Bigg Boss 8 is the eighth season of the Indian Kannada-language version of the Big Brother reality television franchise, known as Bigg Boss, premiered on 28 February 2021. 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.
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.
Housemate status 1st Innings
Sr Housemate Status 1 Manju Day 1 Day 71 2 Aravind Day 1 Day 71 3 Divya U Day 1 Day 68 4 Vaishnavi Day 1 Day 71 5 Prashanth Day 1 Day 71 6 Divya S Day 1 Day 71 7 Shamanth Day 1 Day 71 8 Shubha Day 1 Day 71 9 Chakravarthy Day 1 Day 71 10 Priyanka Day 38 Day 71 11 Raghu Day 1 Day 71 12 Nidhi Day 1 Day 71 13 Rajeev Day 1 Day 56 14 Vishwanath Day 1 Day 49 15 Vyjayanthi Day 38 Day 42 16 Shankar Day 1 Day 35 17 Chandrakala Day 1 Day 28 18 Geetha Day 1 Day 21 19 Nirmala Day 1 Day 14 20 Dhanushree Day 1 Day 7
Housemate status 2nd Innings
Sr Housemate Status 1 Manju Day 72 Day 120 2 Aravind Day 72 Day 120 3 Divya U Day 72 Day 120 4 Vaishnavi Day 72 Day 119 3rd Runner-up 5 Prashanth Day 72 Day 119 4th Runner-up 6 Divya S Day 72 Day 116 7 Shamanth Day 72 Day 112 8 Shubha Day 72 Day 111 9 Chakravarthy Day 72 Day 107 10 Priyanka Day 72 Day 98 11 Raghu Day 72 Day 91 12 Nidhi Day 72 Day 84
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 eighth 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.
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 a year, new norms and changes have been taken as part of safety precautions due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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
Nominations table 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 Week 16 Week 17 Nominees for House CaptaincyShamanthNidhiDhanushreeShubhaNirmala None ChandrakalaDivya UGeethaManjuRaghuRajeevShankarShubhaVaishVishwanath AravindDivya SDivya UVishwanathAravindDivya UManjuNidhiPrashanthShankarVishwanathManjuNidhiPrashanthRaghuShubhaVaishnaviAravindNidhiPrashanthAravindDivya SNidhiRajeevManjuPrashanthRaghuAravindChakravarthyManju Nominees for House Captaincy NidhiPrashanthShubhaAravindDivya UManjuPriyankaRaghuShamanthAravindDivya UPrashanthChakravarthyShamanthVaishanaviAravindDivya SManjuShamanthVaishnaviChakravartyDivya SDivya UManjuShamanthAravindDivya UManjuShamanthVaishnavi No Captain HouseCaptain Shamanth Rajeev Aravind Vishwanath Manju Prashanth Aravind Raghu ChakravarthyHouse CaptainPrashanthManjuDivya UAravindDivya SDivya U Captain'sNomination Shankar(to save) Shubha(to evict) Shankar(to save)NoNominations Divya S(to save) Rajeev(to evict) Divya U(to evict) Rajeev(to evict) Shubha(to evict)NoNominationsCaptain's Nomination Nidhi RaghuNone Shubha(to save) None Manju(to save) None Vote to: Evict None Evict None Vote to: Evict Manju RajeevAravind Divya URajeev AravindShamanthNoNominations AravindVaishnaviHouseCaptain ChakravarthyAravind RaghuDivya U PrashanthAravindNoNominations Manju PrashanthChakravarthyHouse CaptainNominatedSaved AravindVaishnaviSavedNoNominationsWinner Aravind ShankarDivya U NirmalaShankar Divya SShankarHouseCaptain PrashanthShubha Divya SShubha ManjuShubhaHouseCaptain ManjuChakravarthyNoNominations Sent Home(Day 71) Aravind Divya SManjuNo NominationsNominatedHouseCaptain ManjuPrashanthSavedNoNominations1st runner-up Divya U ShankarManju NidhiNirmala Divya SShankarNoNominations ShankarNidhi ShamanthPrashanth ChakravarthyRaghu ManjuDivya S ManjuChakravarthyNoNominations Walked(Day 68) Divya U Divya SManjuNo NominationsHouseCaptainSaved ManjuPrashanthHouseCaptainNoNominations 2nd runner-up Vaishnavi ShankarDhanushree Divya SNirmala GeethaShamanthNoNominations ShankarPrashanth ShamanthPrashanth VishwanathChakravarthy ManjuDivya S PrashanthChakravarthyNoNominations Sent Home (Day 71) Vaishnavi ChakravarthyManjuNo NominationsNominatedNominated ManjuShamanthSavedNoNominations3rd runner-up Prashanth ManjuShankar Divya SNirmala NidhiShamanthNoNominations ShankarAravind AravindShamanthHouseCaptain ManjuDivya S ManjuDivya UNoNominations Sent Home (Day 71) PrashanthHouse Captain No NominationsNominatedNominated Divya UShubhaNominatedNoNominations4th runner-up Divya S ShankarNidhi ChandrakalaGeetha NidhiShamanthNoNominations ShamanthNidhi PrashanthShamanth RajeevVishwanath PrashanthRaghu PrashanthShamanthNoNominations Sent Home (Day 71) Divya SChakravarthyPrashanthNo NominationsNominatedSavedHouseCaptainNominatedNoNominationsEvicted(Day 115) ShamanthHouseCaptain Divya UVishwanathNoNominations ShankarDivya S AravindDivya S RajeevVishwanath Divya SRajeev ManjuShubhaNoNominations Sent Home (Day 71) ShamanthManjuRaghuNo NominationsNominatedSaved Divya UShubhaNominatedEvicted(Day 112) Shubha ManjuShankar NidhiNirmala NidhiShamanthNoNominations ShankarShamanth AravindShamanth VishwanathChakravarthy PrashanthShamanth PrashanthChakravarthyNoNominations Sent Home (Day 71) ShubhaChakravarthyPrashanthNo Nominations SavedNominated PrashanthShamanthNominatedEvicted(Day 112) ChakaravarthyNot In House Divya SShamanth RajeevVaishnavi ManjuVaishnavi ManjuNidhiHouseCaptain Sent Home (Day 71) Chakravarthy Divya SRaghuNo NominationsNominatedSaved ShamanthShubhaNominatedEvicted(Day 107) PriyankaNot In HouseVishwanathNidhi PrashanthVaishnavi ManjuAravindNoNominations Sent Home (Day 71) PriyankaNidhiRaghuNo NominationsNominatedNominatedEvicted(Day 98) Raghu ShankarManju PrashanthVishwanath GeethaShamanthNoNominations ShamanthManju ShamanthAravind VishwanathChakravarthy Divya SPriyankaHouseCaptainNoNominations Sent Home (Day 71) RaghuPrashanthChakravarthyNo NominationsNominatedEvicted(Day 91) Nidhi ShankarManju Divya SPrashanth Divya UVishwanathNoNominations ShankarDivya SAravindRaghu AravindDivya S PrashanthChakravarthy PrashanthChakravarthyNoNominations Sent Home (Day 71) Nidhi PrashanthPriyankaNo NominationsEvicted(Day 84) Rajeev DhanushreeManju GeethaNirmalaHouseCaptainNoNominations Divya SDivya U ShamanthPrashanth ManjuDivya U ManjuDivya SEvicted(Day 56) RajeevEvicted(Day 56) Vishwanath ShankarDhanushree NirmalaPrashant NidhiShamanthNoNominationsHouseCaptain SubhaRajeev ManjuDivya S Evicted(Day 49) Vishwanath Evicted(Day 49) VyjayanthiNot In HouseWalked(Day 42) VyjayanthiWalked(Day 42) Shankar DhanushreeGeetha Divya SPrashanth NidhiRaghuNoNominations PrashanthShubhaEvicted(Day 35) ShankarEvicted(Day 35) Chandrakala ShankarNidhi Divya SVishwanath NidhiRaghuNoNominationsEvicted(Day 28) ChandrakalaEvicted(Day 28) Geetha ShankarPrashanth NirmalaPrashanth AravindShamanthEvicted(Day 21) GeethaEvicted(Day 21) Nirmala PrashanthDhanushree ChandrakalaGeethaEvicted(Day 14) NirmalaEvicted(Day 14) Dhanushree NidhiShankarEvicted(Day 7) DhanushreeEvicted(Day 7) NotesNotes AgainstPublicVote DhanushreeNirmalaRaghuShubhaVishwanath ChandrakalaDivya SGeethaNidhiNirmalaPrashanthShubhaVishwanath AravindDivya SDivya UGeethaNidhiPrashanthRaghuShamanthVishwanath ChandrakalaDivya SDivya UManjuNidhiPrashanthRaghuRajeevShamanthShankarShubhaVaishnaviVishwanath AravindNidhiPrashanthShankarShamanthShubha AravindDivya SNidhiPrashanthRajeevShamanthShubha AravindChakravarthyDivya SDivya UManjuRajeevShamanthVishwanath Divya SManjuPrashanthRaghuRajeevVaishnavi AravindChakravartyDivya SManjuPrashanthPriyanka AravindDivya SManjuPrashanthPriyanka None AgainstPublicVotePrashanthChakravarthyRaghuManjuDivya SNidhiPriyankaAravindChakravarthyDivya SManjuPrashanthPriyankaRaghuShamanthVaishnaviPrashanthPriyankaShubhaVaishnaviChakravarthyDivya UPrashanthShamanthShubhaChakravarthyDivya UPrashanthShamanthShubhaAravindDivya SDivya UManjuPrashanthVaishnaviAravindDivya UManjuPrashanthVaishnavi Re-enteredNone Re-enteredNone Walked None VyajyanthiNoneDivya UNone WalkedNone EvictedDhanushreeNirmalaGeethaChandrakalaShankarNoEvictionVishwanathRajeevNoEvictionEvicted NoEvictionNidhiRaghuPriyankaNoEvictionChakravarthyShubhaDivya SPrashanth VaishnaviShamanth Divya U Aravind Manju
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