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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 Gangavva in 2019 | ||||||||||
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| Born | Milkuri Gangavva 1961 or 1962 (age 61–62)[1] | |||||||||
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| Website | gangavva | |||||||||
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| Channels | My Village Show | |||||||||
| Location | India | |||||||||
| Years active | 2016–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 2.98 million | |||||||||
| Total views | 957.6 million | |||||||||
| Network | YouTube | |||||||||
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Last updated: 9 May 2024 | ||||||||||
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
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 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 |
Television
| Year | Series/Show | Role | Ref. |
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| 2020 | Sixth Sense S3 | Contestant | [17] |
| Bigg Boss 4 | [18] | ||
| Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz | Guest | [19] | |
| 2021 | Sixth Sense S4 | Contestant | |
| 2023 | Save the Tigers | Poshavva |