Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) season 9

Bigg Boss
Season 9
Season 9 Eye Logo
Presented by	Vijay Sethupathi
No. of days	9
No. of housemates	20
No. of episodes	9
Release
Original network	Star Vijay Colors Tamil JioHotstar
Original release	5 October 2025 (2025-10-05) – present
Season chronology
← Previous Season 8

Bigg Boss 9 is the ninth season of the Indian Tamil-language reality television series Bigg Boss, produced by Banijay. Vijay Sethupathi is returning as a host for the second time in a row. ^{[1] [2]} The season is scheduled to premiere on 5 October 2025 on Star Vijay and JioHotstar. ^{[3] [4] [5]} However, this season the unseen episodes will be aired on Colors Tamil.

Production

Creative Team: Deepak Dhar is the Project Head of this show. The show is produced by Banijay Entertainment group. Rupali Kanchankumar Bandawane is the production designer of this season. ^[6]

Promotions

The official first look and logo were unveiled on 1 September 2025, confirming the season's launch with Vijay Sethupathi once again as the host. ^{[7] [8]} On 5 September 2025, the second teaser released with Sethupathi is seen emphasising the idea of “trying something new,” hinting at a season filled with surprises and unpredictability along with the tagline of the season being: “ Paakka Paakka thaan theriyum” (You'll know only by watching). ^[9] On 13 September 2025, the poster of the season was shared across social media platforms which also unveiled the launch date of the season. ^{[10] [11]}

Eye logo

The logo features a purple neon shades which symbolises the number 9 as the iris and with a sleek silver frame. ^{[12] [13]}

Broadcast

The show streams 24/7 on JioHotstar , with the main daily episode on Star Vijay reflecting a digital-first approach. An unseen episode is aired on Colors Tamil which shows extra footages which is not aired on the 1 hour episode. ^{[14] [15]}

Sponsors

Haier is the key sponsor for the season of Bigg Boss providing home appliances for the house. ^[16]

House

The Bigg Boss 9 house, located in EVP Film City, Chennai, features an Ancient Civilization-inspired theme, primarily influenced by Egyptian and Mesopotamian architecture. The interior design incorporates walls engraved with hieroglyphic-style symbols, colossal sculpted faces reminiscent of pharaohs and deities, and ornate golden and bronze detailing that evoke the grandeur of ancient temples. Symbolic motifs such as wings, triangular emblems, and carved relics highlight the mystical and regal ambience of the space, blending historical opulence with a modern aesthetic. ^[17]

• Living area: Circular sofa in sand, beach coloured with Egyptian carvings.
• Kitchen/Dining area: Round table with brown table and white chairs.
• Bedroom: 2 separate bedrooms, one common bed room following the Egyptian concept with Egyptian art and 9 beds, In contrast to the overall theme, the house also includes a super deluxe bedroom featuring an attached bathroom and a private Jacuzzi.
• Bathroom: Updated wallpapers with a unique palette of ancient architecture.
• Confession room: Sand coloured room theme of Egyptian palace for Bigg Boss and carvings of mummy behind room.
• Garden/Outdoor area: Artificial turf, pool and plenty of lounge chairs.
• Medical Room: A dedicated space for health check-ups and emergencies, ensuring contestant well-being.
• Activity Area: Located near the Medical Room, this space is designated for tasks and challenges.
• Smoking Area: A designated space for breaks, located in the garden area.
• This season also marks the return of the iconic jail feature, which was absent in the previous season, and the revival of the swimming pool, which had remained empty since Season 3 and had been missing entirely since Season 7.
• Additionally, for the first time in the show's history, the main entrance to the house, traditionally located in the garden area facing the house, has been shifted to the position that previously served as the activity area entrance, marking a notable structural change in the layout of the Bigg Boss house

Housemates status

S.No	Housemate	Day entered	Day exited	Housemate Status
1	Aadhirai	Day 1
2	Apsara	Day 1		Nominated
3	Aurora	Day 1		Nominated
4	Watermelon Star	Day 1		Nominated
5	FJ	Day 1		Nominated
6	Kamarudin	Day 1		Nominated
7	Kalaiyarasan	Day 1
8	Kani	Day 1
9	Kemy	Day 1		Nominated
10	Parvathy	Day 1		Nominated
11	Praveen	Day 1
12	Ramya	Day 1		Nominated
13	Sabarinathan	Day 1		Nominated
14	Subiksha	Day 1
15	Tushaar	Day 1		House Captain
16	Vikram	Day 1
17	Vinoth	Day 1
18	Viyana	Day 1
19	Pravin	Day 1	Day 7	Evicted
20	Nandhini	Day 1	Day 5	Walked

Housemates

The list of housemates in the order of entering the house: ^[18]

Original entrants

• T. Dhiwagar, a physiotherapist and social media influencer known for his comedy content on social media. ^[19]
• Aurora Sinclair, model and social media personality.
• Franklin Joseph (FJ), an actor and beat-boxer, who gained recognition through the web series Suzhal: The Vortex and the film Aranmanai 4 .
• VJ Parvathy Saran, a video Jockey and TV presenter.
• Tushaar Jayaprakash, a Singaporean Indian and K-Pop dancer, model and content creator.
• Kani Thiru, an actress and winner of Cooku with Comali season 2 who has mainly acted in the Tamil web series Parachute . She is the sister of Bigg Boss 2 contestant Vijayalakshmi Feroz.
• Sabarinathan, an actor in the Tamil industry, who has appeared in films including Natpe Thunai , Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja , and acted in TV shows like Velaikkaran, Bharathi Kannamma and Ponni .
• Pravin Gandhi, an Indian film director, known for directing films such as Ratchagan and Jodi .
• Vyshali Kemkar, popularly known as (Mirchi Kemy), who featured in a Tamil reality cooking show Cooku with Comali season 5 and began her screen-debut in shows like Yatrika and Office.
• Aadhirai Soundarajan, an Indian actress, known for her roles in Tamil films and television. She gained recognition through films like Bigil, Varalaru Mukkiyam and Theerkadarishi . She is also known for a TV show Mahanadhi , airing on Star Vijay.
• Ramya Joo, a stage dancer. ^[20]
• Vinoth Kumar, is an Indian folk music artist known for his contributions to Tamil cinema as a playback singer, lyricist, and performer.
• Viyana, a Tamil model, actress and social media influencer, who has gained recognition through music videos, including the track Adiye Paduthadhe.
• Praveen Raj Devasagayam, a television actor and comedian, recognized for Tamil serials like Bharathi Kannamma, Kizhakku Vaasal and Eeramana Rojave.
• Subiksha Kumar, a social media influencer and Youtube blogger known for her Blogs on fishing and marine life.
• Apsara CJ, a Malayalam model and social media influencer from Trivandrum.
• Nandhini R, a yoga teacher and commoner contestant.
• Vikkals Vikram, an Indian stand-up comedian, actor and content creator from Chennai.
• Kamarudin K, an Indian actor who appears in the Tamil television serial Mahanadhi.
• Kalaiyarasan, an Indian cultural trainer and motivational personality.

Twists

Badge selection

Upon entering the house on launch day, housemates will be able to pick a badge from the fire or water column. This selection will decide their bedroom allotment. ^[21]

Housemates
Fire	Water
Aadhirai	Aurora
Apsara	Kamarudin
Dhiwagar	Pravin
FJ	Ramya
Kalaiyarasan	Vinoth
Kani	Subiksha
Nandhini	Tushaar
Praveen
Vikram
Viyana
Parvathy
Kemy
Sabarinathan

Bedroom allotment

The 2 bedrooms are depicted as 2 different statues within the one house resembling a common bedroom while the other bedroom is a deluxe bedroom. While there is also separate exclusive bedroom for the house captain is also established. The bedrooms are:

•  Common Bedroom: With a set of 9 beds and a separate attached room and bed located for the house captain, the room's serves as a standard room with combination of sand and Egyptian themed designs.
•  Deluxe Bedroom: This room is surrounded by neon lighting of black, blue and purple creating a luxurious atmosphere. The room has comfortable beds and a attached spacious and high class toilet with gold finish and a personal Jacuzzi for the housemates in the room only.
•  Captain Bedroom: An exclusive personal room has been designated for the house captain for this season. Hence the house captain will have his own bedroom in the house neither sharing a common or deluxe room.

Allotment	Launch Day
	Day 2	Day 8
Aadhirai	Common Room		Deluxe Room
Apsara	Common Room
Aurora	Deluxe Room		Common Room
Dhiwagar	Common Room		Deluxe Room
FJ	Common Room
Kamarudin	Deluxe Room		Common Room
Kalaiarasan	Common Room
Kani	Common Room
Kemy	Common Room
Parvathy	Common Room		Deluxe Room
Praveen	Common Room
Ramya	Deluxe Room
Sabarinathan	Common Room
Subiksha	Deluxe Room
Tushaar	Deluxe Room	Common Room	Captain Room
Vikram	Common Room
Vinoth	Deluxe Room
Viyana	Common Room	Deluxe Room
Pravin	Deluxe Room
Nandhini	Common Room

Weekly summary

The main events in the Bigg Boss 9 house are summarised in the table below.

Week 1	Entrances	During the grand premiere on 5 October 2025, host Vijay Sethupathi introduced 20 housemates. Dhiwagar, Aurora, FJ, Parvathy, Tushaar, Kani, Sabarinathan, Pravin, Kemy, Aadhirai, Ramya, Vinoth, Viyana, Praveen, Subiksha, Apasara, Nandhini, Vikram, Kamarudin and Kalaiyarasan entered the house in order. [22]
	Twists	On Day 0, when entering the house, housemates were given the option by Vijay Sethupathi to either pick a red (fire) band or a blue (water) band on the stage. When all the housemates entered the house, Bigg Boss announced that housemates with the blue (water) band will be able to stay in the deluxe bedroom of the house in which they will enjoy facilities like a jacuzzi, high-class shower system. Where else housemates with the red (fire) band will be staying in a common bedroom with only a simple bed area and bathroom. [23] On Day 0, all the housemates came to an agreement to off the supply of the main water tap in the house, hence Bigg Boss announced that there will be no water supply to the house besides the bathroom toilet flush. All the housemates will need to manage with water in a bucket until further notice. On Day 2, housemates broke house rules. Hence as a punishment Bigg Boss announced housemates to discuss and swap one deluxe room housemate and a common room housemate to their opposites room. Housemates decided to swap Tushaar from the deluxe to the common room and Viyana from the common room to the deluxe room.
	Nominations	On Day 1: Aadhirai, Apsara, Diwagar, Kalaiarasan, Praveen, Pravin and Viyana were nominated for the first week's eviction process. [24]
	House Captain	No Captain
	Tasks	On Day 1, housemates had to selected a co housemate who they didn't really create a connection to with upon their entry into the house and a housemate who is unfit and not worthy to participate in show and paste a sticker on the housemate they select. [25] On Day 1-5, the water supply inside the house was cut off, except for the toilet flush. Housemates were required to fetch water using traditional methods, first from a village-style source and later from a public tap installed in the garden area. The setup highlighted the struggles of water conservation and the importance of resource management. Kamarudin and Sabarinathan were appointed as the task in-charges, taking responsibility for managing the water supply and ensuring fair distribution among housemates. [26] On Day 2-5: Housemates of the Bigg Boss House shared their past life, their sorrows, strengths, and how they achieved their dreams, with the other housemates. 2 housemates with the best stories will win a nomination free pass in the following week. [27] Captaincy Tasks Captaincy task is divided into 3 tasks. Task 1 On Day 3: The task for captaincy was titled 'Pongudhe Pongudhe'. Housemates were expected to run to a common vessel with milk, take some in their respective vessels and rush to the stove to boil it. Only 4 could do it at one time, with only 12 out of 13 getting the chance to qualify for the next round. After taking the milk, the four have to boil the milk to the brim, but they're disqualified if it spills over. [28] Task 2 On Day 4: Housemates were asked to wash a pair of dirty jeans using only a limited amount of water in a bucket. Aadhirai, Praveen R and Tushaar were the top 3 who completed the task within the time frame. [29] Task 3 On Day 5: Aadhirai, Praveen and Tushaar had to pick a responsibility they will hold until Bigg Boss announced. Aadhirai picked a mask, Praveen picked a uniform and Tushaar picked a scaf to cover his mouth. Until the announcement of Bigg Boss they are not allowed to remove them. Housemates later had to vote and pick who out of the three candidates can perform best at captaincy. Tushaar received most votes and hence was captain for week 2.
	Jail	On Day 5, Vinoth and Viyana were sent to jail by housemates due to lack of participation in the weeks activities.
Exits	On Day 7, Pravin Gandhi was evicted after facing public votes.
Walked	On Day 5: Nandhini R voluntarily walked out of the Bigg Boss house after repeatedly requesting to leave the show.
Week 2
	Twists
	Nominations	On Day 8: Apsara, Aurora, Diwagar, FJ, Kamarudin, Kemy, Parvathy, Ramya and Sabarinathan were nominated for the second week's eviction process.
	House Captain	Tushaar
	Tasks
	Sponsored
Exits
Week 3
	Twists
	Nominations
	House Captain
	Tasks
	Sponsored
Exits
Week 4
	Twists
	Nominations
	House Captain
	Tasks
	Sponsored
Exits
Week 5
	Twists
	Nominations
	House Captain
	Tasks
	Sponsored
Exits
Week 6
	Twists
	Nominations
	House Captain
	Tasks
	Sponsored
Exits
Week 7
	Twists
	Nominations
	House Captain
	Tasks
	Sponsored
Exits
Week 8
	Twists
	Nominations
	House Captain
	Tasks
	Sponsored
Exits
Week 9
	Twists
	Nominations
	House Captain
	Tasks
	Sponsored
Exits
Week 10
	Twists
	Nominations
	House Captain
	Tasks
	Sponsored
Exits
Week 11
	Twists
	Nominations
	House Captain
	Tasks
	Sponsored
Exits
Week 12
	Twists
	Nominations
	House Captain
	Tasks
	Sponsored
Exits
Week 13
	Twists
	Nominations
	House Captain
	Tasks
	Sponsored
Exits
Week 14
	Twists
	Nominations
	House Captain
	Tasks
	Sponsored
Exits
Week 15 Finale Week
	Twists
	Nominations
	House Captain
	Tasks
	Sponsored
	Exits
	Grand Finale
	Finalists
	4th Runner Up
	3rd Runner-up
	2nd Runner-up
	1st Runner-up
Winner

Nomination Table

#BB9	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15
															Grand Finale
Nominees for House Captain	No Nominees	Aadhirai Praveen Tushaar
House Captain	No Captain	Tushaar
Captain's Nomination	No Captain Nomination	Dhiwagar Parvathy
Weak performer(s) (BB Jail)	Vinoth Viyana
Vote to:	Evict
Aadhirai	Dhiwagar Kalaiarasan	Parvathy Kamarudin
Apsara	Aurora Kalaiarasan	Dhiwagar Parvathy
Aurora	Dhiwagar Kalaiarasan	Dhiwagar Parvathy
Dhiwagar	Kemy Praveen	Kamarudin Ramya
FJ	Kalaiarasan Pravin	Dhiwagar Parvathy
Kamarudin	Apsara Dhiwagar	Dhiwagar Parvathy
Kalaiarasan	Aadhirai Dhiwagar	Dhiwagar Sabarinathan
Kani	Aadhirai Viyana	Kamarudin Parvathy
Kemy	Dhiwagar Sabarinathan	Dhiwagar Parvathy
Parvathy	Kani Pravin	FJ Kemy
Praveen	Kalaiarasan Pravin	Aurora Dhiwagar
Ramya	Aadhirai Dhiwagar	Parvathy Aurora
Sabarinathan	Kalaiarasan Parvathy	Parvathy Kamarudin
Subiksha	Kalaiarasan Viyana	Parvathy Apsara
Tushaar	Apsara Kalaiarasan	House Captain
Vikram	Kalaiarasan Pravin	Kamrudin Parvathy
Vinoth	Apsara Kalaiarasan	FJ Parvathy
Viyana	Kalaiarasan Praveen	Aurora Parvathy
Pravin	Dhiwagar Praveen	Evicted (Day 7)
Nandhini	Kalaiarasan Viyana	Walked (Day 5)
Notes	1, 2, 3	4
Against Public Vote	Aadhirai Apsara Dhiwagar Kalaiarasan Pravin Praveen Viyana	Apsara Aurora Diwagar FJ Kamarudin Kemy Parvathy Ramya Sabarinathan
Walked	Nandhini
Evicted	Pravin

  indicates that the Housemate was directly nominated for eviction.

  indicates that the Housemate was immune prior to nominations.

  indicates the contestant has been evicted.

  indicates the contestant walked out due to emergency.

  indicates the contestant has been ejected.

  indicates the house captain.

  indicates the winner.

  indicates the first runner up.

  indicates the second runner up.

  indicates the third runner up.

  indicates the fourth runner up.

  indicates the contestant as Weak Performer of the week.

  indicates the contestant has re-entered the house.

Nomination notes

• ^1 : On Day 1 during first week nomination, Bigg Boss announced that all the housemates can come to a conclusion and grant 3 Deluxe room housemates an exemption from public voting. Hence they choose Ramya, Subhiksha and Tushaar to be exempt.
• ^2 : On Day 5, Nandhini left the house due to mental health reasons.
• ^3 : On Day 5, Vinoth and Viyana were sent to the BB jail due to lack of performance during activites.
• ^4 : On Day 8 during second week nomination, Bigg Boss announced that all the housemates can come to a conclusion and grant 3 Deluxe room housemates an exemption from public voting. Hence they choose Aadhirai, Vinoth and Viyana to be exempt.

Guest appearances

Week(s)	Day(s)	Guest(s)	Notes	Ref.

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