But this tech-centric, rags-to-riches story isn't quite the same, because Gangavva Milkuri is not your typical YouTube star. She's the star of My Village Show , a YouTube channel with 1.5 million subscribers -- and counting. A team of nine, including writers, editors and camerapeople, create comedic sketches about village culture and rural family life. Gangavva Milkuri (center) with producer Srikanth Sriram (left) and actor Raj Kadire (right) filming for their YouTube channel My Village Show. Gangavva, popularly known by her first name, says she had no idea what YouTube was before Sriram started the show.

Source: CNN August 19, 2020 05:48 UTC