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
Season 8
Season 8 logo
Presented bySudeep
No. of days71
No. of housemates20
WinnerSeason discontinued
Runner-upSeason discontinued
Country of originIndia
No. of episodes120
Release
Original networkColors Kannada
Voot Select
Original release28 February (2021-02-28) 
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08)
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
Season 8
Season 8 Second Innings logo
Presented bySudeep
No. of days47
No. of housemates12
WinnerManju Pavagada
Runner-upAravind KP
Country of originIndia
No. of episodes120
Release
Original networkColors Kannada
Voot Select
Original release23 June (2021-06-23) 
8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
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:

  1. Main Episode (The main episode that is telecasted on Colors Kannada)
  2. TV Ginta Modalu (Main Episode telecast before the airing on TV, only on Voot Select)
  3. 24/7 Live Channel (Live telecast from Bigg Boss house, on weekdays, only on Voot Select)
  4. Unseen Kathegalu (Unseen Clips, only on Voot Select)
  5. Extra Masala (Extra Clips)
  6. Bigg Inn (Entry Interview)
  7. Bigg Bang (Exit Interview)
  8. Voot Weekly (Best Compilations)
  9. Voot Fryday (Special Friday Tasks)
  10. Voot Video Vichara (Audience can share their views about the contestants through a video)
  11. 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

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 WEEK
Day 113 Day 115
Nominees for
House Captaincy
Shamanth
Nidhi
Dhanushree
Shubha
Nirmala
None Chandrakala
Divya U
Geetha
Manju
Raghu
Rajeev
Shankar
Shubha
Vaish
Vishwanath
Aravind
Divya S
Divya U
Vishwanath
Aravind
Divya U
Manju
Nidhi
Prashanth
Shankar
Vishwanath
Manju
Nidhi
Prashanth
Raghu
Shubha
Vaishnavi
Aravind
Nidhi
Prashanth
Aravind
Divya S
Nidhi
Rajeev
Manju
Prashanth
Raghu
Aravind
Chakravarthy
Manju
Nidhi
Prashanth
Shubha
Aravind
Divya U
Manju
Priyanka
Raghu
Shamanth
Aravind
Divya U
Prashanth
Chakravarthy
Shamanth
Vaishanavi
Aravind
Divya S
Manju
Shamanth
Vaishnavi
Chakravarty
Divya S
Divya U
Manju
Shamanth
Aravind
Divya U
Manju
Shamanth
Vaishnavi
No Captain
House
Captain
Shamanth Shamanth Rajeev Aravind Vishwanath Manju Prashanth Aravind Raghu Chakravarthy Prashanth Manju Divya U Aravind Divya S Divya U
Captain's
Nomination
Shankar
(to save)
Shubha
(to evict)
Shankar
(to save)
No
Nominations
Divya S
(to save)
Rajeev
(to evict)
Divya U
(to evict)
Rajeev
(to evict)
Shubha
(to evict)
No
Nominations
None Shubha
(to save)
None Manju
(to save)
None
Vote to: Evict None Evict None Evict
Manju Rajeev
Aravind
Divya U
Rajeev
Aravind
Shamanth
No
Nominations
Aravind
Vaishnavi
House
Captain
Chakravarthy
Aravind
Raghu
Divya U
Prashanth
Aravind
No
Nominations
Sent Home
(Day 71)
Prashanth
Chakravarthy
House Captain Nominated

Saved

Aravind
Vaishnavi

Saved

Nominated Winner
(Day 119)
Aravind Shankar
Divya U
Nirmala
Shankar
Divya S
Shankar
House
Captain
Prashanth
Shubha
Divya S
Shubha
Manju
Shubha
House
Captain
Manju
Chakravarthy
No
Nominations
Sent Home
(Day 71)
Divya S
Manju
Nominated House
Captain
Manju
Prashanth

Saved

Nominated 1st Runner-up
(Day 119)
Divya U Shankar
Manju
Nidhi
Nirmala
Divya S
Shankar
No
Nominations
Shankar
Nidhi
Shamanth
Prashanth
Chakravarthy
Raghu
Manju
Divya S
Manju
Chakravarthy
No
Nominations
Walked
(Day 68)
Divya S
Manju
House
Captain

Saved

Manju
Prashanth
House
Captain
Nominated 2nd Runner-up
(Day 119)
Vaishnavi Shankar
Dhanushree
Divya S
Nirmala
Geetha
Shamanth
No
Nominations
Shankar
Prashanth
Shamanth
Prashanth
Vishwanath
Chakravarthy
Manju
Divya S
Prashanth
Chakravarthy
No
Nominations
Sent Home
(Day 71)

Chakravarthy
Manju

Nominated Nominated Manju
Shamanth
Saved Nominated 3rd Runner up
(Day 118)
Prashanth Manju
Shankar
Divya S
Nirmala
Nidhi
Shamanth
No
Nominations
Shankar
Aravind
Aravind
Shamanth
House
Captain
Manju
Divya S
Manju
Divya U
No
Nominations
Sent Home
(Day 71)
House Captain Nidhi
Raghu
Nominated Nominated Divya U
Shubha
Nominated Nominated 4th Runner up
(Day 118)
Divya S Shankar
Nidhi
Chandrakala
Geetha
Nidhi
Shamanth
No
Nominations
Shamanth
Nidhi
Prashanth
Shamanth
Rajeev
Vishwanath
Prashanth
Raghu
Prashanth
Shamanth
No
Nominations
Sent Home
(Day 71)
Chakravarthy
Prashanth
Nominated

Saved

House
Captain
Nominated Nominated Evicted
(Day 115)
Shamanth House
Captain
Divya U
Vishwanath
No
Nominations
Shankar
Divya S
Aravind
Divya S
Rajeev
Vishwanath
Divya S
Rajeev
Manju
Shubha
No
Nominations
Sent Home
(Day 71)
Manju
Raghu
Nominated

Saved

Divya U
Shubha
Nominated Evicted
(Day 112)
Shubha Manju
Shankar
Nidhi
Nirmala
Nidhi
Shamanth
No
Nominations
Shankar
Shamanth
Aravind
Shamanth
Vishwanath
Chakravarthy
Prashanth
Shamanth
Prashanth
Chakravarthy
No
Nominations
Sent Home
(Day 71)
Chakravarthy
Prashanth
Saved Nominated Prashanth
Shamanth
Nominated Evicted
(Day 112)
Chakaravarthy Not in House Divya S
Shamanth
Rajeev
Vaishnavi
Manju
Vaishnavi
Manju
Nidhi
House
Captain
Sent Home
(Day 71)
Divya S
Raghu
Nominated

Saved

Shamanth
Shubha
Nominated Evicted
(Day 107)
Priyanka Not in House Vishwanath
Nidhi
Prashanth
Vaishnavi
Manju
Aravind
No
Nominations
Sent Home
(Day 71)
Nidhi
Raghu
Nominated Nominated Evicted
(Day 98)
Raghu Shankar
Manju
Prashanth
Vishwanath
Geetha
Shamanth
No
Nominations
Shamanth
Manju
Shamanth
Aravind
Vishwanath
Chakravarthy
Divya S
Priyanka
House
Captain
No
Nominations
Sent Home
(Day 71)
Prashanth
Chakravarthy
Nominated Evicted
(Day 91)
Nidhi Shankar
Manju
Divya S
Prashanth
Divya U
Vishwanath
No
Nominations
Shankar
Divya S
Aravind
Raghu
Aravind
Divya S
Prashanth
Chakravarthy
Prashanth
Chakravarthy
No
Nominations
Sent Home
(Day 71)
Prashanth
Priyanka
Evicted
(Day 84)
Rajeev Dhanushree
Manju
Geetha
Nirmala
House
Captain
No
Nominations
Divya S
Divya U
Shamanth
Prashanth
Manju
Divya U
Manju
Divya S
Evicted
(Day 56)
Evicted in First Innings
(Day 56)
Vishwanath Shankar
Dhanushree
Nirmala
Prashant
Nidhi
Shamanth
No
Nominations
House
Captain
Subha
Rajeev
Manju
Divya S
Evicted
(Day 49)
Evicted in First Innings
(Day 49)
Vyjayanthi Not in House Walked
(Day 42)
Walked in First Innings
(Day 42)
Shankar Dhanushree
Geetha
Divya S
Prashanth
Nidhi
Raghu
No
Nominations
Prashanth
Shubha
Evicted
(Day 35)
Evicted in First Innings
(Day 35)
Chandrakala Shankar
Nidhi
Divya S
Vishwanath
Nidhi
Raghu
No
Nominations
Evicted
(Day 28)
Evicted in First Innings
(Day 28)
Geetha Shankar
Prashanth
Nirmala
Prashanth
Aravind
Shamanth
Evicted
(Day 21)
Evicted in First Innings
(Day 21)
Nirmala Prashanth
Dhanushree
Chandrakala
Geetha
Evicted
(Day 14)
Evicted in First Innings
(Day 14)
Dhanushree Nidhi
Shankar
Evicted
(Day 7)
Evicted in First Innings
(Day 7)
Notes
Against
Public
Vote
Dhanushree
Nirmala
Raghu
Shubha
Vishwanath
Chandrakala
Divya S
Geetha
Nidhi
Nirmala
Prashanth
Shubha
Vishwanath
Aravind
Divya S
Divya U
Geetha
Nidhi
Prashanth
Raghu
Shamanth
Vishwanath
Chandrakala
Divya S
Divya U
Manju
Nidhi
Prashanth
Raghu
Rajeev
Shamanth
Shankar
Shubha
Vaishnavi
Vishwanath
Aravind
Nidhi
Prashanth
Shankar
Shamanth
Shubha
Aravind
Divya S
Nidhi
Prashanth
Rajeev
Shamanth
Shubha
Aravind
Chakravarthy
Divya S
Divya U
Manju
Rajeev
Shamanth
Vishwanath
Divya S
Manju
Prashanth
Raghu
Rajeev
Vaishnavi
Aravind
Chakravarty
Divya S
Manju
Prashanth
Priyanka
Aravind
Divya S
Manju
Prashanth
Priyanka
None Prashanth
Chakravarthy
Raghu
Manju
Divya S
Nidhi
Priyanka
Aravind
Chakravarthy
Divya S
Manju
Prashanth
Priyanka
Raghu
Shamanth
Vaishnavi
Prashanth
Priyanka
Shubha
Vaishnavi
Chakravarthy
Divya U
Prashanth
Shamanth
Shubha
Chakravarthy
Divya U
Prashanth
Shamanth
Shubha
Aravind
Divya S
Divya U
Manju
Prashanth
Vaishnavi
Aravind
Divya U
Manju
Prashanth
Vaishnavi
Walked None Vyjayanthi None Divya U None
Evicted Dhanushree Nirmala Geetha Chandrakala Shankar None Vishwanath Rajeev No
Eviction
No
Eviction
Nidhi Raghu Priyanka No
Eviction
Chakravarthy Shubha Divya S Prashanth Vaishnavi Divya U
Aravind Manju
Shamanth

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