Bigg Boss Kannada season 12

Bigg Boss Kannada
Season 12
Logo for Bigg Boss Kannada Season 12
Presented by	Kiccha Sudeepa
No. of days	118
No. of housemates	24
No. of episodes	71
Release
Original network	Colors Kannada JioHotstar
Original release	28 September 2025 (2025-09-28) – present
Season chronology
← Previous Season 11

Bigg Boss Kannada 12 is a reality show and the twelfth season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television series Bigg Boss produced by Banijay. The show began on 28 September 2025, on Colors Kannada and JioHotstar, with Kichcha Sudeep as a host for the twelfth time in a row. ^[1] The premiere episode started with a real-time viewers' voting of deciding the entrance of housemates either as solo ("onti") or as duo ("janti") contestants pitted against each other. ^[2]

The show was suspended on 8 October 2025, due to environmental issues,and the contestants were sent outside the house for few hours, and was later resumed on 9th october and contestants were sent back inside the Bigg Boss house.

Closure notice by Pollution Board

On 7 October 2025, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board ordered for an immediate closure of the studio until further notice, citing violations of environmental regulations at the premises. ^[3] The board issued a notice to Vels Studios and Entertainment Private Limited directing that all activities at the site be stopped with immediate effect. ^[4]

Telecast

The Bigg Boss season 12 is telecasted on Colors Kannada TV nightly and live on JioHotstar OTT platform including previously broadcast episodes. ^[5]

Housemates status

Contestants listed in alphabetical order of their names. ^[6]

Sl.no	Housemates	Day entered	Day exited	Housemates status
1	Ashwini G	Day 1
2	Chaitra	Day 58
3	Dhanush	Day 1
4	Dhruvanth	Day 1
5	Gilli Nata	Day 1
6	Kavya	Day 1
7	Malu	Day 1
8	Raghu	Day 22
9	Rajat	Day 58
10	Rakshita	Day 1	Evicted by Housemates
		Day 8
11	Rashika	Day 1
12	Spandana	Day 1
13	Suraj	Day 22
14	Abhishek	Day 1	Day 70	Evicted
15	Jhanvi	Day 1	Day 63	Evicted
16	Risha	Day 22	Day 56	Evicted
17	Sudhir	Day 1	Day 49	Evicted
18	Chandra	Day 1	Day 42	Evicted
19	Mallamma	Day 1	Day 35	Evicted
20	Ashvini S	Day 1	Day 21	Evicted
21	Manju B	Day 1	Day 21	Evicted
22	Satish	Day 1	Day 18	Evicted
23	RJ Amith	Day 1	Day 7	Evicted
24	Karibasappa	Day 1	Day 7	Evicted

Housemates

With the new concept of "Onti" (solo) and "Janti" (duo), this season has featured 19 contestants, originally entering the house on the grand opening day on September 29, 2025.

Original entrants

• Sudhir Balraj: Actor, best known as Cockroach Sudhir in Tagaru
• Kavya Shaiva: Actress, best known for Kenda Sampige and Kothalavadi. ^[7]
• Satish Cadaboms: Businessman, celebrity dog breeder.
• Gilli Nata: Television and film actor, best known for Comedy KhiladigaLu Season 4 and Langoti Man
• Jahnvi: Actress, television personality and anchor, best known for Adhipatra. ^[8]
• Dhanush Gowda: Television actor, best known for Geetha and Nooru Janmaku.
• Chandra Prabha: Television personality and comedian
• Manju Bhashini: Television actress, best known for Silli Lalli , Puttakkana Makkalu
• Rashika Shetty: Model and actress, best known for Manada Kadalu ^[9]
• Abhishek Shrikanth: Television actor, best known for Lakshana and Vadhu.
• Mallamma: Social media personality popularly called as "Maathina Malli"
• Ashvini S: Television actress, best known for Muddulakshmi . ^[10]
• Dhruvanth Talwar: Television actor, best known for Muddulakshmi
• Rakshita Shetty: Social media influencer
• Karibasappa: Fitness enthusiast and body builder, winner of Mr. India and International Boy Building Gold awards ^[11]
• Malu Nipanal: Folk and playback singer, best known for "Hitalaka Karibyada Mava" from Karataka Damanaka
• Spandana Somanna: Model and television actress, best known for Karimani. ^[12]
• Ashwini Gowda: Actress and Pro-Kannada activist. ^[13]
• RJ Amit Pawar: Radio jockey and content creator ^[14]

Wildcard entrants

• Raghu is an Indian actor, sportsman, and fitness influencer who primarily works in the Kannada film industry.
• Risha Gowda is a "Rising Star" and an actress known for her bold personality and unapologetic nature.
• Suraj Singh, the stylish engineer and fitness enthusiast from Mysuru.
• Rajath, popularly known as Bujji, last season contestant, got the opportunity for the mid-season Wild Card entry
• Chaithra Kundapur, one of the contestant of Bigboss season 11, will be the midseason Wild Card Entry.

Twists

Onti or Janti twist

Upon entrance of each housemate, the live audience voted for housemates to either enter as solo ("onti") or as duo ("janti"). A housemate should received 75% or above to enter as Solo housemate. ^[2] On Day 15, the duo housemates twist was ended and all housemates were solo housemates.

Housemate No.	Housemate	Live Audience Vote		Entered as	Formed Duo on Day 1
		Onti (Solo)	Janti (Duo)
1	Sudhir	81%	19%	Solo Housemate	—
2	Kavya	59%	41%	Duo Housemate with Gilli
3	Satish	58%	42%	Duo Housemate with Chandra
4	Gilli	73%	27%	Duo Housemate with Kavya
5	Jhanvi	76%	24%	Solo Housemate
6	Dhanush	78%	22%	Solo Housemate
7	Chandra	64%	36%	Duo Housemate with Satish
8	Manju	73%	27%	Duo Housemate with Rashika
9	Rashika	48%	52%	Duo Housemate with Manju
10	Abhishek	58%	42%	Duo Housemate with Ashvini S
11	Mallamma	78%	22%	Solo Housemate
12	Ashvini S	60%	40%	Duo Housemate with Abhishek
13	Dhruvanth	76%	24%	Solo Housemate
14	Rakshita	53%	47%	Not selected Housemate	Evicted by Housemate
15	Karibasappa	74%	26%	Duo Housemate with Amith	—
16	Malu	72%	28%	Not selected Housemate	Duo Housemate with Spandana
17	Spandana	68%	32%	Not selected Housemate	Duo Housemate with Malu
18	Ashwini G	77%	23%	Solo Housemate	—
19	Amith	57%	43%	Duo Housemate with Karibasappa

Nomination Table

#BBK12		Week 1		Week 2		Week 3		First Finale	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15
		Day 1	Day 4	Day 8	Day 10	Day 15	Day 18													Grand Finale
Contenders for Finalist		None		Chandra & Satish Dhanush Mallamma Sudhir		Ashwini G Malu & Spandana	Rashika Gilli Kavya	Nominees for Captaincy	None	Raghu Risha	Dhanush Raghu	Abhishek Jhanvi Kavya Malu Raghu Risha	Raghu Jhanvi	Abhishek Ashwini G	Abhishek Dhanush Raghu Suraj Spandana	Raghu & Ashwini G Abhishek & Spandana Malu & Rakshita
Finalists				Sudhir		Sudhir		House Captain		Raghu	Dhanush	Malu	Raghu	Abhishek	Dhanush	Abhishek & Spandana
						Ashwini G
						Malu & Spandana	Malu
							Rashika
Finalist's Nomination				Ashwini G Jhanvi Malu & Spandana Rakshita Abhishek & Ashvini S Dhanush Manju & Rashika		No Nominations		Captain's Nomination		Rashika Risha Ashwini G Dhruvanth Dhanush Gilli Malu Mallamma	No Nominations	Dhruvanth Rakshita Ashwini G Rashika Jhanvi Sudhir Raghu	Rashika (to evict)	Raghu (to evict)	Not eligible
Vote to:		Evict			none			Vote to:	Evict	none			Evict
Ashwini G		Rakshita	Jhanvi Amith & Karibasappa	Dhruvanth Abhishek & Ashvini S	Left (Day 10)	Finalist		Moved to Next Level (Day 21)	Gilli Spandana	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Spandana Risha	Dhruvanth Malu	Kavya Abhishek
Chaitra		Not in House												Entered (Day 58)	Exempt
Dhanush		Rakshita	Sudhir Amith & Karibasappa	Mallamma Malu & Spandana	Left (Day 10)	Nominated	Nominated	Moved to Next Level (Day 21)	Ashwini G Jhanvi	Nominated	House Captain	Not eligible	Rakshita Malu	Ashwini G Dhruvanth	House Captain
Dhruvanth		Rakshita	Dhanush Abhishek & Ashvini S	Jhanvi Malu & Spandana	Left (Day 10)	Nominated	Nominated	Moved to Next Level (Day 21)	Gilli Dhanush	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Abhishek Malu	Ashwini G Jhanvi	Abhishek Suraj
	Gilli	Not eligible	Ashwini G Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Malu & Spandana	Left (Day 10)	Nominated	Nominated	Moved to Next Level (Day 21)	Dhruvanth Ashwini G	Nominated	Nominated	Not eligible	Abhishek Dhanush	Jhanvi Ashwini G	Rakshita Rashika
	Kavya	Not eligible	Ashwini G Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Malu & Spandana	Left (Day 10)	Nominated	Nominated	Moved to Next Level (Day 21)	Ashwini G Rashika	Not eligible	Nominated	Not eligible	Abhishek Malu	Jhanvi Ashwini G	Rakshita Rashika
	Malu	Nominated	Sudhir Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Chandra & Satish	Left (Day 10)	Finalist		Moved to Next Level (Day 21)	Gilli Ashwini G	Nominated	Nominated	House Captain	Suraj Rashika	Ashwini G Suraj	Gilli Dhruvanth
Raghu		Not in House						Entered (Day 21)	Jhanvi Gilli	House Captain	Nominated	Nominated	House Captain	Nominated	Dhruvanth Gilli
Rajat		Not in House												Entered (Day 58)	Exempt
Rakshita		Nominated	Evicted by Housemates (Day 1)	Jhanvi Gilli & Kavya	Left (Day 10)	Nominated	Nominated	Moved to Next Level (Day 21)	Rashika Jhanvi	Not eligible	Nominated	Nominated	Risha Dhruvanth	Kavya Gilli	Gilli Kavya
	Rashika	Not eligible	Mallamma Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Chandra & Satish	Left (Day 10)	Nominated	Finalist	Moved to Next Level (Day 21)	Kavya Rakshita	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Dhruvanth Spandana	Dhruvanth Kavya	Spandana Kavya
	Spandana	Nominated	Sudhir Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Chandra & Satish	Left (Day 10)	Finalist	Nominated	Moved to Next Level (Day 21)	Ashwini G Jhanvi	Not eligible	Nominated	Not eligible	Risha Rashika	Dhruvanth Malu	Dhruvanth Rashika	House Captain
Suraj		Not in House						Entered (Day 21)	Dhruvanth Gilli	Not eligible	Nominated	Not eligible	Dhruvanth Abhishek	Jhanvi Malu	Gilli Spandana
	Abhishek	Not eligible	Sudhir Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Chandra & Satish	Left (Day 10)	Nominated	Nominated	Moved to Next Level (Day 21)	Jhanvi Ashwini G	Not eligible	Nominated	Not eligible	Risha Suraj	House Captain	Dhruvanth Rakshita	Evicted (Day 70)
Jhanvi		Rakshita	Sudhir Amith & Karibasappa	Dhruvanth Manju & Rashika	Left (Day 10)	Nominated	Nominated	Moved to Next Level (Day 21)	Gilli Rakshita	Not eligible	Nominated	Nominated	Abhishek Malu	Dhruvanth Gilli	Evicted (Day 63)
Risha		Not in House						Entered (Day 21)	Spandana Jhanvi	Nominated	Nominated	Nominated	Malu Abhishek	Evicted (Day 56)
	Sudhir	Rakshita	Dhanush Gilli & Kavya Mallamma	Finalist	Left (Day 10)	Finalist		Winner (Day 21)	Dhruvanth Rashika	Not eligible	Nominated	Nominated	Evicted (Day 49)
	Chandra	Not eligible	Dhanush Abhishek & Ashvini S	Jhanvi Malu & Spandana	Left (Day 10)	Nominated	Nominated	Moved to Next Level (Day 21)	Ashwini G Jhanvi	Not eligible	Nominated	Evicted (Day 42)
Mallamma		Rakshita	Dhanush Gilli & Kavya	Jhanvi Manju & Rashika	Left (Day 10)	Nominated	Nominated	Moved to Next Level (Day 21)	Gilli Ashwini G	Nominated	Evicted (Day 35)
	Ashvini S	Not eligible	Sudhir Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Chandra & Satish	Left (Day 10)	Nominated	Nominated	Rejected (Day 21)	Evicted (Day 21)
	Manju	Not eligible	Sudhir Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Chandra & Satish	Left (Day 10)	Nominated	Nominated	Rejected (Day 21)	Evicted (Day 21)
	Satish	Not eligible	Dhanush Abhishek & Ashvini S	Jhanvi Malu & Spandana	Left (Day 10)	Nominated	Evicted (Day 18)
	Amith	Not eligible	Dhanush Gilli & Kavya	Evicted (Day 7)
	Karibasappa	Not eligible	Dhanush Gilli & Kavya	Evicted (Day 7)
Notes		1	2, 3	2, 4, 6	5	6, 7, 8	9	10	-	9, 11, 12	9, 13	12, 14	15, 16	17	18, 19	20
Against Public Vote		Malu Rakshita Spandana	Abhishek & Ashvini S Amith & Karibasappa Dhanush Gilli & Kavya Mallamma Sudhir	Abhishek & Ashvini S Ashwini G Dhanush Jhanvi Malu & Spandana Manju & Rashika Rakshita		Abhishek Ashvini S Chandra Dhanush Dhruvanth Gilli Jhanvi Kavya Mallamma Manju Rakshita Rashika Satish	Abhishek Ashvini S Chandra Dhanush Dhruvanth Gilli Jhanvi Kavya Mallamma Manju Spandana		Ashwini G Dhruvanth Gilli Jhanvi Rakshita Rashika Spandana	Ashwini G Dhanush Dhruvanth Gilli Mallamma Malu Rashika Risha	Ashwini G Chandra Dhanush Dhruvanth Gilli Rakshita Rashika Spandana Sudhir Suraj	Ashwini G Dhruvanth Jhanvi Raghu Rakshita Rashika Risha Sudhir	Abhishek Ashwini G Dhruvanth Jhanvi Malu Rakshita Rashika Risha Spandana Suraj	Ashwini G Dhruvanth Gilli Jhanvi Kavya Malu Raghu	Abhishek Dhruvanth Gilli Kavya Malu Rakshita Rashika Spandana Suraj
Evicted		Rakshita	Amith & Karibasappa	No Eviction		Satish	Ashvini S		No Eviction	Mallamma	Chandra	Sudhir	Risha	Jhanvi	Abhishek
							Manju

  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.

Nomination notes

• ^1 : During premiere, Malu, Rakshita & Spandana were left not selected by fellow housemates, and thus were nominated. Fellow housemates(only solo housemates) had to mutually decide to evict one nominated housemate. They chose Rakshita.
• ^2 : In this week's nominations, housemates had to nominate one solo housemate and one duo housemate.
• ^3 : On Day 5, finalist contenders - Chandra & Satish, Dhanush, Mallamma and Sudhir competed for Immunity. Sudhir won the Finalist task and secured his safety from that week’s eviction. He also had to name a replacement nominee, he chose to nominate Mallamma.
• ^4 : On Day 9, Finalist Sudhir had power to directly nominated one housemate. He chose Ashwini G. In Week 2, the nomination process, Finalist Sudhir had to nominate three solo housemates and three duo housemates. Only his nominees for final nominations for eviction.
• ^5 : On Day 10, the show was suspended due to violations of environmental regulations at the premises, and the housemates were temporarily evacuated. In the early hours of Day 11, they re-entered the house.
• ^6 : On Day 14, Host Sudeepa revealed that out of the nominated housemates, Malu & Spandana received the most votes and become Finalists.
• ^7 : In week 3 nominations, all non-finalist housemates were nominated as individual housemates.
• ^8 : On Day 18, Satish was evicted in a mid-week Eviction.
• ^9 : Voting lines were open for all housemates.
• ^10 : As part of the First Final, Sudhir was announced as the Winner, while Ashvini S and Manju were Rejected and evicted. The remaining housemates advanced to the next level of the season. Meanwhile, Raghu, Risha, and Suraj entered the house.
• ^11 : Only the three new housemates were eligible to compete as the first Captaincy contenders.
• ^12 : Only the Captain was eligible to nominate.
• ^13 : Housemates competed for safety. Abhishek, Jhanvi, Kavya, Malu, Raghu and Risha were saved.
• ^14 : Risha was directly nominated.
• ^15 : Ashwini G and Jhanvi were directly nominated.
• ^16 : At the end of nominations, Captain Raghu had the special power to directly nominate one housemate.
• ^17 : At the start of nominations, Captain Abhishek had the special power to directly nominate one housemate, which also made that housemate ineligible in the nomination process.
• ^18 : Malu was directly nominated.
• ^19 : As wild-cards, Chaitra and Rajat were exempt from this week's nominations.
• ^20 : For the first time Abhishek & Spandana became first pair captains. But Abhishek evicted on Day 70 and Spandana continued as solo captain.

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