Bigg Boss Kannada season 12

Bigg Boss Kannada
Season 12
Logo for Bigg Boss Kannada Season 12
Presented by	Kiccha Sudeepa
No. of days	TBA
No. of housemates	19
Winner	TBA
Runner-up	TBA
No. of episodes	9
Release
Original network	Colors Kannada JioHotstar
Original release	28 September 2025 (2025-09-28)
Season chronology
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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 8th October 2025, due to environmental issues, 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	Abhishek	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
2	Ashwini G	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
3	Ashvini S	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
4	Dhanush	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
5	Chandra	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
6	Dhruvanth	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
7	Gilli	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
8	Jhanvi	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
9	Kavya	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
10	Manju	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
11	Mallamma	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
12	Mallu	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
13	Rakshita	Day 1	Day 1	Evicted by Housemates
		Day 7	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
14	Rashika	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
15	Satish	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
16	Sudhir	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
17	Spandana	Day 1	Day 10	Left
		Day 11
18	Amith	Day 1	Day 7	Evicted
19	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]
• Mallu 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]

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]

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	Mallu	72%	28%	Not selected Housemate	Duo Housemate with Spandana
17	Spandana	68%	32%	Not selected Housemate	Duo Housemate with Mallu
18	Ashwini G	77%	23%	Solo Housemate	—
19	Amith	57%	43%	Duo Housemate with Karibasappa

Nomination Table

#BBK12		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
		Day 1	Day 4															Grand Finale
Contenders for Finalist		None		Chandra & Satish Dhanush Mallamma Sudhir		Ashwini G Mallu & Spandana
Finalist				Sudhir		Ashwini G
Finalist's Nomination				Ashwini G Jhanvi Mallu & Spandana Rakshita Abhishek & Ashvini S Dhanush Manju & Rashika
Vote to:		Evict			none
	Abhishek	Rakshita	Sudhir Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Chandra & Satish	Left (Day 10)
	Ashvini S	Rakshita	Sudhir Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Chandra & Satish	Left (Day 10)
Ashwini G		Rakshita	Jhanvi Amith & Karibasappa	Dhruvanth Abhishek & Ashvini S	Left (Day 10)	Finalist
	Chandra	Rakshita	Dhanush Abhishek & Ashvini S	Jhanvi Mallu & Spandana	Left (Day 10)
Dhanush		Rakshita	Sudhir Amith & Karibasappa	Mallamma Mallu & Spandana	Left (Day 10)
Dhruvanth		Rakshita	Dhanush Abhishek & Ashvini S	Jhanvi Mallu & Spandana	Left (Day 10)
	Gilli	Rakshita	Ashwini G Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Mallu & Spandana	Left (Day 10)
Jhanvi		Rakshita	Sudhir Amith & Karibasappa	Dhruvanth Manju & Rashika	Left (Day 10)
	Kavya	Rakshita	Ashwini G Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Mallu & Spandana	Left (Day 10)
Mallamma		Rakshita	Dhanush Gilli & Kavya	Jhanvi Manju & Rashika	Left (Day 10)
	Mallu	Nominated	Sudhir Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Chandra & Satish	Left (Day 10)
	Manju	Rakshita	Sudhir Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Chandra & Satish	Left (Day 10)
Rakshita		Nominated	Evicted by Housemates (Day 1)	Jhanvi Gilli & Kavya	Left (Day 10)
	Rashika	Rakshita	Mallamma Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Chandra & Satish	Left (Day 10)
	Satish	Rakshita	Dhanush Abhishek & Ashvini S	Jhanvi Mallu & Spandana	Left (Day 10)
	Spandana	Nominated	Sudhir Amith & Karibasappa	Jhanvi Chandra & Satish	Left (Day 10)
Sudhir		Rakshita	Dhanush Gilli & Kavya Mallamma	Finalist	Left (Day 10)
	Amith	Rakshita	Dhanush Gilli & Kavya	Evicted (Day 7)
	Karibasappa	Rakshita	Dhanush Gilli & Kavya	Evicted (Day 7)
Notes		1	2, 3	2, 4	5
Against Public Vote		Mallu Rakshita Spandana	Abhishek & Ashvini S Amith & Karibasappa Dhanush Gilli & Kavya Mallamma Sudhir	Abhishek & Ashvini S Ashwini G Dhanush Jhanvi Mallu & Spandana Manju & Rashika Rakshita
Evicted		Rakshita	Amith & Karibasappa

  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, Mallu, Rakshita & Spandana were left not selected by fellow housemates, and thus were nominated. Fellow 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.

References

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