Gangavathi Pranesh

Gangavathi Pranesh

Gangavathi Pranesh
Born Gangavathi, Karnataka

'Gangavathi Pranesh, also called Gangavathi Beechi,ಬೀchi and Junior Beechi is an artist from Gangavathi, Karnataka, India who is a stand-up comedian who primarily performs in Kannada, often sharing his life experiences through his humorous speeches and performances. He is very popular among Kannada speaking population and has travelled to countries such as USA, Australia, Dubai to give lectures on humour. He hails from the Uttara Karnataka region of the Indian state of Karnataka, speaking in the local dialect, which differed from that spoken in the southern regions of Karnataka.

He appears in Kannada talk show Harate(ಹರಟೆ) which is aired on Udaya TV along with popular Kannada stage personalities Hiremagaluru Kannan, Richard Louis, Prof. Kirshnegowda, M S Narasimha Murthy, Dundiraj, Indumathi Hiremath, Sudha Baragooru and Mysore Anand and Sulibele Chakravarthi. He has also appeared in a few Kannada films.

Humour festivals

Gangavathi Pranesh, along with other artists, started giving stand-up comedy performances, which came to be known as Hasya Utsava or humour festival in Karnataka.[1] He is recognised as a standup comedian by The Hindu newspaper in Karnataka and is invited to several functions all over the state as a chief guest.[2] These performances, aimed at making spectators laugh are also refereed to as Hasya Mela and Gangavathi Pranesh and other personalities regularly take part in such gatherings as primary speakers.[3][4]

Pranesh has been praised by audiences and critics alike for his unique style and content, inspired by Beechi.

References

  1. ↑ "Some laughter, some drama". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "‘Indian medicine systems need to be popularised’". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Humour rules the last day". 6 February 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Hasya Mela back in Bangalore". 17 November 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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