How to make an AI avatar video of yourself, step by step in Telugu

Step 1: Check that Avatar is available on your account, then start in Flow

Go to flow.google.com on a computer and sign in. Official help says the Avatar feature is not available in the EEA, the UK, or Switzerland, and that users outside those regions can use it.

India is not in that exclusion list, and Flow itself is listed as available in India, but features can still differ by account — if you do not see Create avatar, follow Google’s avatar help page and use only what your account offers. You can start on a computer, but you need a phone or tablet to finish the setup.

• Open Google Flow (flow.google.com)

Step 2: Create your official Flow avatar (this is your likeness, not a made-up character)

In Flow, at the top right, open your profile picture or initial and choose Create avatar, then Get started. Scan the QR code with your phone or tablet and follow the on-screen instructions. Google’s mobile help page describes a short audio recitation for voice verification and capturing your facial angles.

After Google verifies the likeness, finish the flow (Done, in the current help article). Take this step slowly. A rushed or poorly lit capture is harder to use later.

Step 3: Write the script as short Telugu lines, one sentence per clip

Avatars handle short lines better than long paragraphs. Aim for one sentence that you can say in a few seconds. If a line is too long, the clip may rush, repeat words, or stay silent.

You can write the spoken line in Telugu script or in English letters (Tinglish), and keep everyday English words such as “reels” or “video” in English if that is how you would actually say them. This is a practical writing tip, not a Google rule — always play the clip back.

Clip 1: "Shoot cheyyakunda video ela chestaro telusa?"
Clip 2: "Ee video lo nenu camera mundu ledu. Idi naa AI avatar."
Clip 3: "Mee first clip kuda ila try cheyyochu."

Step 4: Prompt each clip with @me, the setting, the camera, and the exact line

Open a project, type @me in the prompt box, and describe how your avatar should be used. Say the line should be spoken exactly once. Then Generate, using the video preferences your account shows.

@me sitting at a clean desk in a quiet home office, soft window light from the left, medium close-up, camera still at eye level. Looks at the camera and says in Telugu, exactly once: "Shoot cheyyakunda video ela chestaro telusa?" Natural expression, a small hand gesture. No on-screen text, no subtitles.

Step 5: Check every clip before you edit

Confirm the face still looks like you, the line is said once and is understandable, the clothes and background match the other clips, and there is no long silent gap at the start or end.

If the face is wrong, recapture is better than hoping the next prompt will fix a weak avatar. If the line repeats, shorten it and keep “exactly once” in the prompt.

Step 6: Edit the clips into one short video

Put the clips in order, trim the pauses, and add captions in your editor — do not ask Flow to write text on the screen. Export in 9:16 for Reels or Shorts, or 16:9 if that is the frame you chose. Many people trim a little off the start and end of each take so the speech feels natural.

Step 7: Be careful with sharing and with other people’s faces

Official help says your avatar data cannot be shared through Flow tools or public project links. Do not build an avatar from someone else’s photos or voice.

If you publish the video, be honest with viewers that it is AI-made when that is the fair thing to do; some creators say so in the first line, which also explains why they are not on a camera.

Step 8: If Create avatar is missing, you can still use a Character made from your own photos — but that is a different feature

Official Characters let you upload or generate one or two appearance images, name the character, add a voice, and call it with @Name. That can be a fallback when Avatar is not offered, and it is the right tool for a consistent person who is not you.

It is not the same as the official @me Avatar, which is built from the verified capture above. If you use Characters instead, use only your own photos, and still review every clip.

Optional helper: draft the prompt in the free Google Flow prompt generator, then paste it into Flow and attach @me or your character name.

• Open the free Google Flow prompt generator
• Character steps: Google Flow for Telugu beginners

Official Google Flow help

Menus and names can change. These are Google’s own help pages for the features used in this guide.

• Create and use your avatar
• Create videos in Google Flow
• Manage projects, assets and collections (Characters)
• Where you can use Google Flow

Frequently asked questions