{{short description|Indian YouTuber}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{infobox YouTube personality | logo = | logo_caption = | image = Gangavva M.jpg | image_caption = Gangavva in 2019 | birth_name = Milkuri Gangavva | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|57|2019|06|27}}<ref name="Hindu" /> | birth_place = Polasa, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Gangavva|date=8 September 2020|title=#BiggBossTelugu4 contestant #Gangavva special AV|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDbL1IWcpmE&t=7s|medium=Television production|lang=te|publisher=Star Maa}}</ref> | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = {{hlist|YouTuber|Comedian|Actress}} | pseudonym = | youtube_handle = myvillageshow | youtube_display_name = My Village Show
| youtube_years_active = | youtube_genre = {{hlist|Comedy|vlogs|entertainment}} | youtube_subscribers = 3.14 million<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | youtube_views = 1.08 billion<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | stats_update = 10 January 2026 }} '''Milkuri Gangavva''' is an Indian YouTuber, comedian and actress. She used to work as a farm-worker before becoming popular on YouTube.<ref name="Hindu">{{Cite news|last=Borah|first=Prabalika M.|date=2019-06-17|title=Meet Gangavva, the 57-year-old star of 'My Village Show' on YouTube|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/swapping-the-field/article27999646.ece|access-date=2020-08-26|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=9 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909221647/https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/swapping-the-field/article27999646.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=25 July 2019|title=From farm to films: Meet Telangana's internet star Gangavva|url=https://www.femina.in/trending/achievers/from-farm-to-films-meet-telanganas-internet-star-gangavva-129927.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804213114/https://www.femina.in/trending/achievers/from-farm-to-films-meet-telanganas-internet-star-gangavva-129927.html|archive-date=4 August 2019|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Femina|language=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Gangavva is known for her diction of Telangana dialect of Telugu language.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-08-19|title=దేశ యూట్యూబ్ సంచలనంగా మారిన గంగవ్వ|trans-title=Gangavva is the nation's YouTube sensation|url=https://www.ntnews.com/telangana/how-gangavva-became-a-youtube-sensation-in-india-70364|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Namasthe Telangana|language=te}}</ref> In 2020, she entered the Telugu reality TV show ''Bigg Boss 4'' as one of the 19 contestants.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-06|title=Bigg Boss Telugu 4 Launch LIVE UPDATES: 16 contestants enter Nagarjuna's show|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/bigg-boss-telugu-4-launch-live-updates-6585420/|access-date=2020-09-06|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=6 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906154056/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/bigg-boss-telugu-4-launch-live-updates-6585420/|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Early life == Gangavva hails from Lambadipally village of Telangana state's Jagitial district. No record exists of her birth date.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Cairns|first=Rebecca|date=20 August 2020|title=This grandmother is India's latest YouTube star|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/19/asia/india-youtube-star-gangavva-spc-intl/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824075028/https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/19/asia/india-youtube-star-gangavva-spc-intl/index.html|archive-date=24 August 2020|access-date=2020-08-26|website=CNN|url-status=live}}</ref> Gangavva received no formal education as she dropped out during her first grade.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-03-10|title=స్టార్... స్టార్... విలేజ్ స్టార్|trans-title=Star... Star...Village star|url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/family/special-story-about-youtube-star-gangavva-1269443|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406163745/https://www.sakshi.com/news/family/special-story-about-youtube-star-gangavva-1269443|archive-date=6 April 2023|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Sakshi|language=te|url-status=live}}</ref> She was married off when she was five. Gangavva had four children, three daughters and a son, including a daughter who died.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sangam|first=Sowmya|date=5 Nov 2019|title=Meet Telangana's 57-year-old YouTuber Gangavva|url=https://telanganatoday.com/meet-telanganas-57-year-old-youtuber-gangavva|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career == Gangavva used to work in agriculture fields and rolled cigarettes before venturing into YouTube in 2016.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Teja|first=Charan|date=23 July 2019|title=From paddy fields to Tollywood: Meet Gangavva, Telangana's 60-yr-old YouTube sensation|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/paddy-fields-tollywood-meet-gangavva-telanganas-60-yr-old-youtube-sensation-105952|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527223956/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/paddy-fields-tollywood-meet-gangavva-telanganas-60-yr-old-youtube-sensation-105952|archive-date=27 May 2020|access-date=|website=The News Minute|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /> Gangavva's comedic roles in the series gained her wide recognition.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Parasa|first=Rajeswari|date=2021-11-13|title=Rama Prabha to Gangavva: The versatile women comedians of Telugu cinema|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rama-prabha-gangavva-versatile-women-comedians-telugu-cinema-157566|website=The News Minute}}</ref>
Gangavva's unique diction of Telangana's dialect made her popular among the Telugu people.<ref name=":1" /> In 2019, Gangavva made her Telugu cinema debut with ''Mallesham'' and later that year she also appeared in ''iSmart Shankar''.<ref name=":0" />
In 2020, on the occasion of International Women's Day, Gangavva received Women Achiever Award from Tamilisai Soundararajan, Governor of Telangana.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-03-05|title=Hyderabad: Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan presents awards to women achievers|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/hyderabad-governor-tamilisai-soundararajan-presents-awards-to-women-achievers-609726|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406163825/https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/hyderabad-governor-tamilisai-soundararajan-presents-awards-to-women-achievers-609726|archive-date=6 April 2023|access-date=2020-08-26|website=The Hans India|language=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Films === {{Pending films key}} {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | rowspan="2" |2019 |''Mallesham'' |Home owner |<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kavirayani|first=Suresh|date=2019-06-23|title=Malleshammovie review: Mallesham is here to inspire!|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/230619/malleshammovie-review-mallesham-is-here-to-inspire.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705122356/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/230619/malleshammovie-review-mallesham-is-here-to-inspire.html|archive-date=5 July 2019|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |''iSmart Shankar'' | |<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=18 July 2019|title=iSmart Shankar movie review highlights: Puri Jagannadh and Ram Pothineni's film is mass at its peak - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/ismart-shankar-movie-review-highlights-puri-jagannadh-and-ram-pothinenis-film-is-mass-at-its-peak/articleshow/70272550.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730164837/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/ismart-shankar-movie-review-highlights-puri-jagannadh-and-ram-pothinenis-film-is-mass-at-its-peak/articleshow/70272550.cms|archive-date=30 July 2019|access-date=2020-08-26|website=The Times of India|language=en|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" |2021 |''SR Kalyanamandapam'' |Neighbour | |- |''Raja Raja Chora'' |Anjamma | |- |''Love Story'' |Gangavva |<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2021-09-24|title='Love Story' movie review: Sense and sensibility|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/love-story-movie-review-sense-and-sensibility/article36646903.ece|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=25 September 2021|access-date=25 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925073440/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/love-story-movie-review-sense-and-sensibility/article36646903.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2" |2022 |''Godfather'' |Kanthamma |<ref>{{cite news |title=Gangavva: చిరంజీవికి తల్లిగా గంగవ్వ.. ఏ చిత్రంలోనో తెలుసా? |url=https://www.ntnews.com/cinema/gangavva-to-act-in-chiru-movie-235391/ |website=Namasthe Telangana |date=4 October 2021 |language=te |last1=Telugu |first1=NT News |archive-date=27 March 2022 |access-date=4 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327062038/https://www.ntnews.com/cinema/gangavva-to-act-in-chiru-movie-235391/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |''First Day First Show'' |Gangavva | |- |2023 |''Intinti Ramayanam'' | |<ref>{{Citation |last=Ltd |first=Arha Media & Broadcasting Pvt |title=Watch Intinti Ramayanam (Telugu) Full Movie Online - Download Now |date=2018-04-30 |url=https://www.aha.video/movie/intinti-ramayanam |access-date=2024-03-24 |language=en |archive-date=27 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327011130/https://www.aha.video/movie/intinti-ramayanam |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2024 || ''Kismat'' || Saravva|| |- |''Swag'' | | |- | rowspan="2" |2025 |''Game Changer'' |Villager | |- |''Takita Tadimi Tandana'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-10 |title=Takita Tadimi Tandana: సినిమాటోగ్రఫీ మంత్రి కోమటిరెడ్డి చేతులు మీదుగా ‘తకిట తదిమి తందాన’ మూవీ ఫస్ట్ లుక్ విడుదల.. |url=https://zeenews.india.com/telugu/no-rev/content-is-the-key-for-any-film-takita-tadimi-tandana-movie-first-look-poster-revealed-by-telangana-cinematography-minister-komatireddy-venkat-reddy-ta-203787 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Zee News Telugu |language=te}}</ref> |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Network !{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | rowspan="2" |2020 |''Sixth Sense'' | rowspan="2" |Contestant | rowspan="3" |Star Maa |Season 3<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 January 2020 |title=Sixth Sense - Watch Episode 18 - YouTube Stars on the Show on Hotstar |url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/sixth-sense/17018/youtube-stars-on-the-show/1100032817 |access-date=22 October 2023 |website=Hotstar |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- |''Bigg Boss 4'' |<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=6 September 2020|title=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|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/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/articleshow/77965236.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924054629/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/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/articleshow/77965236.cms|archive-date=24 September 2020|access-date=7 September 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |2021 |''Sixth Sense'' |Contestant |Season 4 |- |2023{{Ndash}}present |''Save the Tigers'' |Poshavva |Disney+ Hotstar | |- |2024 |''Bigg Boss 8'' |Contestant |Star Maa | |}
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