Girija, known by her screen name Shruti, is an Indian actress, television personality and politician. 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 and one Karnataka state award
Hiten Tejwani is an Indian television actor known for his work in several fictional shows.
Aman Verma is an Indian television anchor and actor. As an anchor, Verma is best known for hosting the game show Khullja Sim Sim on Star Plus from 2001 to 2004. His other hosting duties were with Mini Mathur in the first season of Indian Idol on Sony TV and Zee TV's Zee Cinestars. He has also acted in Bollywood movies. Verma was also seen in Life OK's show Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath as ACP Diler Kumar. He also participated in the ninth season of Indian reality series Bigg Boss.
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 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.
Agnisakshi is an Indian Kannada television drama that premiered on Colors Kannada on 2 December 2013. It came into the foray due some remarkable performances by the lead pair. The show formally came to an end in January 2020, after airing for 6 years.
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 behaviour; 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.
Amit Tiwari is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his negative roles in Telugu films in addition to a few Tamil,Kannada and Bhojpuri films. Some of his notable roles are in films such as Vikramarkudu (2006), Lakshyam (2007), Rowdy Rathore (2012), Temper (2015). He was a contestant in the second season of the reality Telugu TV show Bigg Boss in 2018, where he finished in the seventh place and was evicted on day 98.
Sangeetha Sringeri is an Indian actress who primarily works in Kannada language. She is popularly known as Sathi/Parvatii for her role in the Kannada daily soap Hara Hara Mahadeva. She finished in the top 10 at the Femina Miss India beauty pageant in 2014 and was runner up at the world supermodel contest. She is currently a contestant on the Indian reality TV show, Bigg Boss Kannada .
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) was 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 aires 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.
