Bigg Boss Kannada season 8
The eighth season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television game show Bigg Boss premiered on 28 February 2021.[1] It is produced by Endemol Shine India under the control of Banijay and broadcast on Colors Kannada with Kiccha Sudeepa as the host.
The season was suspended on 8 May 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last episode was aired after a show run for 71 days and later it continued from 23 June 2021 onwards.[2][3]
Since the show was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic on day 71 and the day 72 resumed from 23 June 2021 onwards with a new title called Bigg Boss Second Innings and twelve non evicted contestants have entered the house to compete till the finale of the 8th season.[4] [5][6]
Housemate status
[edit]| Sr | Housemate | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manju | Day 1 | Day 120 | winner |
| 2 | Arvind | Day 1 | Day 120 | 1st runner-up |
| 3 | Divya U | Day 1 | Day 65 | Walked |
| Day 72 | Day 120 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 4 | Vaishnavi | Day 1 | Day 119 | 3rd runner-up |
| 5 | Prasanth | Day 1 | Day 119 | 4th runner-up |
| 6 | Divya S | Day 1 | Day 116 | Evicted |
| 7 | Shamanth | Day 1 | Day 42 | Evicted |
| Day 42 | Day 112 | Evicted | ||
| 8 | Subha | Day 1 | Day 112 | Evicted |
| 9 | Chakravarthy | Day 30 | Day 106 | Evicted |
| 10 | Priyanka | Day 38 | Day 98 | Evicted |
| 11 | Raghu | Day 1 | Day 91 | Evicted |
| 12 | Nidhi | Day 1 | Day 84 | Evicted |
| 13 | Rajeev | Day 1 | Day 56 | Evicted |
| 14 | Vishwanath | Day 1 | Day 49 | Evicted |
| 15 | Vyjayanthi | Day 38 | Day 42 | Walked |
| 16 | Ashwath | Day 1 | Day 35 | Evicted |
| 17 | Chandrakala | Day 1 | Day 28 | Evicted |
| 18 | Geetha | Day 1 | Day 21 | Evicted |
| 19 | Nirmala | Day 1 | Day 14 | Evicted |
| 20 | Dhanushree | Day 1 | Day 7 | Evicted |
Telecast
[edit]Bigg Boss Kannada Season 8 is telecasted everyday on Colors Kannada. On the digital platform, Voot owns the show. It contains:
- Main Episode (The main episode that is telecasted on Colors Kannada)
- TV Ginta Modalu (Main Episode telecast before the airing on TV, only on Voot Select)
- 24/7 Live Channel (Live telecast from Bigg Boss house, on weekdays, only on Voot Select)
- Unseen Kathegalu (Unseen Clips, only on Voot Select)
- Extra Masala (Extra Clips)
- Bigg Inn (Entry Interview)
- Bigg Bang (Exit Interview)
- Voot Weekly (Best Compilations)
- Voot Fryday (Special Friday Tasks)
- Voot Video Vichara (Audience can share their views about the contestants through a video)
- Voting
The show is most viewed on the digital platform rather than the TV platform which includes double viewership than that of the TV platform.[citation needed]
Production
[edit]Delay
[edit]The show was going on air from October, but the eight season get delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and on 15 February 2021 the channel confirmed that the show is going to launch on 28 February 2021.[7]
House
[edit]The Bigg Boss house is built in Innovative Film City at Bidadi, Bengaluru. While the show is returning to Kannada television after a gap of an year, new norms and changes have been taken as part of safety precautions due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
Contestants
[edit]The show is sticking to the original format of the reality programme and it will only have celebrities who will be entering the house as contestants due to it is taking place amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the makers have taken all necessary precautions to ensure a COVID-free environment for everyone involved in the production.[9][10]
Format
[edit]The show follows selected contestants who are isolated from the outside world for 106 days (or 15 weeks) in a custom-built house. The housemates are dictated by an omnipresent entity named Bigg Boss. Each week, one or more of the housemates are evicted by a public vote. The last week, the housemate who gets the most votes, wins the game.
Housemates
[edit]The participants of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 8 are as follows:
- Dhanushree – Social media personality
- Shubha Poonja – Film Actress
- Shankar Ashwath – Veteran Actor
- Vishwanath Haveri – Singer
- Vaishnavi Gowda – Serial Actress
- Aravind KP - biker
- Nidhi Subbaiah – Film Actress
- Shamanth Gowda – Social media personality
- Geetha Bharathi Bhat – Serial actress
- Manju Pavagada – Comedian
- Nirmala Chennappa – Actress & Director
- Raghu Gowda – Youtuber
- Divya Suresh – Actress and Model
- Divya Uruduga – Actress
- Chandrakala Mohan – Serial Actress
- Prashanth Sambargi – Businessman & Activist
- Rajeev Hanu – Actor & Cricketer
- Wildcard entrants
- Chakravarthy Chandrachud - Journalist, Writer and Director
- Vyjayanthi Adiga - Actress
- Priyanka Thimmesh - Film actress
Nominations table
[edit]
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Second Innings Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Finale level of bigg boss Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 week 19 Week 20 (Grand#finale#week) Nominees for House Captaincy Nominees for house captaincy Nominees for House Captaincy No Captain House
CaptainHouse captain House Captain Captain's
NominationCaptain's nomination Captain's Nomination Gold Star winner/s Golden star Power astra winner MAYA Power astra winner LOSLIYA No power astra winner Vote to: Evict None Evict None Vote to: Evict Nominnees Money eviction Finale nomination WIN Mahath Mahath Archana kavin Mahath Mahath Vijay Nominated Rejected the eviction Nominated Winner
(Day 119)Vijay Vijay Ramya Nominated Rejected the eviction Nominated 1st runner-up
(Day 119)Ramya Ramya Shivin Nominated Nominated 2nd runner-up
(Day 119)Shivin Shivin Kathiravan Nominated Nominated 3rd runner-up
(Day 118)Kathiravan Kathiravan Snehan Nominated Nominated 4th runner-up
(Day 118)Snehan Aishwarya Nominated Evicted
(Day 115)Aishwarya Jithan Nominated Evicted
(Day 112)Jithan Vijayalakshmi Nominated Evicted
(Day 112)Vijayalakshmi Losliya Nominated Evicted
(Day 107)Losliya Moved to third level Evicted
(Day 98)Maya Moved to second Level Evicted
(Day 91)Som Evicted
(Day 84)Aajeedh Evicted
(Day 56)Evicted
(Day 56)Ciby Evicted
(Day 49)Evicted
(Day 49)Aarav Walked
(Day 42)Walked
(Day 42)Tharshan Evicted
(Day 35)Evicted
(Day 35)Pradeep Evicted
(Day 28)Evicted
(Day 28)Abhinay Evicted
(Day 21)Evicted
(Day 21)Dhanalakshmi Evicted
(Day 14)Evicted
(Day 14)Archana Nominated Evicted
(Day 7)Archana Evicted
(Day 7)Notes Notes Against
Public
VoteArchana Dhanalakshmi Against
Public
VoteMahath vijay Ramya shivin kathiravan Re-entered None Re-entered Walked None Walked None Evicted Archana Dhanalakshmi Kathiravab shivin Ramya Vijay Mahath
References
[edit]- ^ "Bigg Boss Kannada 8 premiere: Kiccha Sudeep welcomes 17 contestants on the show". India Today. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Kannada Season 8 cancelled due to raging Covid-19 pandemic". The Indian Express. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Sudeep's Bigg Boss Kannada 8 'second innings' to begin this week". Indian Express. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Sudeep's Bigg Boss Kannada 8 'second innings' to begin this week". Indian Express. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Kannada 8 version 2.0 to resume this month, Sudeep to return as its host". The Indian Express. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Kannada 8 to resume after lockdown; second innings' premiere date announced - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Kannada season 8 to premiere on February 21? - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Kannada 8: From quarantine process to fumigation of BB house: Changes to expect in the new season - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Kannada 8: Here's what you need to know about the upcoming season". The Times of India. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Kannada Season Eight Will Also Feature Social Media Personalities: Report". News18. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.