Bigg Boss 10, also known, as Bigg Boss 10: Dasavatharam, is the tenth season of the Indian Telugu-language reality television series Bigg Boss produced by Banijay. Akkineni Nagarjuna hosts the show for the ninth time in a row. The season premiered on 6 September 2026 on Star Maa and JioHotstar.
Production
Teasers Teaser was released with caption "This time, it's not a challenge in the game, the game itself is the challenge".
Concept The concept for the season is "Dasavatharam".
24x7 streaming The show is streamed 24/7 on JioHotstar and an hour-long episode every day on Star Maa. The episodes will be shown on a 24-hour live stream, from Monday to Friday.
Housemates status #HousematesDay enteredDay exitedStatusRef.1AmanDay 12ApoorvaDay 193CharanDay 1Day 4Evicted by HousematesDay 114DebjaniDay 15Jhansi Day 16MukeshDay 17NareshDay 18RamprasadDay 19RohitDay 110ShaliniDay 111SudheerDay 112ThrigunDay 113VamsiDay 114VarshiniDay 115SrishtiDay 1Day 28 16MithileshDay 19Day 20 17KrishnuduDay 1Day 14 18ChaitraDay 1Day 5
Housemates The participants in the order of appearance and entered to the house are:
Original entrants
Celebrities:
Debjani Modak – Actress. She is known for her appearances in television dramas Rasathi, Vaanathai Pola and Ennenno Janmala Bandham. Adith Eswaran aka Thrigun – Actor. He is known for playing supporting in Katha and Chennai Love Story. Sudheer Reddy – Anchor, digital creator and social media personality. Chaitra Rai – Actress. She is known for her appearances in television dramas Attarintlo Akka Chellelu and Radha Ramana. Auto Ramprasad – Actor and comedian. He is best known for his appearance in the comedy show Jabardasth. Temper Vamsi – Actor. He is known for playing supporting and negative characters in Bharat Ane Nenu, Saaho, Pushpa: The Rise, Tiger Nageswara Rao, Naa Saami Ranga and Double iSmart. Naresh – Comedian. He is best known for his appearance in the comedy show Jabardasth. Krishnudu – Actor. His notable works include Villagelo Vinayakudu, Ala Modalaindi and Happy Days. Varshini Sounderajan – Actress. She is known for her supporting role in web series Pelli Gola and hosted several television programmes. Nihar Mukesh Gowda – Actor. He is best known for the television drama Guppedantha Manasu and Kannadathi.
Commoners: All the commoners were selected through Bigg Boss Agnipariksha 2, a pre-show.
Jhansi – Folk singer. Aman Masud – Actor and Model. Shalini Damera Patel – Social media personality. Shiva Srishti Vyakaranam – Model. Charan Mahadev – Radio Jockey. Rohit Naidu Patnam – Social media personality.
Wildcard entrants
Commoners:
Apoorva Tungaturthy – Model and TV anchor. Entered the house on day 19 as a wild-card entrant. Mithilesh Reddy – Model and social media personality. Entered the house on day 19 as a wild-card entrant.
Twists
10 Special Powers On launch day, Bigg Boss revealed 10 game-changing powers. Housemates competed in groups of four to win a Power Key, with eight winners earning one each. Those eight then mutually selected two additional housemates to receive the remaining Power Keys.
Bigg Boss also announced that housemates were strictly forbidden from revealing or discussing their Power with anyone. Any housemate who disclosed their power would have it revoked immediately. PowerWinnerDescriptionOutcomeTakeoverThrigunThe power holder can cancel another housemate's power and take over its advantage.TBAEviction-FreeJhansiThe power holder can activate the power to stay safe from that week's elimination.ResurrectionMukeshThe power holder can revive a used power and return it to its original owner.Grab Any WinVarshiniThe power holder can snatch another housemate's task victory immediately after they win.Used on Aman to claim the captaincy winSwitchKrishnuduThe power holder can swap housemates' positions in the house, but cannot be used during the eviction.Not used(Evicted)House Duty PenaltyShaliniThe power holder can assign a house duty to a housemate, who must continue it until they leave the house.Used on Varshini for washroom dutyCurse of NominationSrishtiSudheerThe power holder can directly nominate a housemate in the next nomination process.TBASave ShieldRamprasadThe power holder can save himself or another housemate from nominations.Captain's RoadblockVamsiThe power holder can block a selected housemate from the captaincy race for 2 weeks.Double Vote (2X)NareshThe power holder can select a housemate to receive double votes against them during the nomination process. Every vote will be counted twice.
Notes
Nominations table WeeklyTheme:MahaparikshaPower ofPeopleTemptationvs TensionTotalDominationRoad toReloadTBA #BB10 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15Day 1Day 4Day 5Day 15Day 18 Day TBAGrand FinaleDay 105 Nominees forHouse CaptainNoneAmanDebjaniJhansiMukeshRamprasadRohitShaliniThrigunAmanJhansiMukeshSrishtiAmanApoorvaJhansiRamprasadVarshini None HouseCaptainJhansiMukeshApoorvaAmanVarshini Captain'sNominationsNoteligibleApoorva(to enter)ThrigunApoorvaRohit Vote to:noneEvictEnterEvictAmanNominatedRamprasadChaitraRamprasadJhansiNoteligibleMithileshThrigunMukeshApoorvaNot inhouse HouseCaptainMukeshJhansiCharanNominatedHigh-RiskEvicted by Housemates(Day 4)JhansiApoorvaNoteligibleMukeshDebjaniNominatedCharanNoteligibleThrigunThrigunRamakrishnaNoteligibleRohitJhansiNominatedCharanNoteligibleNoteligibleHouseCaptainSrishtiRohitAmanMukeshNominatedCharanNoteligibleNoteligibleCharanRamakrishnaNominatedApoorvaNareshNominatedCharanNoteligibleShaliniNoteligibleRamakrishnaAmanCharanRamprasadNominatedHigh-RiskNoteligibleNoteligibleVamsiMithileshShaliniAmanThrigunRohitNominatedRamprasadNoteligibleThrigunJhansiSudheerMithileshDebjaniNareshRamprasadShaliniNominatedRamprasadNoteligibleNoteligibleVarshiniMithileshNoteligibleThrigunSudheerNominatedCharanChaitraThrigunShaliniAmanApoorvaCharanRohitShaliniThrigunNominatedCharanNoteligibleSudheerRohitNoteligibleApoorvaRohitApoorvaAmanVamsiNominatedCharanNoteligibleDebjaniMukeshNoteligibleRamakrishnaCharanRohitVarshiniNominatedCharanChaitraNoteligibleShaliniRamakrishnaSrishtiHouseCaptainSrishtiNominatedRamprasadNoteligibleNoteligibleSudheerMithileshNoteligible Evicted(Day 28)MithileshNot inhouse Walked with 15 Lakhs(Day 20)KrishnuduNominatedCharanNoteligibleNoteligible Evicted(Day 14)ChaitraNominatedNoteligibleSudheerEvicted by Housemates(Day 5)Potential HousemateRamakrishnaNot inhouseGuest Notes1, 2345, 67, 89, 11, 1210, 12, 1314, 15, 16 AgainstPublicVoteAmanChaitraCharanDebjaniJhansiKrishnuduMukeshNareshRamprasadRohitShaliniSrishtiSudheerThrigunVamsiVarshiniCharanRamprasadAmanChaitraSudheerVarshiniJhansiKrishnuduMukeshRamprasadRohitShaliniSrishtiSudheerThrigunVarshiniAmanCharanJhansiShaliniSudheerThrigunVamsiVarshiniAmanCharanDebjaniMukeshNareshRohitShaliniSrishtiThrigunAmanApoorvaCharanJhansiMukeshNareshRamprasadRohitShaliniThrigunRe-entered NoneCharan NoneWalked NoneMithileshNone EvictedNoEvictionCharanChaitraKrishnuduEvictionCancelledSrishti
indicates the House Captain. indicates that the candidate was selected to enter the house. indicates that the housemate was evicted from the house. indicates that the housemate was directly nominated for eviction prior to regular nominations. indicates that the housemate was granted immunity. indicates the winner. indicates the first runner-up. indicates the second runner-up. indicates the third runner-up. indicates the fourth runner-up.
Nomination notes : On Day 1, Bigg Boss announced that all contestants will face the public vote, as they must earn their official housemate status. : On Day 3, Rohit and Vamsi won the task and earned their housemate status. On Day 5, Ramprasad won the task and also earned his housemate status. : On Day 4, Charan and Ramprasad faced a house vote in a surprise mid-week eviction. Charan received the most votes and was evicted. : On Day 5, Aman, Chaitra, Sudheer, and Varshini faced a surprise mid-week eviction, with the four housemates voting among themselves. Chaitra received the most votes and was evicted. : In week 2, two housemates competed in a race to untie a pole and grab an axe. The winner could either nominate one housemate or nominate two housemates, while the loser automatically received one nomination vote against them. : As part of the Power of the People twist, Charan and Chaitra faced the public vote. Charan received the most votes and returned to the house on Day 11. : As part of the Temptation vs Tension twist, Mukesh was chosen as the Star Housemate by a majority house vote. He was given a Temptation: either take Captain Jhansi's immunity for himself or allow her to keep her immunity while transferring the captaincy to Thrigun. Mukesh chose to take away Jhansi's immunity and claim immunity for himself. : In week 3, two housemates competed in a race to grab an envelope. A third housemate, chosen by Bigg Boss, then decided which of the two could open their envelope. The selected housemate could either nominate or choose another housemate to nominate. : On Day 18, three contestants from Bigg Boss Agnipariksha 2 — Apoorva, Mithilesh and Ramakrishna entered the Bigg Boss House as Potential Housemates. The housemates had to secretly vote for one contestant to enter. On Day 19, as part of the Temptation vs Tension twist, Apoorva was granted entry as a housemate despite receiving the least votes. Mithilesh and Ramakrishna, who received an equal number of votes, competed against each other in a task, with Mithilesh winning and earning the second housemate spot. : On Day 19, Apoorva and Mithilesh were given the power to mutually eliminate two housemates from the captaincy race. They chose Aman and Srishti.And, they paired up with the existing captaincy contenders: Jhansi & Mithilesh and Mukesh & Apoorva competed in the final captaincy task. Mukesh & Apoorva won, making Mukesh the new House Captain, while Apoorva earned immunity from next week's nominations. : On Day 20, the housemates were offered a temptation to leave the house immediately with ₹15 lakh, which would be taken from the Prize money. Mithilesh accepted the temptation. : On Day 21, Captain Mukesh was offered a final temptation: give up his captaincy and be directly nominated for the following week's eviction in exchange for saving the bottom two, Vamsi and Varshini. Mukesh accepted the temptation, sacrificed his captaincy, and the eviction was cancelled. : In Week 4, the housemates were divided into two teams, Team Bhairava and Team Sapthashakti, for the nominations process. Each Team Bhairava housemate nominated one housemate, while Team Sapthashakti had to mutually decide on two housemates from their team who would be eligible to nominate. They chose Naresh and Thrigun. As the losing team, the Team Sapthashakti housemates were each given one nomination vote. : On Day 26, Varshini used her special power "Grab Any Win" to claim Aman's captaincy win, replacing him as the new Captain. : On Day 26, Sudheer and Vamsi earned immunity for the week as part of the Dagger Immunity Twist in the previous week. : In week 5, two housemates competed in a race to find the hidden apple under one of the boxes. The winner nominated two housemates, while the loser nominated one housemate.
Guest appearances Week(s)Day(s)EventGuest(s)NotesRef.Week 1Day 0Grand LaunchKiccha Sudeepa, Mohanlal, Vijay SethupathiVirtually, to celebrate the simultaneous launch of Bigg Boss in multiple languages.Karthi and S. J. SuryahTo promote their film Sardar 2.Week 3Day 20-Sundeep Kishan and Jason SanjayTo promote their film Sigma.Day 21Fahadh Faasil, Ssara Palekar and S. S. KarthikeyaTo promote their film Don't Trouble the Trouble.Week 4Day 28Amit SyngleSpecial Appearance by MD & CEO of Asian Paints Ltd.
Weekly summary