Bigg Boss (Malayalam TV series) explained

Genre:Reality competition
Presenter:Mohanlal
Theme Music Composer:Stephen Devassy
Open Theme:Asathoma Sadhgamaya,Lokathin Kadhayariyathe
Country:India
Language:Malayalam
Camera:Multi-camera
Network:Asianet
Num Seasons:6
Num Episodes:569
List Episodes:List of Bigg Boss (Malayalam TV series) episodes
Location:Lonavala (Season 1)
EVP Film City (Season 2,3 & 6)
Goregaon Film City (Season 4 & 5)
Runtime:90 - 120 minutes (approx.)
Company:Endemol Shine India
Last Aired:present
Related:Bigg Boss

Bigg Boss, a Malayalam-language television reality show in India, is part of the Bigg Boss franchise produced by Endemol Shine India (owned by Banijay). It airs on Asianet and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. It is based on the Dutch reality show Big Brother. Launched as part of Asianet's 25th-anniversary celebrations, the show has been hosted by Mohanlal since its inception.[1]

Overview

Bigg Boss is a Malayalam-language version of the reality television franchise Bigg Boss, which is based on the original Dutch Big Brother format developed by John de Mol Jr. The show follows a selected number of contestants, known as housemates, who are isolated from the outside world for 100 days (or 15 weeks) in a custom-built house. The housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. They are dictated to by an omnipresent entity named Bigg Boss. Each week, one or more of the housemates are evicted by a public vote (Bigg boss sponsored contestants are exempted from the public vote, It is Bigg boss's interest to protect the sponsored contestants by putting them in a secret room or by giving re-entry to ensure the chances of winning.). Several 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 receive the most nominations would face a public vote. Eventually, one housemate would leave after being "evicted" from the House. In the final week, there will be five housemates remaining, and the public will vote for who they wanted to win. Unlike other versions of Big Brother, the Malayalam version uses celebrities as housemates, not members of the general public.

House

The house is well-furnished and decorated. It has various modern amenities, but just two bedrooms, a living area, kitchen, storeroom, smoking room, and four toilet bathrooms. There is a garden, pool, activity area, and gym in the House. There is also a Confession Room, where the housemates may be called in by Bigg Boss for any kind of conversation, and the nomination process. The House has no TV connection, no telephones, and no Internet connection.

Rules

The housemates are not supposed to tamper with any of the electronic equipment or any other thing in the house. They are not allowed to write using paper, books, or anything else in the house. They cannot leave the House premises at any time except when they are permitted to. They cannot discuss the nomination process with anyone. They cannot sleep in the daytime, are required to wear their mic all the time and speak only in Malayalam.

Sometimes, the housemates may be nominated for other reasons, such as nomination by a person who has achieved special privileges (via tasks or other things), for breaking rules, or something else. If something very serious happens, a contestant may be evicted immediately. All the rules have never been told to the audience, however, the most prominent ones are seen. The housemates are not permitted to speak in any other language except Malayalam.

Broadcast

Bigg Boss is aired on Asianet. Every day's episodes contain the main happenings of the previous day. Every weekend episodes(Saturday and Sunday) mainly show the discussion of the Host (MohanLal) with other housemates and about the previous week, following a discussion about elimination. The episodes also stream on Disney+ Hotstar app, voting options which impact contestant elimination are also available on the app.

Eviction

Contestants are nominated every week by their housemates. Viewers cast their vote in favor of the contestants they would like to save from eviction. The contestant with the fewest votes is evicted from the house.

Series overview

Male Winners Female Winners Last Eviction

Housemate pattern

CliqueSeason 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6
Film Actor/ActressAditi RaiRajini ChandyManikuttanAkhil KuttyAiswarya SureshAnsiba Hassan
Anoop ChandranSaju NavodayaMichelle Ann DanielDhanya Mary VargheseAngeline MariyaGabri Jose
Hima ShankarThesni KhanNoby MarcoseLakshmi PriyaManeesha K SSreerekha Rajagopal
Sabumon AbdusamadVeena NairRemya PanickerSruthi LakshmiSagar SuryaSuresh Menon
Shweta MenonVinay Madhav RYamuna Rani
Sreelakshmi SreekumarSooraj Thelakkad
TV Actor/ActressArchana SuseelanManju PathroseAnoop KrishnanNaveen ArakkalAnu JosephApsara Rathnakaran
Deepan MuraliPradeep ChandranSajna FirozRonson VincentReneesha RehmanRishi S Kumar
Srinish AravindSuchithra NairShiju Abdul RasheedSreethu Krishnan
Saranya Anand
LGBTAnjali AmeerAparna MulberryNadira MehrinJaanmoni Das
Ashwin VijayAbhishek Jayadeep
Jasmin M Moosa
DirectorSuresh KrishnanAkhil Marar
Omar Lulu
ModelDavid JohnAlasandra JohnsonAngel ThomasDaisy DavidCerena Ann JohnsonArjun Shyam
Shiyas KareemPavan Gino ThomasSai VishnuNimisha P SVishnu Joshi
Reshma RajanSoorya MenonJanaki Sudheer
Sujo Mathew
TV hostPearle MaaneyAlina PadikkalFiroz KhanShalini NairAnjuz RoshPooja Krishnan
Ranjini HaridasArya Rohit
Radio JockeyRaghu SubashFiroz Azeez
Sooraj Doha
Singer/MusicianAristo SureshAbhirami SureshLekshmi JayanMohammed Diligent BlessleeRinosh GeorgeRatheesh Kumar
Amritha SureshRithu ManthraDJ Sibin
Pareekutty Perumbavoor
Somadas Haridasan
DancerRamzan MuhammedDilsha Prasannan
Sandhya Manoj
Social ActivistDiya SanaDaya AshwathyAdoney John
Jazla Madassery
Rajith Kumar
Dubbing ArtistBhagyalakshmi
Internet CelebrityBasheer BashiFukru (Krishna Jeev)Dimpal BhalRiyas SalimHanan HameedJasmin Jaffar
Manikandan ThonnakkalJunaiz VPNorah Muskan
Robin RadhakrishnanSreedevi MenonSai Krishna
Sijo John
AthleteMajiziya BhanuAniyan MidhunAsi Rocky
Jinto Bodycraft
EntrepreneurManoj K. VermaSobha ViswanathAbhishek Sreekumar
CommonerGopika GopiNandana
Nishana N
Resmin Bai
Total182218202125
WinnerSabumon AbdusamadCancelled [2] ManikuttanDilsha PrasannanAkhil MararJinto Bodycraft
Runner-upPearle MaaneySai VishnuMohammed Diligent BlessleeReneesha RehmanArjun Syam Gopan
Winner Runner-up Finalist Sent home

Controversies

Season 2

Second season contestant Rajith Kumar ejected from the show after attacking co-contestant Reshma by applying Chilli paste in her eyes during a task.This led to fans of Kumar posting on social media, defending him.[3]

Season 3

On Day 58, Wildcard entrants Sajina and Firoz Khan were expelled from the show for making inappropriate statements about women to engaging in ugly fights.[4]

Season 4

Fourth season contestant Dr Robin Radhakrishnan got expelled from the show after assaulting inmate Riyas.[5]

Season 5

Season 6

Awards

An academic Television studies article about Bigboss Malayalam reality show written by Sajith M.S published on Madhyamam Weekly won Kerala State Television Awards 2022 for Best Television Article.[12] [13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Bigg Boss Malayalam: Mohanlal is super excited to host the show . The Times of India. 16 May 2018. 14 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Coronavirus: Bigg Boss Malayalam season 2 to be called off. 2020-12-30. The Week. en.
  3. Web site: Misogynist Rajith Kumar Kicked Off Bigg Boss For Attacking Co-Contestant. Huffpost. 16 March 2020 .
  4. Web site: Firoz And Sajna ejected from the show . Times of India.
  5. News: Robin Radhakrishnan ousted from the show; says, 'This season is not mine. The Times Of India. 5 June 2022 .
  6. News: From lifting his Dhoti in front of inmates to boasting about beating his wife: Times when Bigg Boss Malayalam 5 contestant Akhil Marar landed in controversies so far. The Times Of India.
  7. News: Wushu practitioner Aniyan Midhun landed in a huge controversy after one of his narrations in Bigg Boss Malayalam 5. . Times of India. 24 February 2024.
  8. News: Kerala HC directs I&B Ministry to 'immediately address the violations' in Bigg Boss Malayalam 6. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  9. News: 'Bigg Boss Malayalam' in hot water — Kerala High Court steps in. 15 April 2024 . cnbctv18.com.
  10. News: Kerala HC directs Union to immediately address violations of broadcasting advisories in telecasting Malayalam Bigg Boss Season 6. scconline.com.
  11. News: Former winner Akhil Marar makes shocking allegations against Mohanlal’s show. ottplay.com.
  12. News: 2022 Kerala television awards announced . the hindu. 6 March 2024.
  13. News: മികച്ച സീരിയലിന് ഇത്തവണയും പുരസ്‌കാരമില്ല, ഹാസ്യ പരിപാടിക്കും അവാര്‍ഡില്ല; സംസ്ഥാന ടെലിവിഷന്‍ പുരസ്‌കാരം പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു . 2022 State Television Awards declared . 6 March 2024 . Southlive .