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) 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 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
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.
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 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, Indian is an actor who works in Kannada films, 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 fourth season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss premiered on 9 October 2016 on Colors Kannada at 6pm. Sudeep remained as the host as he hosted previous seasons.
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.
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.
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 Voot, JioCinema, and Disney+ Hotstar with 24/7 Live Stream.
Sangeetha Sringeri is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in the Kannada industry. She Became popular for her role Sati in the Kannada daily soap Hara Hara Mahadeva. 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 Indian 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.
Bhoomika Shetty is an Indian actress known for her role in the Kannada-language television series Kinnari. and Telugu series Ninne Pelladatha. She was a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss Kannada and made it the finals. Shetty made her film debut with the 2021 Kannada film, Ikkat.
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.
The ninth season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television game show Bigg Boss premiered on 24 September 2022. It is produced by Endemol Shine India under the control of Banijay and broadcast on Colors Kannada along with a 24/7 Live Stream on Voot with Sudeep as the host for the ninth consecutive year.
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.
