: He was the Bhagavat in Uppoor's troupe from 1971 to 1976 and in 1977. He joined the Vijayashree Yakshagana Mela of Perdoor and became popular.