Gangavathi Pranesh

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| birth_place = Gangavathi, Karnataka, India

| occupation = Stand-up comedian, motivational speaker and writer

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Gangavathi Pranesh (born 8 September 1960), also known as Gangavathi Beechi and Junior Beechi, is an Indian humorist and orator who performs in the Kannada language, often sharing his life experiences through his humorous speeches.

Career

He has appeared on the Kannada-language talk show Harate, (ಹರಟೆ) which airs on Udaya TV, and also in various Kannada-language television reality shows, including Guest Speaker.

Pranesh has won around thirty awards and been honoured by hundreds of organizations.

His speeches are mainly based on humour and contains social awareness. Pranesh has been praised by audiences and critics alike for his unique style and content, inspired by the Kannada-language humorist Beechi.

He has appeared in several Kannada-language television programs as a guest speaker.{{cite news|title=Indian medicine systems need to be popularised|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/indian-medicine-systems-need-to-be-popularised/article5148672.ece|accessdate=5 October 2013|date=20 September 2013|location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu}} Pranesh appeared on the talk show Weekend with Ramesh, season 3. He has been a judge on television reality shows, including Comedy Kiladigalu and Kannadada Kanmani.

Pranesh is very popular among Kannadigas and has traveled to over eleven countries, including the United States, Australia, Dubai, Singapore, and England to entertain abroad. He has also given around 3,500 programs in 400 places in the State of Karnataka.

=Acting=

Pranesh made his acting debut in the 2008 Kannada-language film Mussanjemaatu, starring Sudeep and Ramya.

=Humour festivals=

Pranesh, along with other comedians including Basvaraj Mahamani, Narshimha Joshi, started giving stand-up comedy performances, which came to be known as Hasya Utsava, Hasya Sanje or Humour Festival in Karnataka.{{cite news|title=Some laughter, some drama|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/some-laughter-some-drama/article4096601.ece|accessdate=5 October 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 November 2012|location=Chennai, India}}

=Writing=

He has written over five books, including Nagisuvavana Novugalu, Vaghbanagalu, Pranesh Payana, Pranesh Punch and Nakkava Geddava. Pranesh writes for a column in the Kannada-language newspaper Vishwavani every Wednesday.