Gangavva

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Gangavva
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Gangavva in 2019
Personal information
Born
Milkuri Gangavva

1961or1962(age 62–63) [1]
Polasa, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India [2]
Occupations
Website gangavva.com
YouTube information
Channels My Village Show
LocationIndia
Years active2016–present
Genres
  • comedy
  • series
Subscribers3.09 million
Views1.033 billion
Network YouTube
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 8 December 2024

Milkuri Gangavva is an Indian YouTuber, comedian and actress. She used to work as a farm-worker before becoming popular on YouTube. [1] [3] Gangavva is known for her diction of Telangana dialect of Telugu language. [4] In 2020, she entered the Telugu reality TV show Bigg Boss 4 as one of the 19 contestants. [5]

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Early life

Gangavva hails from Lambadipally village of Telangana state's Jagitial district. No record exists of her birth date. [6] Gangavva received no formal education as she dropped out during her first grade. [7] She was married off when she was five. Gangavva had four children, three daughters and a son, including a daughter who died. [8]

Career

Gangavva used to work in agriculture fields and rolled cigarettes before venturing into YouTube in 2016. [6] [9] She was approached by son-in-law Srikanth Sriram to feature in his channel My Village Show which focuses village culture and rural life of Telangana. She started off with guest appearances before acting full-time from 2017. [6] Gangavva's comedic roles in the series gained her wide recognition. [10]

Gangavva's unique diction of Telangana's dialect made her popular among the Telugu people. [9] In 2019, Gangavva made her Telugu cinema debut with Mallesham and later that year she also appeared in iSmart Shankar . [6]

In 2020, on the occasion of International Women's Day, Gangavva received Women Achiever Award from Tamilisai Soundararajan, Governor of Telangana. [11]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleRef.
2019 Mallesham Home owner [12]
iSmart Shankar [13]
2021 SR Kalyanamandapam Neighbour
Raja Raja Chora Anjamma
Love Story Gangavva [14]
2022 Godfather Kanthamma [15]
2023 Intinti Ramayanam [16]
2024 Kismat Saravva
Swag
2025 Game Changer Villager
Takita Tadimi Tandana [17]

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkRef.
2020 Sixth Sense Contestant Star Maa Season 3 [18]
Bigg Boss 4 [19]
2021 Sixth Sense ContestantSeason 4
2023–present Save the Tigers Poshavva Disney+ Hotstar
2024 Bigg Boss 8 Contestant Star Maa

References

  1. 1 2 Borah, Prabalika M. (17 June 2019). "Meet Gangavva, the 57-year-old star of 'My Village Show' on YouTube". The Hindu . ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Gangavva (8 September 2020). #BiggBossTelugu4 contestant #Gangavva special AV (Television production) (in Telugu). Star Maa.
  3. ↑ "From farm to films: Meet Telangana's internet star Gangavva". Femina . 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "దేశ యూట్యూబ్ సంచ‌ల‌నంగా మారిన గంగ‌వ్వ‌" [Gangavva is the nation's YouTube sensation]. Namasthe Telangana (in Telugu). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4 Launch LIVE UPDATES: 16 contestants enter Nagarjuna's show". The Indian Express. 6 September 2020. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Cairns, Rebecca (20 August 2020). "This grandmother is India's latest YouTube star". CNN . Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "స్టార్‌... స్టార్‌... విలేజ్‌ స్టార్‌" [Star... Star...Village star]. Sakshi (in Telugu). 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  8. ↑ Sangam, Sowmya (5 November 2019). "Meet Telangana's 57-year-old YouTuber Gangavva". Telangana Today . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  9. 1 2 Teja, Charan (23 July 2019). "From paddy fields to Tollywood: Meet Gangavva, Telangana's 60-yr-old YouTube sensation". The News Minute . Archived from the original on 27 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Parasa, Rajeswari (13 November 2021). "Rama Prabha to Gangavva: The versatile women comedians of Telugu cinema". The News Minute .
  11. ↑ "Hyderabad: Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan presents awards to women achievers". The Hans India . 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  12. ↑ Kavirayani, Suresh (23 June 2019). "Malleshammovie review: Mallesham is here to inspire!". Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "iSmart Shankar movie review highlights: Puri Jagannadh and Ram Pothineni's film is mass at its peak - Times of India". The Times of India . 18 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  14. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (24 September 2021). "'Love Story' movie review: Sense and sensibility". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  15. ↑ Telugu, NT News (4 October 2021). "Gangavva: చిరంజీవికి తల్లిగా గంగవ్వ.. ఏ చిత్రంలోనో తెలుసా?". Namasthe Telangana (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  16. ↑ Ltd, Arha Media & Broadcasting Pvt (30 April 2018), Watch Intinti Ramayanam (Telugu) Full Movie Online - Download Now, archived from the original on 27 March 2024, retrieved 24 March 2024
  17. ↑ "Takita Tadimi Tandana: సినిమాటోగ్రఫీ మంత్రి కోమటిరెడ్డి చేతులు మీదుగా 'తకిట తదిమి తందాన' మూవీ ఫస్ట్ లుక్ విడుదల." Zee News Telugu (in Telugu). 10 February 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  18. ↑ "Sixth Sense - Watch Episode 18 - YouTube Stars on the Show on Hotstar". Hotstar. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  19. ↑ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Gangavva: From paddy fields to BB house, all you need to know about this 58-year-old social media influencer - Times of India". The Times of India . 6 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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