Shamita Shetty is an Indian actress and interior designer. The younger sister of actress Shilpa Shetty, she made her acting with the romantic drama Mohabbatein (2000), which earned her the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female. She went on to do films including Bewafaa (2005), Zeher (2005) and Cash (2007).
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 most celebrated stars and one of the highest paid actors of Kannada cinema. He is also 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.
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.
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.
Chandan Kumar, mononymously known as Chandan,is an Indian actor who works in Kannada films and Kannada and Telugu television. He is known for his work in the television soap opera Radha Kalyana and later Lakshmi Baramma, in which he played the role of Chandu, that was aired on Colors Kannada from 2012.
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.
Alok R. Babu, known as All Ok, is an Indian Kannada rapper, singer, actor & music-producer. He is known for Kannada rap songs like Don't Worry, Yaakinge, Happy, Nan Kannadiga, Deja Vu, Urban Lads and many more.
Relationship between Rakshana and Kishan?.season 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.
Bigg Boss is an Indian reality show franchise based on the Dutch reality show Big Brother. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Disney Star Networks. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made internationally available through the OTT platforms JioCinema, and Disney+ Hotstar with 24/7 live stream.
Sangeetha Sringeri is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in the Kannada industry. Starting her career with small screen She Became popular for her role Sati in the Kannada daily soap Hara Hara Mahadeva. She also acted as a lead in successful movies like 777 charlie and Lucky man. She finished as one of the finalists at the Femina Miss India beauty pageant in 2014 and was runner-up at the world supermodel pageant. In 2023, she appeared in Kannada reality show Bigg Boss Kannada as a contestant and emerged as a 2nd runner up.
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.
Pratham is an actor and the winner of Kannada reality show Bigg Boss Kannada (2016–17).
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.
Raja Rani is a Kannada couple reality show aired on Colors Kannada and streamed on Voot. It features celebrity couples as contestants who are competing for the title Raja Rani. The judges of the show are Srujan Lokesh and Tara. The show is hosted by Anupama Gowda. The show premiered on 10 July 2021.
Marali Manasagide is an Indian Kannada language drama on Star Suvarna which premiered from 9 August 2021. The show is an official remake of Star Jalsha's TV series Kusum Dola. The show stars Divya Wagukar, Chandan Kumar and Shilpa Shetty.
Bigg Boss OTT Kannada 1, also known as Bigg Boss: Over-The-Top Kannada, is the first season of the Indian Kannada-language reality digital series Bigg Boss Kannada, the first to be released exclusively on OTT platform Voot and Voot Select. It premiered on 6 August 2021 on Viacom18's streaming service Voot and premium streaming service Voot Select with Sudeep as the host. The OTT season concluded on 16 September 2022. Roopesh, Rakesh, Sanya, Aaryavardhan emerged as Champions of the season and got ticket to Bigg Boss Kannada 9. Roopesh Shetty emerged as the top performer of the season.
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 12.5
