Girija known by her screen name Shruti, is an Indian actress, television personality and politician. She is the Winner of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 3, as an actress, she predominantly appears in Kannada film industry. She is currently serving as chief secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party's women's wing in its Karnataka cadre.
Sudeep Sanjeev, also known as Sudeepa or Kichcha Sudeep, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer, who primarily works in Kannada films. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He is one of the highest paid actors of Kannada Cinema and is one of the first Kannada actors to be listed in the Forbes list of top 100 celebrities of India since 2013. He has received several awards including four Filmfare Awards South, one Karnataka State Film Award and one Nandi Award.
Vijay Raghavendra is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Kannada films. Referred to popularly as "Chinnari Mutha", Vijay is the son of producer S. A. Chinne Gowda and nephew of actor Dr. Rajkumar.
Colors Kannada, is an Indian general entertainment channel, owned by Viacom18 that primarily broadcasts Kannada language entertainment shows. This channel is currently available in India and the United States. On the success of this channel, another channel named Colors Super, which is also a general entertainment channel, was launched on 24 July 2016. In December 2020, Colors Kannada celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Bigg Boss Kannada (BBK) is the Kannada version of the reality TV show Bigg Boss, which is broadcast in India through Colors Kannada channel. The show is produced by Endemol Shine India, who owns the global format of Big Brother. Kiccha Sudeepa was hired to host the reality show in 2013 for the first season on ETV Kannada (now Colors Kannada). Later, he continued as a host of the show.
Lakshmi Baramma is a Kannada serial that aired on Colors Kannada. It premiered on 4 March 2013 and is the second longest running Kannada series.The second season of the series, Lakshmi Bharamma 2 aired on Colors Kannada From 13 March 2023. It starrs Tanvi Rao, Shamanth Gowda, Bhumika Ramesh.
The second season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss was telecast on Asianet Suvarna and produced by Endemol India. The show premiered on 29 June 2014 with Sudeep as the host.
The third season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss started on 25 October 2015 and ended on 31 January 2016 on Colors Kannada. Sudeep, the host of previous seasons remains as the host.
Huccha Venkat is the stage name of Venkataram Laxman, an Indian film producer, actor, director, politician, screenwriter, lyricist and playback singer. He is popular for his often delusional and attention-seeking behavior and for being involved in a few public and the media controversies. He has so far worked in Kannada Cinema.
The fifth season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss premiered on 15 October 2017. Sudeep reprised his role as the host of the show.
Chandan Shetty is an Indian composer, lyricist, and pop singer who works in Kannada films. Shetty gained fame as a solo artist with Kannada singles such as "Halagode", "3 Peg", "Chocolate Girl", "Tequila" "Fire" and "Party Freak.
Kruttikaa, is a Kannada television and Kannada cinema actress who is best known for her acting in "Radha Kalyana" TV show which was telecast on Zee Kannada. She also appeared in the Kannada TV reality show Bigg Boss Kannada 3, and aired on Colors Kannada Channel from 25 October 2015. She entered in the house on the first day of the show and was in the Bigg Boss house for 63 day.
The sixth season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss premiered on 21 October 2018 at 6 p.m. Sudeep was the host of the show. The auditions for commoners was launched through the Voot platform in July 2018. This was the first season in Bigg Boss Kannada to feature a transgender contestant. The show was telecasted every day on Colors Super and Colors Kannada HD channels at 8 p.m. IST. Nagendra bhat was the writer for this season.
Kavitha is an Indian film and television actress who predominantly works in Kannada and Tamil television series. She gained popularity in the Kannada television soap opera Lakshmi Baramma. She was appreciated for her debut in the Kannada films Srinivasa Kalyana and First Love.
Rashmi Prabhakar is an Indian television actress. She predominantly acts in Kannada and Telugu industries. She is known for her role in the Kannada television series, Lakshmi Baramma.
The eighth season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television game show Bigg Boss premiered on 28 February 2021. It is produced by Endemol Shine India under the control of Banijay and broadcast on Colors Kannada with Kiccha Sudeepa as the host.
Chandan Achar is an Indian theatre and film actor who works in Kannada. He is known for his works in movies including Kirik Party and Chemistry of Kariyappa. For his performance in the film Kirik Party, he got SIIMA award for Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male) in 2017. He was also a contestant in the reality show of Bigg Boss Kannada.
Palunku (transl. Crystal) is an Indian Malayalam-language soap opera. The show premiered on 22 November 2021 on Asianet. It stars Tejas Gowda and Tonisha Kapileswarapu in lead roles along with Subramanian Gopalakrishnan, Rajesh Hebbar and Lakshmi Priya in pivotal roles. It airs on Asianet and on-demand through Disney+ Hotstar. It is an official remake of Bengali TV series Khorkuto. The show ended on 30 December 2022.
Bigg Boss Kannada 11 is a reality show and the eleventh season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television series Bigg Boss produced by Banijay. The show began on 29 September 2024, on Colors Kannada and JioCinema, with Kichcha Sudeep as a host for the eleventh time in a row. This will the final season Kichcha Sudeep will be hosting. The premiere episode had a 9.9 TRP beating the previous season record. The highest ratings of BBK 11 till date is 13.5
