Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series)
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Bigg Boss is an Indian Tamil-language version of the reality television program of the same name. The program follows the Big Brother format developed by Endemol in the Netherlands. Since its premiere on June 25, 2017, the show has rolled out eight seasons and one spin-off version. The first seven seasons were hosted by Kamal Haasan, followed by Vijay Sethupathi from the eighth season onwards. As of season 9, a total of 183 contestants have participated in Bigg Boss. Bigg Boss has aired a total of 947 episodes.
Infobox
Based on
Big Brother
Presented by
Kamal Haasan (1–7) Vijay Sethupathi (8–present)
Opening theme
"BB Anthem"
Country of origin
India
Original language
Tamil
No. of seasons
9
No. of episodes
947
Production location
Chennai
Camera setup
Multi-camera
Running time
90 minutes (seasons 1, 2; weekdays) 120 minutes (seasons 1, 2; weekends) 60 minutes (season 3 to 9; weekdays) 90 minutes (season 3 to 9; weekends)
Production company
Endemol Shine India
Network
Star Vijay
Release
25 June 2017 (2017-06-25)
Tables
First released
First released
Series
First released
Host
Last released
Location
Network
1
1
Series
1
Host
Kamal Haasan
Location
Chennai
House Theme
Middle Class House
Tagline
Odavum Mudiyadhu, Oliyavum Mudiyadhu!
Episodes
98
Episodes
25 June 2017 (2017-06-25)
Originally released
30 September 2017 (2017-09-30)
Originally released
Star Vijay
Originally released
19
Housemates
98
Days
7 TRP
2
2
Series
2
Host
Steampunk Gear
Location
Nallavar Yaar? Kettavar Yaar?
House Theme
106
Tagline
17 June 2018 (2018-06-17)
Episodes
30 September 2018 (2018-09-30)
Episodes
17
Originally released
105
Originally released
9 TRP
Originally released
10 TRP
Housemates
₹50 lakh (US$52,000)
Days
Riythvika
3
3
Series
3
Host
Chettinad Museum
Location
Idhu Verum Show valla, Namma Life!
House Theme
106
Tagline
23 June 2019 (2019-06-23)
Episodes
6 October 2019 (2019-10-06)
Episodes
17
Originally released
105
Originally released
8 TRP
Originally released
9 TRP
Housemates
₹50 lakh (US$52,000)
Days
Mugen Rao
4
4
Series
4
Host
Indian Flora & Fauna
Location
Thappunna Thatti Ketpen, Nalladhuna Thatti Kodupen!
House Theme
106
Tagline
4 October 2020 (2020-10-04)
Episodes
17 January 2021 (2021-01-17)
Episodes
18
Originally released
105
Originally released
11 TRP
Originally released
10 TRP
Housemates
₹50 lakh (US$52,000)
Days
Aari Arujunan
5
5
Series
5
Host
Five Elements of Earth
Location
Inga Veedum Perusu, Galattavum Perusu!
House Theme
106
Tagline
3 October 2021 (2021-10-03)
Episodes
16 January 2022 (2022-01-16)
Episodes
20
Originally released
105
Originally released
8 TRP
Originally released
8 TRP
Housemates
₹50 lakh (US$52,000)
Days
Raju Jeyamohan
6
6
Series
6
Host
Luxury Mansion
Location
Veedu Ready. Vettaiku Neenga Ready ah?
House Theme
106
Tagline
9 October 2022 (2022-10-09)
Episodes
22 January 2023 (2023-01-22)
Episodes
21
Originally released
105
Originally released
5 TRP
Originally released
6 TRP
Housemates
₹50 lakh (US$52,000)
Days
Mohammed Azeem
7
7
Series
7
Host
Split Fairy Tale World
Location
Rendula Onnu Paathuralam!
House Theme
106
Tagline
1 October 2023 (2023-10-01)
Episodes
14 January 2024 (2024-01-14)
Episodes
23
Originally released
105
Originally released
6 TRP
Originally released
7 TRP
Housemates
₹50 lakh (US$52,000)
Days
Archana Ravichandran
8
8
Series
8
Host
Vijay Sethupathi
Location
Enchanted Forest
House Theme
Aalum Puthusu! Aatamum Puthusu!
Tagline
106
Episodes
6 October 2024 (2024-10-06)
Episodes
19 January 2025 (2025-01-19)
Originally released
24
Originally released
105
Originally released
5 TRP
Housemates
4 TRP
Days
₹40 lakh (US$42,000)
9
9
Series
9
Host
Egyptian and Mesopotamian architecture
Location
Paaka paaka thaan puriyum! Poga poga thaan theriyum!
House Theme
106
Tagline
5 October 2025 (2025-10-05)
Episodes
18 January 2026 (2026-01-18)
Episodes
24
Originally released
105
Originally released
5 TRP
Originally released
6 TRP
Housemates
₹50 lakh (US$52,000)
Days
Divya Ganesh
| Series | Host | Location | House Theme | Tagline | Episodes | Originally released | Housemates | Days | Launch TRP Ratings (Urban + Rural - Overall Peak) | Finale TRP Ratings (Urban + Rural - Overall Peak) | Prize Money | |||
| First released | Last released | Network | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Kamal Haasan | Chennai | Middle Class House | Odavum Mudiyadhu, Oliyavum Mudiyadhu! | 98 | 25 June 2017 (2017-06-25) | 30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) | Star Vijay | 19 | 98 | 7 TRP | |||
| 2 | Steampunk Gear | Nallavar Yaar? Kettavar Yaar? | 106 | 17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) | 30 September 2018 (2018-09-30) | 17 | 105 | 9 TRP | 10 TRP | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Riythvika | |||
| 3 | Chettinad Museum | Idhu Verum Show valla, Namma Life! | 106 | 23 June 2019 (2019-06-23) | 6 October 2019 (2019-10-06) | 17 | 105 | 8 TRP | 9 TRP | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Mugen Rao | |||
| 4 | Indian Flora & Fauna | Thappunna Thatti Ketpen, Nalladhuna Thatti Kodupen! | 106 | 4 October 2020 (2020-10-04) | 17 January 2021 (2021-01-17) | 18 | 105 | 11 TRP | 10 TRP | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Aari Arujunan | |||
| 5 | Five Elements of Earth | Inga Veedum Perusu, Galattavum Perusu! | 106 | 3 October 2021 (2021-10-03) | 16 January 2022 (2022-01-16) | 20 | 105 | 8 TRP | 8 TRP | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Raju Jeyamohan | |||
| 6 | Luxury Mansion | Veedu Ready. Vettaiku Neenga Ready ah? | 106 | 9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) | 22 January 2023 (2023-01-22) | 21 | 105 | 5 TRP | 6 TRP | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Mohammed Azeem | |||
| 7 | Split Fairy Tale World | Rendula Onnu Paathuralam! | 106 | 1 October 2023 (2023-10-01) | 14 January 2024 (2024-01-14) | 23 | 105 | 6 TRP | 7 TRP | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Archana Ravichandran | |||
| 8 | Vijay Sethupathi | Enchanted Forest | Aalum Puthusu! Aatamum Puthusu! | 106 | 6 October 2024 (2024-10-06) | 19 January 2025 (2025-01-19) | 24 | 105 | 5 TRP | 4 TRP | ₹40 lakh (US$42,000) | |||
| 9 | Egyptian and Mesopotamian architecture | Paaka paaka thaan puriyum! Poga poga thaan theriyum! | 106 | 5 October 2025 (2025-10-05) | 18 January 2026 (2026-01-18) | 24 | 105 | 5 TRP | 6 TRP | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Divya Ganesh | |||
· <i>Bigg Boss Fun Unlimited</i>
2018
2018
Year
2018
Season
2
Show
Bigg Boss Fun Unlimited
Host
Rio Raj
2024
2024
Year
2024
Season
8
Show
Bigg Boss 8 Fun Unlimited
Host
R Sabarinathan
| Year | Season | Show | Host |
| 2018 | 2 | Bigg Boss Fun Unlimited | Rio Raj |
| 2024 | 8 | Bigg Boss 8 Fun Unlimited | R Sabarinathan |
· <i>Bigg Boss Kondattam</i>
2017
2017
Year
2017
Season
1
Show
Bigg Boss S1 Kondattam
Host(s)
Erode Mahesh, Priyanka Deshpande, Rio Raj, Andrews,
Ramya Subramanian, Gopinath Chandran, Ma Ka Pa Anand
2018
2018
Year
2018
Season
2
Show
Bigg Boss S2 Kondattam
Host(s)
Rio Raj
A Happening Celebration
A Happening Celebration
Year
A Happening Celebration
2019
2019
Year
2019
Season
3
Show
Bigg Boss S3 Kondattam
Host(s)
Gopinath Chandran
2021
2021
Year
2021
Season
4
Show
Bigg Boss S4 Kondattam
Host(s)
Dhivyadharshini
2022
2022
Year
2022
Season
5
Show
Bigg Boss S5 Kondattam
Host(s)
Archana Chandhoke
2023
2023
Year
2023
Season
6
Show
Bigg Boss S6 Kondattam
Host(s)
Priyanka Deshpande
2024
2024
Year
2024
Season
7
Show
Bigg Boss S7 Kondattam
2025
2025
Year
2025
Season
8
Show
Bigg Boss S8 Kondattam
Bigg Boss S8 Kondattam II
Bigg Boss S8 Kondattam II
Year
Bigg Boss S8 Kondattam II
| Year | Season | Show | Host(s) |
| 2017 | 1 | Bigg Boss S1 Kondattam | Erode Mahesh, Priyanka Deshpande, Rio Raj, Andrews, Ramya Subramanian, Gopinath Chandran, Ma Ka Pa Anand |
| 2018 | 2 | Bigg Boss S2 Kondattam | Rio Raj |
| A Happening Celebration | |||
| 2019 | 3 | Bigg Boss S3 Kondattam | Gopinath Chandran |
| 2021 | 4 | Bigg Boss S4 Kondattam | Dhivyadharshini |
| 2022 | 5 | Bigg Boss S5 Kondattam | Archana Chandhoke |
| 2023 | 6 | Bigg Boss S6 Kondattam | Priyanka Deshpande |
| 2024 | 7 | Bigg Boss S7 Kondattam | |
| 2025 | 8 | Bigg Boss S8 Kondattam | |
| Bigg Boss S8 Kondattam II |
· Housemates pattern
Film actor/actress
Film actor/actress
Occupation
Film actor/actress
Season 1
Anuya Bhagvath
Season 2
Aishwarya Dutta
Season 3
Fathima Babu
Season 4
Aari Arjunan
Season 5
Abhinay Vaddi
Season 6
Maheshwari Chanakyan
Season 7
Akshaya Udayakumar
Season 8
Sachana Namidass
Season 9
Fredrick Jhonson (FJ)
Bharani
Bharani
Occupation
Bharani
Season 1
Daniel Annie Pope
Season 2
Kasthuri
Season 3
Gabriella Charlton
Season 4
Ciby Bhuvana Chandran
Season 5
Sheriina
Season 6
Cool Suresh
Season 7
Ranjith
Season 8
Aadhirai Soundarajan
Bindu Madhavi
Bindu Madhavi
Occupation
Bindu Madhavi
Season 1
Janani Iyer
Season 2
Reshma Pasupuleti
Season 3
Jithan Ramesh
Season 4
Sanjeev Venkat
Season 5
Vikraman Radhakrishnan
Season 6
Maya S. Krishnan
Season 7
Soundariya Nanjundan
Season 8
Prajin
Ganesh Venkatraman
Ganesh Venkatraman
Occupation
Ganesh Venkatraman
Season 1
Mahat Raghavendra
Season 2
Sakshi Agarwal
Season 3
Ramya Pandian
Season 4
Varun Kamal
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
Pradeep Antony
Season 7
Shiva Kumar
Season 8
Sandra Amy
Harish Kalyan
Harish Kalyan
Occupation
Harish Kalyan
Season 1
Mumtaz
Season 2
Saravanan
Season 3
Rekha
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
Vichithra
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Kaajal Pasupathi
Kaajal Pasupathi
Occupation
Kaajal Pasupathi
Season 1
Ponnambalam
Season 2
Sherin Shringar
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Namitha
Namitha
Occupation
Namitha
Season 1
Riythvika
Season 2
Vanitha Vijayakumar
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Oviya
Oviya
Occupation
Oviya
Season 1
Shariq Hassan
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Shakthi Vasudevan
Shakthi Vasudevan
Occupation
Shakthi Vasudevan
Season 1
Vijayalakshmi Feroz
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Sri
Sri
Occupation
Sri
Season 1
Yashika Aannand
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Suja Varunee
Suja Varunee
Occupation
Suja Varunee
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Comedian
Comedian
Occupation
Comedian
Season 1
Aarthi
Season 2
Dhaadi Balaji
Season 3
Jangiri Madhumitha
Season 4
Aranthangi Nisha
Season 5
Imman Annachi
Season 6
Amudhavanan
Season 7
Annabharathi
Season 8
—N/a
Season 9
Vikkals Vikram
Ganja Karuppu
Ganja Karuppu
Occupation
Ganja Karuppu
Season 1
Sendrayan
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Vaiyapuri
Vaiyapuri
Occupation
Vaiyapuri
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Choreographer
Choreographer
Occupation
Choreographer
Season 1
Gayathri Raghuram
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
Sandy
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
Amir
Season 6
Robert Raj
Season 7
Manichandra
Season 8
—N/a
Season 9
—N/a
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
Shanthi Arvind
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Model
Model
Occupation
Model
Season 1
Arav
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
Meera Mitun
Season 4
Balaji Murugadoss
Season 5
Akshara Reddy
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
Riya Thiyagarajan
Season 9
Aurora Sinclair
Raiza Wilson
Raiza Wilson
Occupation
Raiza Wilson
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
Tharshan Thiyagarajah
Season 3
Samyuktha Shanmuganathan
Season 4
Nadia Chang
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
Viyana
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
Sanam Shetty
Season 4
Niroop Nandakumar
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
Suruthi Periyasamy
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Radio/video jockey
Radio/video jockey
Occupation
Radio/video jockey
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
Vaishnavi Prasad
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
Ram Ramasamy
Season 7
RJ Bravo
Season 8
RJ Ananthi
Season 9
VJ Parvathy
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
Kathirravan
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Vocal coach
Vocal coach
Occupation
Vocal coach
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
Ananth Vaidyanathan
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Season 9
—N/a
Singer/Rapper/Song Writer
Singer/Rapper/Song Writer
Occupation
Singer/Rapper/Song Writer
Season 1
Snehan
Season 2
Ramya NSK
Season 3
Mohan Vaidya
Season 4
Aajeedh Khalique
Season 5
Chinnaponnu
Season 6
Dinesh Kanagaratnam
Season 7
Nixen
Season 8
Jeffry
Season 9
Gana Vinoth Kumar
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
Mugen Rao
Season 3
Suchitra Ramadurai
Season 4
Isaivani
Season 5
Asal Kolaar
Season 6
Yugendran
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
Velmurugan
Season 4
Iykki Berry
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
Gana Bala
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Dancer
Dancer
Occupation
Dancer
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
Ayshu ADS
Season 8
—N/a
Season 9
—N/a
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
Vijay Varma
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
TV personality
TV personality
Occupation
TV personality
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
Mamathi Chari
Season 3
Abhirami Venkatachalam
Season 4
Anitha Sampath
Season 5
Pavni Reddy
Season 6
Mohammed Azeem
Season 7
Archana Ravichandran
Season 8
Dharsha Gupta
Season 9
Praveen Raj Devasagayam
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
Kavin Raj
Season 3
Archana Chandhoke
Season 4
Priyanka Deshpande
Season 5
Rachitha Mahalakshmi
Season 6
Raveena Daha
Season 7
Deepak Dinkar
Season 8
Kamrudin K
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
Losliya Mariyanesan
Season 3
Rio Raj
Season 4
Raju Jeyamohan
Season 5
Myna Nandhini
Season 6
Saravana Vickram
Season 7
Sathya SK
Season 8
Kemy
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
Shivani Narayanan
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
Ayesha Zeenath
Season 6
Vinusha Devi
Season 7
Sunita Gogoi
Season 8
R. Sabarinathan
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
Suresh Chakravarthi
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
Janany Kunaseelan
Season 6
Vishnu Vijay
Season 7
Pavithra Janani
Season 8
Kani Thiru
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
Manikandan Rajesh
Season 6
Dinesh Gopalsamy
Season 7
Arun Prasath
Season 8
Divya Ganesh
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
Nivaashiyni Krishnan
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
Tharshika
Season 8
Amit Bhargav
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
Queency Stanly
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
VJ Vishal
Season 8
—N/a
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
Anshitha Akbarsha
Season 8
—N/a
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
Arnav Amjath
Season 8
—N/a
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
Jacquline Lydia
Season 8
—N/a
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
Raanav V C
Season 8
—N/a
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
Varshini Venkat
Season 8
—N/a
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
Rayan
Season 8
—N/a
Director
Director
Occupation
Director
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
Cheran
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Season 9
Praveen Gandhi
Producer
Producer
Occupation
Producer
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
Ravindar Chandrasekaran
Season 9
—N/a
Martial artist
Martial artist
Occupation
Martial artist
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
Som Shekar
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Season 9
—N/a
Fashion Designer
Fashion Designer
Occupation
Fashion Designer
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
Madhumitha Raghunathan
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Season 9
—N/a
Social Media fame
Social Media fame
Occupation
Social Media fame
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
Abishek Raaja
Season 6
GP Muthu
Season 7
Ananya Rao
Season 8
Muthukumaran Jegatheesan
Season 9
T. Dhiwagar
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
Poornima Ravi
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
Tushaar Jayaprakash
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
Ramya Joo
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
Subiksha Kumar
—N/a
—N/a
Occupation
—N/a
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
Kalaiarasan
Writer
Writer
Occupation
Writer
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
Bava Chelladurai
Season 8
—N/a
Season 9
—N/a
Orator
Orator
Occupation
Orator
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
—N/a
Season 6
—N/a
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
Manjari Narayanan
Season 9
—N/a
LGBTQ
LGBTQ
Occupation
LGBTQ
Season 1
—N/a
Season 2
—N/a
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
Namitha Marimuthu
Season 6
Shivin Ganesan
Season 7
—N/a
Season 8
—N/a
Season 9
Apsara CJ
Non-Celebrity
Non-Celebrity
Occupation
Non-Celebrity
Season 1
Maria Juliana
Season 2
Nithya Balaji
Season 3
—N/a
Season 4
—N/a
Season 5
Thamarai Selvi
Season 6
Dhanalakshmi
Season 7
Jovika Vijayakumar
Season 8
—N/a
Season 9
Nandhini R
Winner First runner-up Finalist Ticket to finale Cash walkout
Winner First runner-up Finalist Ticket to finale Cash walkout
Occupation
Winner First runner-up Finalist Ticket to finale Cash walkout
Winner
Winner
Occupation
Winner
Season 1
Arav
Season 2
Riythvika
Season 3
Mugen Rao
Season 4
Aari Arjunan
Season 5
Raju Jeyamohan
Season 6
Mohammed Azeem
Season 7
Archana Ravichandran
Season 8
Muthukumaran Jegadeesan
Season 9
Divya Ganesh
Runner-up
Runner-up
Occupation
Runner-up
Season 1
Snehan
Season 2
Aishwarya Dutta
Season 3
Sandy
Season 4
Balaji Murugadoss
Season 5
Priyanka Deshpande
Season 6
Vikraman Radhakrishnan
Season 7
Manichandra
Season 8
Soundariya Nanjundan
Season 9
R. Sabarinathan
| Occupation | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | Season 7 | Season 8 | Season 9 |
| Film actor/actress | Anuya Bhagvath | Aishwarya Dutta | Fathima Babu | Aari Arjunan | Abhinay Vaddi | Maheshwari Chanakyan | Akshaya Udayakumar | Sachana Namidass | Fredrick Jhonson (FJ) |
| Bharani | Daniel Annie Pope | Kasthuri | Gabriella Charlton | Ciby Bhuvana Chandran | Sheriina | Cool Suresh | Ranjith | Aadhirai Soundarajan | |
| Bindu Madhavi | Janani Iyer | Reshma Pasupuleti | Jithan Ramesh | Sanjeev Venkat | Vikraman Radhakrishnan | Maya S. Krishnan | Soundariya Nanjundan | Prajin | |
| Ganesh Venkatraman | Mahat Raghavendra | Sakshi Agarwal | Ramya Pandian | Varun Kamal | —N/a | Pradeep Antony | Shiva Kumar | Sandra Amy | |
| Harish Kalyan | Mumtaz | Saravanan | Rekha | —N/a | —N/a | Vichithra | —N/a | —N/a | |
| Kaajal Pasupathi | Ponnambalam | Sherin Shringar | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |
| Namitha | Riythvika | Vanitha Vijayakumar | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |
| Oviya | Shariq Hassan | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |
| Shakthi Vasudevan | Vijayalakshmi Feroz | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |
| Sri | Yashika Aannand | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |
| Suja Varunee | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |
| Comedian | Aarthi | Dhaadi Balaji | Jangiri Madhumitha | Aranthangi Nisha | Imman Annachi | Amudhavanan | Annabharathi | —N/a | Vikkals Vikram |
| Ganja Karuppu | Sendrayan | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |
| Vaiyapuri | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |
| Choreographer | Gayathri Raghuram | —N/a | Sandy | —N/a | Amir | Robert Raj | Manichandra | —N/a | —N/a |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Shanthi Arvind | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |
| Model | Arav | —N/a | Meera Mitun | Balaji Murugadoss | Akshara Reddy | —N/a | —N/a | Riya Thiyagarajan | Aurora Sinclair |
| Raiza Wilson | —N/a | Tharshan Thiyagarajah | Samyuktha Shanmuganathan | Nadia Chang | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Viyana | |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Sanam Shetty | Niroop Nandakumar | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Suruthi Periyasamy | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |
| Radio/video jockey | —N/a | Vaishnavi Prasad | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Ram Ramasamy | RJ Bravo | RJ Ananthi | VJ Parvathy |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Kathirravan | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | |
| Vocal coach | —N/a | Ananth Vaidyanathan | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
| Singer/Rapper/Song Writer | Snehan | Ramya NSK | Mohan Vaidya | Aajeedh Khalique | Chinnaponnu | Dinesh Kanagaratnam | Nixen | Jeffry | Gana Vinoth Kumar |
| —N/a | —N/a | Mugen Rao | Suchitra Ramadurai | Isaivani | Asal Kolaar | Yugendran | —N/a | —N/a | |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Velmurugan | Iykki Berry | —N/a | Gana Bala | —N/a | —N/a | |
| Dancer | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Ayshu ADS | —N/a | —N/a |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Vijay Varma | —N/a | —N/a | |
| TV personality | —N/a | Mamathi Chari | Abhirami Venkatachalam | Anitha Sampath | Pavni Reddy | Mohammed Azeem | Archana Ravichandran | Dharsha Gupta | Praveen Raj Devasagayam |
| —N/a | —N/a | Kavin Raj | Archana Chandhoke | Priyanka Deshpande | Rachitha Mahalakshmi | Raveena Daha | Deepak Dinkar | Kamrudin K | |
| —N/a | —N/a | Losliya Mariyanesan | Rio Raj | Raju Jeyamohan | Myna Nandhini | Saravana Vickram | Sathya SK | Kemy | |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Shivani Narayanan | —N/a | Ayesha Zeenath | Vinusha Devi | Sunita Gogoi | R. Sabarinathan | |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Suresh Chakravarthi | —N/a | Janany Kunaseelan | Vishnu Vijay | Pavithra Janani | Kani Thiru | |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Manikandan Rajesh | Dinesh Gopalsamy | Arun Prasath | Divya Ganesh | |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Nivaashiyni Krishnan | —N/a | Tharshika | Amit Bhargav | |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Queency Stanly | —N/a | VJ Vishal | —N/a | |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Anshitha Akbarsha | —N/a | |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Arnav Amjath | —N/a | |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Jacquline Lydia | —N/a | |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Raanav V C | —N/a | |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Varshini Venkat | —N/a | |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Rayan | —N/a | |
| Director | —N/a | —N/a | Cheran | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Praveen Gandhi |
| Producer | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Ravindar Chandrasekaran | —N/a |
| Martial artist | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Som Shekar | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
| Fashion Designer | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Madhumitha Raghunathan | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a |
| Social Media fame | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Abishek Raaja | GP Muthu | Ananya Rao | Muthukumaran Jegatheesan | T. Dhiwagar |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Poornima Ravi | —N/a | Tushaar Jayaprakash | |
| —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | —N/a | Ramya Joo |
References
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- Ratings
- The winner won ₹50 lakh and was also awarded the new Suzuki Brezza car.
- The winner won ₹50 lakh and was also awarded the new Maruti Suzuki Nexa grand Vitara car and a plot worth ₹15.
- The winner won ₹50 lakh and was also awarded the new Maruti Suzuki Victoris car.
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-4-finalist-rio-raj-shares-his-fanboy-moment-with-actor-politician-kamal-haasan-see-pic/articleshow/81331765.cms
- The Indian Expresshttps://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/salman-khan-kamal-haasan-mohanlal-and-sudeep-how-hosts-impacted-their-bigg-boss-versions-7196067/
- latestlyhttps://www.latestly.com/socially/entertainment/tv/bigg-boss-tamil-6-house-of-kamal-haasan-hosted-reality-show-is-vibrant-af-check-inside-pics-4301214.html
- Indian Expresshttps://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/inside-bigg-boss-tamil-season-6-house-see-photos-8197436/
- India Todayhttps://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/jiohotstar-is-now-live-in-india-merges-content-from-jiocinema-and-disney-hotstar-2679863-2025-02-14
- Filmibeathttps://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2025/bigg-boss-tamil-season-9-grand-launch-date-announced-when-where-to-watch-vijay-sethupathi-show-479813.html
- https://www.instagram.com/p/DTU8eLgE123/https://www.instagram.com/p/DTU8eLgE123/
- https://www.instagram.com/p/DTU8eLgE123/https://www.instagram.com/p/DTU8eLgE123/
- India Todayhttps://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/azeem-lifts-bigg-boss-tamil-season-6-trophy-wins-rs-50-lakh-and-a-new-car-kamal-haasan-vikraman-shivin-2325007-2023-01-23
- The Indian Expresshttps://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-season-9-finale-winner-live-updates-vote-results-contestants-runner-up-10480871/
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-and-telugu-top-the-charts/articleshow/60024585.cms
- wwwhttps://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/kamal-haasan-s-bigg-boss-2-tamil-trp-ratings-are-impressive/story-y1CQWYyRfLtzka2Cd3WQ6K.html
- X (formerly Twitter)https://twitter.com/EndemolShineIND/status/1152176687745921025
- Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4mediahttps://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/bigg-boss-most-watched-show-in-3-regions-including-tamil-telugu-speaking-markets-barc-108584.html
- The Times of Indiahttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-5-from-failure-of-wild-card-entries-to-eviction-of-akshara-and-thamaraiselvi-why-this-season-is-less-exciting-than-the-previous-one/photostory/88847763.cms