Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series)

Bigg Boss (or colloquially Bigg Boss Telugu) is the Telugu language version of the reality TV series Bigg Boss, which itself is an adaptation of the Dutch series Big Brother. It airs on Star Maa and streams on digital platform Hotstar.[1]

Bigg Boss
Show's the third season logo with host Akkineni Nagarjuna.
Presented bysee below
Voices ofRadha Krishna
Country of originIndia
Original language(s)Telugu
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes290 (as of 3 November 2019)
Production
Production location(s)Lonavala (1)
Hyderabad (2, 3)
Camera setupMulti-Camera
Running time90 minutes (approx.)
Production company(s)Endemol India
Release
Original networkStar Maa
Original release16 July 2017 (2017-07-16) –
03 November 2019
Chronology
Related showsBigg Boss
External links
Website

Season 1 was hosted by Jr NTR premiered on 16 July 2017. Season 2 was hosted by Nani premiered on 10 June 2018 with a caption "Edaina Jaragochu". Season 3 was hosted by Akkineni Nagarjuna and premiered on 21 July 2019. Ramya Krishnan was the guest host for Week 6, in Season 3 because of the main host Akkineni Nagarjuna was outside India on the occasion of his 60th birthday celebration in Spain.

Overview

Bigg Boss Telugu is a reality show based on the Hindi show Bigg Boss which too was based on the original Dutch Big Brother format developed by John de Mol. A number of contestants (known as "housemates") live in a purpose-built house and are isolated from the rest of the world. Each week, housemates nominate two of their fellow housemates for eviction, and the housemates who receives the most nominations would face a public vote. Eventually, one housemate would leave after being "evicted" from the House. In the final week, there were five housemates remaining, and the public voted for who they wanted to win. Unlike other versions of Big Brother, the Indian version uses celebrities as housemates, not members of the general public.

Rules

While all the rules have never been told to the audience, the most prominent ones are clearly seen. The inmates are not permitted to talk in any other language except Telugu.

They always have to wear the lapel. They cannot leave the House premises at any time unless they are evicted or decided by Big Boss. They can not discuss the nomination process with anyone. They are not allowed to sleep without the permission of Bigg Boss.

House

The house for season one was set up at Lonavala.[2] For season two and three, the house was set up in Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad.[3] The house for seasons two and three each had a jail.

Seasons details
Season Host House Location Date Days Cameras Housemates Prize money TRP Ratings Winner Runner-up
Launch Finale Launch Finale
1 Jr NTR Lonavala 16 July 2017 24 September 2017 70 60 16 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) 16.18 TVR[4] 14.13 TVR[5] Siva Balaji[6] Aadarsh Balakrishna[6]
2 Nani Hyderabad 10 June 2018 30 September 2018 112 96 18 15.05 TVR[7] 14.7 TVR Kaushal Manda[8] Geetha Madhuri[8]
3 Akkineni Nagarjuna
Ramya Krishnan		 21 July 2019 3 November 2019 105 60 17 17.92 TVR[9] 18.29 TVR[5] Rahul Sipligunj[10]
 Sreemukhi[10]
4 Akkineni Nagarjuna August 2020 November 2020 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA N/A N/A
     Highest viewing figures.:      2nd Highest viewing figures.:      Lowest viewing figures.:      Male Winners.:      Female Winners.

Broadcast

Bigg Boss Telugu is aired on Star Maa and also available on Hotstar.Every day episode contain the main happenings of the previous day. Every Sunday episode mainly focuses on an interview of evicted contestant by the host.The unseen episode will be available on Hotstar

Season Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1-2 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm
3 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm (Week 1-14); 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm (Week 15)

Housemate Pattern
Clique Season 1 Season 2 Season 3
Film Actor/Actress Aadarsh Balakrishna Amit Tiwari Ali Reza
Archana Bhanu Sree Hema
Dhanraj Himaja
Siva Balaji Kaushal Manda Mahesh Vitta
Sameer Hasan Kireeti Damaraju Punarnavi Bhupalam
Jyothi Tejaswi Madivada Ravi Krishna
Mumaith Khan
Hari Teja Nandini Rai (Wild Card) Rohini
Diksha Panth (Wild Card)
Prince Cecil Samrat Reddy Varun Sandesh
Navdeep (Wild Card) Pooja Ramachandran (Wild Card) Vithika Sheru
Sampoornesh Babu Tanish
TV Anchor Kathi Karthika Deepthi Nallamuthu Jaffar Babu
Siva Jyothi
Syamala Sreemukhi
Shilpa Chakravarthy (Wild Card)
Singer Madhu Priya Geetha Madhuri Rahul Sipligunj
Kalpana Raghavendar Roll Rida
Film Critic/ Humanist Mahesh Kathi Babu Gogineni Tamanna Simhadhri (Wild Card)
Choreographer None None Baba Bhaskar
Social Media Stars None Deepthi Sunaina Ashu Reddy
Commoner None Ganesh None
Sanjana Anne
Nutan Naidu
Winner Siva Balaji Kaushal Manda Rahul Sipligunj
Runner Up Aadarsh Balakrishna Geetha Madhuri Sreemukhi

Guest Appearance
Week(s) Season 1 Season 2 Season 3
Week 1 None None None
|Week 2 None Srinivasa Reddy Ram Pothineni
Vennela Kishore Nidhhi Agerwal
Week 3 Rana Daggubati None Vennela Kishore
Week 4 None Sai Dharam Tej None
Anupama Parameswaran
Week 5 Taapsee Pannu None None
Week 6 Vijay Deverakonda Pradeep Machiraju Ramya Krishnan
Lakshmi Manchu
Week 7 Suma Kanakala None Nani
Sachiin J. Joshi
Week 8 Allari Naresh Kamal Haasan P. V. Sindhu
Pooja Kumar
Ghibran Pullela Gopichand
Shamdat Sainudeen
Week 9 All housemates family members None All housemates family members
Sunil
Kalyan Ram
Raashi Khanna Varun Tej
Nivetha Thomas
Jr NTR
Week 10 Rama Krishna Acharya Vijay Deverakonda None
All evicted housemates Parasuram
Devi Sri Prasad
Week 11 None Anasuya Bharadwaj None
Taapsee Pannu
Aadhi Pinisetty
Ritika Singh
Nani
Week 12 None None Akkineni Nagarjuna
Week 13 None Goutham All housemates family members
Chandini Noel Sean
Allari Naresh Anchor Ravi
Sunil
Week 14 None All housemates family members Vijay Deverakonda
Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam
Abhinav Gomatam
Naveen George Thomas
Week 15 None Akkineni Nagarjuna Suma Kanakala
Subhash
Phani Kumar
All evicted housemates
Rashmika Mandanna Raashi Khanna
Maruthi Dasari
Srikanth
Catherine Tresa
Aakanksha Singh Anjali
Nidhhi Agerwal
Anurag Kulkarni
Chiranjeevi
Week 16 None Sudheer Babu None
Nabha Natesh
Vangaveeti Sonthosh
All evicted housmates
Venkatesh Daggubati

Presenters for Trophy
Season Presented By Finale Date Prize Money Winner
1 Jr NTR 24 September 2017 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) Siva Balaji
2 Venkatesh Daggubati 30 September 2018 Kaushal Manda
3 Chiranjeevi 3 November 2019 Rahul Sipligunj

Reception

The season 1 opened with 16.18 TVR becoming the most watched Telugu television programme.[11]

The grand finale of season 3 of duration four and half hours scored 18.29 TVR being the highest ever rating achieved by the Bigg Boss Indian franchise. The last hour of telecast, featuring Chiranjeevi as chief guest, alone garnered 22.4 TVR.[5]

It is regarded as the most expensive Telugu television show.[12]

References
  1. "Star Maa to launch Telugu version of 'Bigg Boss'". BizAsia.
  2. "Tollywood drug case: Mumaith Khan leaves Bigg Boss Telugu house in Lonavala". Hindustan Times.
  3. "Bigg Boss Telugu 3: From launch date to probable contestants, all you need to know about the upcoming season". The Times of India.
  4. "Jr NTR's Bigg Boss Telugu tops TRP charts making Star Maa No. 1 Telugu TV channel". International Business Times.
  5. "Bigg Boss Telugu 3 grand finale TRPs: Chirnajeevi-Nag beats NTR and Nani's record". International Business Times.
  6. "Bigg Boss Telugu Winner: Siva Balaji is declared the winner and Adarsh the runner-up". The Times of India.
  7. "Bigg Boss Telugu 2 viewership report: Nani fails to beat Jr NTR's TRP record". International Business Times.
  8. "Bigg Boss Telugu 2 Winner: Kaushal Manda wins the trophy". The Times of India.
  9. "Nagarjuna Akkineni's Bigg Boss Telugu season 3 off to a good start; scores better than the first season hosted by Jr NTR". The Times of India.
  10. "Bigg Boss Telugu 3 winner: Singer-songwriter-musician Rahul Sipligunj wins the trophy". The Times of India.
  11. "Bigg Boss Tamil and Telugu top the charts". The Times of India.
  12. "Junior NTR's Bigg Boss Is The 'Most Expensive' Telugu Show. Details Here". NDTV. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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