Hanumantha Lamani

Hanumantha Lamani
Hanumantha with Bigg Boss trophy
Born	(1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 (age 31) Haveri, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Graduation
Occupations	Singer Folk Singer Television personality
Known for	Bigg Boss Kannada season 11 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Kannada Dance Karnataka Dance

Hanumantha Lamani (born 7 October 1993) ^[1] is a shepherd boy and folk singer. He is the winner of the Bigg Boss Kannada season 11, a Kannada reality show hosted by actor Kiccha Sudeep. ^{[2] [3]}

Early life and education

Hanumantha is from Haveri district, north Karnataka. He belongs to Lambani community. ^[4] He did his schooling at Hukkerimath High School, Haveri and completed his graduation at Gudleppa Hallikeri College, Haveri. ^[1]

Reality shows

Hanumantha is not a trained singer but took part in the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Kannada Season 15, a musical reality show, and finished as runner up. Later in 2024, he also took part in Dance Karnataka Dance Family War Season 2, hosted by Anushree. ^[5]

On 26 January 2025, he won the Bigg Boss Kannada Season 11 trophy and a cash prize of Rs.5,000,000. He became the first contestant to enter as a wild card and win the trophy in the 11-year history of the Kannada reality show. ^[6] He entered the Bigg Boss house on Day 21 and soon became a fan favourite. ^[7] He received 52,389,318 votes from the viewers of the show and defeated Trivikram, who got over 20,000,000 votes. ^[8]

References

1. "Hanumantha Lamani (BiggBoss Kannada) Wiki, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More - StudyBizz Bigg Boss". 24 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
2. "Bigg Boss Kannada 11 Winner: ಬಿಗ್‌ ಬಾಸ್‌ ವಿನ್ನರ್‌ ಹನುಮಂತ ಬಹುಮಾನವಾಗಿ ಪಡೆದ ಒಟ್ಟು ಹಣ ಎಷ್ಟು..?". Zee News Kannada (in Kannada). Retrieved 26 January 2025.
3. "ಹನುಮಂತ ಬಿಗ್ ಬಾಸ್ ವಿನ್ನರ್; ಜವಾರಿ ಹುಡುಗನಿಗೆ ಒಲಿದ ಕಪ್". TV9 Kannada (in Kannada). 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
4. "Bigg Boss Kannada 11 Winner: Wild card entrant Hanumantha Lamani lifts the trophy". The Times of India. 26 January 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 26 January 2025.
5. "I have received the prize money from the channel, clarifies Hanumantha". The Times of India. 10 January 2021. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 26 January 2025.
6. "Bigg Boss: ಗೆದ್ದೆ ಬಿಟ್ಟಾ ಹಳ್ಳಿ ಹೈದ! ಬಿಗ್ ಬಾಸ್ ಸೀಸನ್ 11ರ ವಿನ್ನರ್ ಹನುಮಂತು!". kannada.news18.com (in Kannada). Retrieved 26 January 2025.
7. "Bigg Boss Kannada season 11: Meet the 6 finalists of Kichcha Sudeep-hosted show". India Today. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
8. "Bigg Boss Kannada 11 Winner ಹನುಮಂತ ಲಮಾಣಿ, ರನ್ನರ್‌ ಅಪ್‌ ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮ್‌! ಕುರಿಗಾಹಿಗೆ ಒಲಿದ ವಿಜಯಮಾಲೆ". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 26 January 2025.

Preceded by Karthik Mahesh (2023)	Bigg Boss Kannada Winner (Series 11) 2024	Succeeded by TBA (2025)