Bigg Boss Kannada season 8 explained

Season Number:8
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Presenter:Sudeep
Winner:Manju Pavagada
Num Days:120
Num Housemates:20
Num Episodes:120
Network:Colors Kannada
Voot Select
Prev Series:Season 7
Next Series:Season 9

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

SrHousemateStatus
1ManjuDay 1Day 71
Day 72Day 119
2AravindDay 1Day 71
Day 72Day 119
3Divya UDay 1Day 68
Day 72Day 119
4Vaishnavi Day 1Day 71
Day 72Day 119
5PrashanthDay 1Day 71
Day 72Day 1194th runner-up
6Divya SDay 1Day 71
Day 72Day 115
7ShamanthDay 1 Day 71
Day 72Day 112
8ShubhaDay 1Day 71
Day 72Day 111
9ChakravarthyDay 1Day 71
Day 72Day 107
10PriyankaDay 38Day 71
Day 72Day 98
11RaghuDay 1Day 71
Day 72Day 91
12NidhiDay 1Day 71
Day 72Day 84
13RajeevDay 1Day 56
14VishwanathDay 1Day 49
15VyjayanthiDay 38Day 42
16ShankarDay 1Day 35
17ChandrakalaDay 1Day 28
18GeethaDay 1Day 21
19NirmalaDay 1Day 14
20DhanushreeDay 1Day 7

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:

Wildcard entrants

Nominations table

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Second InningsWeek 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15Week 16Week 17
Nominees for House CaptaincyShamanth
Nidhi
Dhanushree
Shubha
Nirmala
NoneChandrakala
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
Nominees for House CaptaincyNidhi
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
ShamanthRajeevAravindVishwanathManjuPrashanthAravindRaghuChakravarthyHouse CaptainPrashanthManjuDivya UAravindDivya SDivya 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
Captain's NominationNidhi
Raghu
NoneShubha
(to save)
NoneManju
(to save)
None
Vote to:EvictNoneEvictNoneVote to:Evict
ManjuRajeev
Aravind
Divya U
Rajeev
Aravind
Shamanth
No
Nominations
Aravind
Vaishnavi
House
Captain
Chakravarthy
Aravind
Raghu
Divya U
Prashanth
Aravind
No
Nominations

ManjuPrashanth
Chakravarthy
House CaptainNominatedSavedAravind
Vaishnavi
SavedNo
Nominations
Winner
AravindShankar
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)
AravindDivya S
Manju
No NominationsNominatedHouse
Captain
Manju
Prashanth
SavedNo
Nominations
1st runner-up
Divya UShankar
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 UDivya S
Manju
No NominationsHouse
Captain
SavedManju
Prashanth
House
Captain
No
Nominations
2nd runner-up
VaishnaviShankar
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)
VaishnaviChakravarthy
Manju
No NominationsNominatedNominatedManju
Shamanth
SavedNo
Nominations
3rd runner-up
PrashanthManju
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)
PrashanthHouse CaptainNo NominationsNominatedNominatedDivya U
Shubha
NominatedNo
Nominations
4th runner-up
Divya SShankar
Nidhi
Chandrakala
Geetha
Nidhi
Shamanth
No
Nominations
Shamanth
Nidhi
Prashanth
Shamanth
Rajeev
Vishwanath
Prashanth
Raghu
Prashanth
Shamanth
No
Nominations
Sent Home
(Day 71)
Divya SChakravarthy
Prashanth
No NominationsNominatedSavedHouse
Captain
NominatedNo
Nominations
Evicted
(Day 115)
ShamanthHouse
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)
ShamanthManju
Raghu
No NominationsNominatedSavedDivya U
Shubha
NominatedEvicted
(Day 112)
ShubhaManju
Shankar
Nidhi
Nirmala
Nidhi
Shamanth
No
Nominations
Shankar
Shamanth
Aravind
Shamanth
Vishwanath
Chakravarthy
Prashanth
Shamanth
Prashanth
Chakravarthy
No
Nominations
Sent Home
(Day 71)
ShubhaChakravarthy
Prashanth
No NominationsSavedNominatedPrashanth
Shamanth
NominatedEvicted
(Day 112)
ChakaravarthyNot In HouseDivya S
Shamanth
Rajeev
Vaishnavi
Manju
Vaishnavi
Manju
Nidhi
House
Captain
Sent Home
(Day 71)
ChakravarthyDivya S
Raghu
No NominationsNominatedSavedShamanth
Shubha
NominatedEvicted
(Day 107)
PriyankaNot In HouseVishwanath
Nidhi
Prashanth
Vaishnavi
Manju
Aravind
No
Nominations
Sent Home
(Day 71)
PriyankaNidhi
Raghu
No NominationsNominatedNominatedEvicted
(Day 98)
RaghuShankar
Manju
Prashanth
Vishwanath
Geetha
Shamanth
No
Nominations
Shamanth
Manju
Shamanth
Aravind
Vishwanath
Chakravarthy
Divya S
Priyanka
House
Captain
No
Nominations
Sent Home
(Day 71)
RaghuPrashanth
Chakravarthy
No NominationsNominatedEvicted
(Day 91)
NidhiShankar
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)
NidhiPrashanth
Priyanka
No NominationsEvicted
(Day 84)
RajeevDhanushree
Manju
Geetha
Nirmala
House
Captain
No
Nominations
Divya S
Divya U
Shamanth
Prashanth
Manju
Divya U
Manju
Divya S
Evicted
(Day 56)
RajeevEvicted
(Day 56)
VishwanathShankar
Dhanushree
Nirmala
Prashant
Nidhi
Shamanth
No
Nominations
House
Captain
Subha
Rajeev
Manju
Divya S
Evicted
(Day 49)
VishwanathEvicted
(Day 49)
VyjayanthiNot In HouseWalked
(Day 42)
VyjayanthiWalked
(Day 42)
ShankarDhanushree
Geetha
Divya S
Prashanth
Nidhi
Raghu
No
Nominations
Prashanth
Shubha
Evicted
(Day 35)
ShankarEvicted
(Day 35)
ChandrakalaShankar
Nidhi
Divya S
Vishwanath
Nidhi
Raghu
No
Nominations
Evicted
(Day 28)
ChandrakalaEvicted
(Day 28)
GeethaShankar
Prashanth
Nirmala
Prashanth
Aravind
Shamanth
Evicted
(Day 21)
GeethaEvicted
(Day 21)
NirmalaPrashanth
Dhanushree
Chandrakala
Geetha
Evicted
(Day 14)
NirmalaEvicted
(Day 14)
DhanushreeNidhi
Shankar
Evicted
(Day 7)
DhanushreeEvicted
(Day 7)
NotesNotes
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
NoneAgainst
Public
Vote
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
Re-enteredNoneRe-enteredNone
WalkedNoneVyajyanthiNoneDivya UNoneWalkedNone
EvictedDhanushreeNirmalaGeethaChandrakalaShankarNo
Eviction
VishwanathRajeevNo
Eviction
EvictedNo
Eviction
NidhiRaghuPriyankaNo
Eviction
ChakravarthyShubhaDivya SPrashanthVaishnavi
ShamanthDivya U
AravindManju

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bigg Boss Kannada 8 premiere: Kiccha Sudeep welcomes 17 contestants on the show. 2021-04-30. India Today. en.
  2. Web site: 2021-05-08. Bigg Boss Kannada Season 8 cancelled due to raging Covid-19 pandemic. 2021-05-08. The Indian Express. en.
  3. Web site: Sudeep's Bigg Boss Kannada 8 'second innings' to begin this week. Indian Express. 21 June 2021 . 23 June 2021 .
  4. Web site: Sudeep's Bigg Boss Kannada 8 'second innings' to begin this week. Indian Express. 21 June 2021 . 23 June 2021 .
  5. Web site: Bigg Boss Kannada 8 version 2.0 to resume this month, Sudeep to return as its host. 2021-06-22. The Indian Express. 16 June 2021. en.
  6. News: Bigg Boss Kannada 8 to resume after lockdown; second innings' premiere date announced - Times of India. 2021-06-22. The Times of India. 21 June 2021 . en.
  7. News: Bigg Boss Kannada season 8 to premiere on February 21? - Times of India. 2021-02-28. The Times of India. 23 January 2021 . en.
  8. News: Bigg Boss Kannada 8: From quarantine process to fumigation of BB house: Changes to expect in the new season - Times of India. 2021-02-28. The Times of India. 27 February 2021 . en.
  9. Web site: Bigg Boss Kannada 8: Here's what you need to know about the upcoming season. 2021-02-28. The Times of India. 27 February 2021. en.
  10. Web site: Bigg Boss Kannada Season Eight Will Also Feature Social Media Personalities: Report. 2021-02-28. News18. 26 February 2021. en.