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.
Bigg Boss Kannada | |
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Season 8 | |
Presented by | Sudeep |
No. of days | 71 |
No. of housemates | 20 |
Winner | Season discontinued |
Runner-up | Season discontinued |
Country of origin | India |
No. of episodes | 120 |
Release | |
Original network | Colors Kannada Voot Select |
Original release | 28 February – 8 May 2021 |
Season chronology |
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]
Housemate Status
S.no. | Housemate | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
1 | Aravind | Day 1 | Day 71 | Sent Home |
2 | Chakravarthy | Day 31 | Day 71 | Sent Home |
3 | Divya S | Day 1 | Day 71 | Sent Home |
4 | Manju | Day 1 | Day 71 | Sent Home |
5 | Nidhi | Day 1 | Day 71 | Sent Home |
6 | Prashanth | Day 1 | Day 71 | Sent Home |
7 | Priyanka | Day 38 | Day 71 | Sent Home |
8 | Raghu | Day 1 | Day 71 | Sent Home |
9 | Shamanth | Day 1 | Day 71 | Sent Home |
10 | Shubha | Day 1 | Day 71 | Sent Home |
11 | Vaishnavi | Day 1 | Day 71 | Sent Home |
12 | Divya U | Day 1 | Day 68 | Walked |
13 | Rajeev | Day 1 | Day 56 | Evicted |
14 | Vishwanath | Day 1 | Day 49 | Evicted |
15 | Vyjayanthi | Day 38 | Day 42 | Walked |
16 | Shankar | 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 |
Second Innings
Bigg Boss Kannada | |
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Season 8 | |
Presented by | Sudeep |
No. of days | 47 |
No. of housemates | 12 |
Winner | Manju Pavagada |
Runner-up | Aravind KP |
Country of origin | India |
No. of episodes | 120 |
Release | |
Original network | Colors Kannada Voot Select |
Original release | 23 June – 8 August 2021 |
Season chronology |
Bigg Boss Second Innings is continuation of Bigg Boss 8 Kannada , 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
S.no. | Housemate | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
1 | Manju | Day 72 | Day 119 | Winner |
2 | Aravind | Day 72 | Day 119 | 1st Runner-Up |
3 | Divya U | Day 72 | Day 119 | 2nd Runner-Up |
4 | Vaishnavi | Day 72 | Day 118 | 3rd Runner-Up |
5 | Prashanth | Day 72 | Day 118 | 4th Runner-Up |
6 | Divya S | Day 72 | Day 115 | Evicted |
7 | Shamanth | Day 72 | Day 112 | Evicted |
8 | Shubha | Day 72 | Day 111 | Evicted |
9 | Chakravarthy | Day 72 | Day 107 | Evicted |
10 | Priyanka | Day 72 | Day 98 | Evicted |
11 | Raghu | Day 72 | Day 91 | Evicted |
12 | Nidhi | Day 72 | Day 84 | Evicted |
Telecast
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.
Production
Delay
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
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
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
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
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
Nomination table
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Show on halt
Day 71;
(From 9 May
to 23 June)Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17
GRAND FINALE WEEKDay 113 Day 115 Nominees for
House CaptaincyShamanth
Nidhi
Dhanushree
Shubha
NirmalaNone Chandrakala
Divya U
Geetha
Manju
Raghu
Rajeev
Shankar
Shubha
Vaish
VishwanathAravind
Divya S
Divya U
VishwanathAravind
Divya U
Manju
Nidhi
Prashanth
Shankar
VishwanathManju
Nidhi
Prashanth
Raghu
Shubha
VaishnaviAravind
Nidhi
PrashanthAravind
Divya S
NidhiRajeev
Manju
Prashanth
RaghuAravind
Chakravarthy
ManjuNidhi
Prashanth
ShubhaAravind
Divya U
Manju
Priyanka
Raghu
ShamanthAravind
Divya U
Prashanth
Chakravarthy
Shamanth
VaishanaviAravind
Divya S
Manju
Shamanth
VaishnaviChakravarty
Divya S
Divya U
Manju
ShamanthAravind
Divya U
Manju
Shamanth
VaishnaviNo Captain House
CaptainShamanth Shamanth Rajeev Aravind Vishwanath Manju Prashanth Aravind Raghu Chakravarthy Prashanth Manju Divya U Aravind Divya S Divya U Captain's
NominationShankar
(to save)Shubha
(to evict)Shankar
(to save)No
NominationsDivya S
(to save)Rajeev
(to evict)Divya U
(to evict)Rajeev
(to evict)Shubha
(to evict)No
NominationsNone Shubha
(to save)None Manju
(to save)None Vote to: Evict None Evict None Evict Manju Rajeev
AravindDivya U
RajeevAravind
ShamanthNo
NominationsAravind
VaishnaviHouse
CaptainChakravarthy
AravindRaghu
Divya UPrashanth
AravindNo
NominationsSent Home
(Day 71)Prashanth
ChakravarthyHouse Captain Nominated Saved
Aravind
VaishnaviSaved
Nominated Winner
(Day 119)Aravind Shankar
Divya UNirmala
ShankarDivya S
ShankarHouse
CaptainPrashanth
ShubhaDivya S
ShubhaManju
ShubhaHouse
CaptainManju
ChakravarthyNo
NominationsSent Home
(Day 71)Divya S
ManjuNominated House
CaptainManju
PrashanthSaved
Nominated 1st Runner-up
(Day 119)Divya U Shankar
ManjuNidhi
NirmalaDivya S
ShankarNo
NominationsShankar
NidhiShamanth
PrashanthChakravarthy
RaghuManju
Divya SManju
ChakravarthyNo
NominationsWalked
(Day 68)Divya S
ManjuHouse
CaptainSaved
Manju
PrashanthHouse
CaptainNominated 2nd Runner-up
(Day 119)Vaishnavi Shankar
DhanushreeDivya S
NirmalaGeetha
ShamanthNo
NominationsShankar
PrashanthShamanth
PrashanthVishwanath
ChakravarthyManju
Divya SPrashanth
ChakravarthyNo
NominationsSent Home
(Day 71)Chakravarthy
ManjuNominated Nominated Manju
ShamanthSaved Nominated 3rd Runner up
(Day 118)Prashanth Manju
ShankarDivya S
NirmalaNidhi
ShamanthNo
NominationsShankar
AravindAravind
ShamanthHouse
CaptainManju
Divya SManju
Divya UNo
NominationsSent Home
(Day 71)House Captain Nidhi
RaghuNominated Nominated Divya U
ShubhaNominated Nominated 4th Runner up
(Day 118)Divya S Shankar
NidhiChandrakala
GeethaNidhi
ShamanthNo
NominationsShamanth
NidhiPrashanth
ShamanthRajeev
VishwanathPrashanth
RaghuPrashanth
ShamanthNo
NominationsSent Home
(Day 71)Chakravarthy
PrashanthNominated Saved
House
CaptainNominated Nominated Evicted
(Day 115)Shamanth House
CaptainDivya U
VishwanathNo
NominationsShankar
Divya SAravind
Divya SRajeev
VishwanathDivya S
RajeevManju
ShubhaNo
NominationsSent Home
(Day 71)Manju
RaghuNominated Saved
Divya U
ShubhaNominated Evicted
(Day 112)Shubha Manju
ShankarNidhi
NirmalaNidhi
ShamanthNo
NominationsShankar
ShamanthAravind
ShamanthVishwanath
ChakravarthyPrashanth
ShamanthPrashanth
ChakravarthyNo
NominationsSent Home
(Day 71)Chakravarthy
PrashanthSaved Nominated Prashanth
ShamanthNominated Evicted
(Day 112)Chakaravarthy Not in House Divya S
ShamanthRajeev
VaishnaviManju
VaishnaviManju
NidhiHouse
CaptainSent Home
(Day 71)Divya S
RaghuNominated Saved
Shamanth
ShubhaNominated Evicted
(Day 107)Priyanka Not in House Vishwanath
NidhiPrashanth
VaishnaviManju
AravindNo
NominationsSent Home
(Day 71)Nidhi
RaghuNominated Nominated Evicted
(Day 98)Raghu Shankar
ManjuPrashanth
VishwanathGeetha
ShamanthNo
NominationsShamanth
ManjuShamanth
AravindVishwanath
ChakravarthyDivya S
PriyankaHouse
CaptainNo
NominationsSent Home
(Day 71)Prashanth
ChakravarthyNominated Evicted
(Day 91)Nidhi Shankar
ManjuDivya S
PrashanthDivya U
VishwanathNo
NominationsShankar
Divya SAravind
RaghuAravind
Divya SPrashanth
ChakravarthyPrashanth
ChakravarthyNo
NominationsSent Home
(Day 71)Prashanth
PriyankaEvicted
(Day 84)Rajeev Dhanushree
ManjuGeetha
NirmalaHouse
CaptainNo
NominationsDivya S
Divya UShamanth
PrashanthManju
Divya UManju
Divya SEvicted
(Day 56)Evicted in First Innings
(Day 56)Vishwanath Shankar
DhanushreeNirmala
PrashantNidhi
ShamanthNo
NominationsHouse
CaptainSubha
RajeevManju
Divya SEvicted
(Day 49)Evicted in First Innings
(Day 49)Vyjayanthi Not in House Walked
(Day 42)Walked in First Innings
(Day 42)Shankar Dhanushree
GeethaDivya S
PrashanthNidhi
RaghuNo
NominationsPrashanth
ShubhaEvicted
(Day 35)Evicted in First Innings
(Day 35)Chandrakala Shankar
NidhiDivya S
VishwanathNidhi
RaghuNo
NominationsEvicted
(Day 28)Evicted in First Innings
(Day 28)Geetha Shankar
PrashanthNirmala
PrashanthAravind
ShamanthEvicted
(Day 21)Evicted in First Innings
(Day 21)Nirmala Prashanth
DhanushreeChandrakala
GeethaEvicted
(Day 14)Evicted in First Innings
(Day 14)Dhanushree Nidhi
ShankarEvicted
(Day 7)Evicted in First Innings
(Day 7)Notes Against
Public
VoteDhanushree
Nirmala
Raghu
Shubha
VishwanathChandrakala
Divya S
Geetha
Nidhi
Nirmala
Prashanth
Shubha
VishwanathAravind
Divya S
Divya U
Geetha
Nidhi
Prashanth
Raghu
Shamanth
VishwanathChandrakala
Divya S
Divya U
Manju
Nidhi
Prashanth
Raghu
Rajeev
Shamanth
Shankar
Shubha
Vaishnavi
VishwanathAravind
Nidhi
Prashanth
Shankar
Shamanth
ShubhaAravind
Divya S
Nidhi
Prashanth
Rajeev
Shamanth
ShubhaAravind
Chakravarthy
Divya S
Divya U
Manju
Rajeev
Shamanth
VishwanathDivya S
Manju
Prashanth
Raghu
Rajeev
VaishnaviAravind
Chakravarty
Divya S
Manju
Prashanth
PriyankaAravind
Divya S
Manju
Prashanth
PriyankaNone Prashanth
Chakravarthy
Raghu
Manju
Divya S
Nidhi
PriyankaAravind
Chakravarthy
Divya S
Manju
Prashanth
Priyanka
Raghu
Shamanth
VaishnaviPrashanth
Priyanka
Shubha
VaishnaviChakravarthy
Divya U
Prashanth
Shamanth
ShubhaChakravarthy
Divya U
Prashanth
Shamanth
ShubhaAravind
Divya S
Divya U
Manju
Prashanth
VaishnaviAravind
Divya U
Manju
Prashanth
VaishnaviWalked None Vyjayanthi None Divya U None Evicted Dhanushree Nirmala Geetha Chandrakala Shankar None Vishwanath Rajeev No
EvictionNo
EvictionNidhi Raghu Priyanka No
EvictionChakravarthy Shubha Divya S Prashanth Vaishnavi Divya U Aravind Manju Shamanth
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