Bigg Boss, a Malayalam-language television reality show in India, is part of the Bigg Boss franchise produced by Endemol Shine India (owned by Banijay). It airs on Asianet and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. Inspired by the Dutch reality show Big Brother. Launched as part of Asianet's 25th-anniversary celebrations, the show has been hosted by Mohanlal since its inception.[1]
| Bigg Boss | |
|---|---|
 Sixth Season Logo | |
| Presented by | Mohanlal |
| Theme music composer | Stephen Devassy |
| Opening theme | Asathoma Sadhgamaya , Lokathin Kadhayariyathe |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Malayalam |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 511 (As of 19 April 2024) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Lonavala (Season 1) EVP Film City (Season 2 ,3 & 6) Goregaon Film City (Season 4 & 5) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 90 - 120 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company | Endemol Shine India |
| Original release | |
| Network | Asianet |
| Release | 24 June 2018 – present |
| Related | |
| Bigg Boss | |
Season 2 was unfortunately cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India after 75 days, with no winner declared. Similarly, Season 3 faced disruption and ended prematurely on day 95. However, in this case, the remaining contestants were declared finalists, and a winner was announced.
Overview edit
Bigg Boss is a Malayalam-language version of the reality TV franchise Bigg Boss, which is based on the original Dutch Big Brother format developed by John de Mol Jr. The show follows a selected number of contestants, known as housemates, who are isolated from the outside world for 100 days (or 15 weeks) in a custom-built house. The housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. They are dictated to by an omnipresent entity named Bigg Boss. Each week, one or more of the housemates are evicted by a public vote (Bigg boss sponsored contestants are exempted from the public vote, It is Bigg boss's interest to protect the sponsored contestants by putting them in a secret room or by giving re-entry to ensure the chances of winning.). Several contestants (known as "housemates") live in a purpose-built house and are isolated from the rest of the world. Each week, housemates nominate two of their fellow housemates for eviction, and the housemates who receive the most nominations would face a public vote. Eventually, one housemate would leave after being "evicted" from the House. In the final week, there will be five housemates remaining, and the public will vote for who they wanted to win. Unlike other versions of Big Brother, the Malayalam version uses celebrities as housemates, not members of the general public.
House edit
The house is well-furnished and decorated. It has various modern amenities, but just two bedrooms, a living area, kitchen, storeroom, smoking room, and four toilet bathrooms. There is a garden, pool, activity area, and gym in the House. There is also a Confession Room, where the housemates may be called in by Bigg Boss for any kind of conversation, and the nomination process. The House has no TV connection, no telephones, and no Internet connection.
Rules edit
The housemates are not supposed to tamper with any of the electronic equipment or any other thing in the house. They are not allowed to write using paper, books, or anything else in the house. They cannot leave the House premises at any time except when they are permitted to. They cannot discuss the nomination process with anyone. They cannot sleep in the daytime, are required to wear their mic all the time and speak only in Malayalam.
Sometimes, the housemates may be nominated for other reasons, such as nomination by a person who has achieved special privileges (via tasks or other things), for breaking rules, or something else. If something very serious happens, a contestant may be evicted immediately. All the rules have never been told to the audience, however, the most prominent ones are seen. The housemates are not permitted to speak in any other language except Malayalam.
Broadcast edit
Bigg Boss is aired on Asianet. Every day's episodes contain the main happenings of the previous day. Every weekend episodes(Saturday and Sunday) mainly show the discussion of the Host (MohanLal) with other housemates and about the previous week, following a discussion about elimination. The episodes also stream on Disney+ Hotstar app, voting options which impact contestant elimination are also available on the app.[citation needed]
Eviction edit
Contestants are nominated every week by their housemates. Viewers cast their vote in favor of the contestants they would like to save from eviction. The contestant with the fewest votes is evicted from the house.
Series overview edit
| Series | Host | Location(s) | Episodes | Originally aired | Housemates | Days | Prize Money | Winner | Runner up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||||||||
| 1 | Mohanlal | Lonavala | 99 | 24 June 2018 | 30 September 2018 | Asianet & Disney+ Hotstar | 18 | 98 | ₹1 crore (US$130,000) | Sabumon Abdusamad | Pearle Maaney | |
| 2 | Chennai | 76 | 5 January 2020 | 20 March 2020 | 22 | 75 | NA | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | |||
| 3 | 97 | 14 February 2021 | 20 May 2021
1 August 2021 | 18 | 95 | ₹75 lakh (US$94,000) | Manikuttan | Sai Vishnu | ||||
| 4 | Mumbai | 99 | 27 March 2022 | 3 July 2022 | 20 | 98 | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | Dilsha Prasannan | Muhammad Diligent Blesslee | |||
| 5 | 99 | 26 March 2023 | 2 July 2023 | 21 | 98 | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | Akhil Marar | Reneesha Rehman | ||||
| 6 | Chennai | TBA | 10 March 2024 | Ongoing | 25 | 105 | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | TBA | TBA | |||
Male Winners Female Winners
Housemate pattern edit
| Clique | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film Actor/Actress | Aditi Rai | Rajini Chandy | Manikuttan | Akhil Kutty | Aiswarya Suresh | Ansiba Hassan |
| Anoop Chandran | Saju Navodaya | Michelle Ann Daniel | Dhanya Mary Varghese | Angeline Mariya | Gabri Jose | |
| Hima Shankar | Thesni Khan | Noby Marcose | Lakshmi Priya | Maneesha K S | Sreerekha Rajagopal | |
| Sabumon Abdusamad | Veena Nair | — | Remya Panickar | Sruthi Lakshmi | Suresh Menon | |
| Shweta Menon | — | — | Vinay Madhav R | Sagar Surya | Yamuna Rani | |
| Sreelakshmi Sreekumar | — | — | Sooraj Thelakkad | — | — | |
| TV Actor/Actress | Archana Suseelan | Manju Pathrose | Anoop Krishnan | Naveen Arakkal | Anu Joseph | Apsara Rathnakaran |
| Deepan Murali | Pradeep Chandran | Sajna Firoz | Ronson Vincent | Reneesha Rehman | Rishi S Kumar | |
| Srinish Aravind | — | — | Suchithra Nair | Shiju Abdul Rasheed | Sreethu Krishnan | |
| — | — | — | — | — | Saranya Anand | |
| LGBT | Anjali Ameer | — | — | Aparna Mulberry | Nadira Mehrin | Jaanmoni Das |
| — | — | — | Ashwin Vijay | — | Abhishek Jayadeep | |
| — | — | — | Jasmin M Moosa | — | — | |
| Director | — | Suresh Krishnan | — | — | Akhil Marar | — |
| — | — | — | — | Omar Lulu | — | |
| Model | David John | Alasandra Johnson | Angel Thomas | Daisy David | Cerena Ann Johnson | Arjun Shyam |
| Shiyas Kareem | Pavan Gino Thomas | Sai Vishnu | Nimisha P S | Vishnu Joshi | — | |
| — | Reshma Rajan | Soorya Menon | Janaki Sudheer | — | — | |
| — | Sujo Mathew | — | — | — | — | |
| TV host | Pearle Maaney | Alina Padikkal | Firoz Khan | Shalini Nair | Anjuz Rosh | Pooja Krishnan |
| Ranjini Haridas | Arya Rohit | — | — | — | — | |
| Radio Jockey | — | Raghu Subash | Firoz Azeez | — | — | — |
| — | Sooraj Doha | — | — | — | — | |
| Singer/Musician | Aristo Suresh | Abhirami Suresh | Lekshmi Jayan | Mohammed Diligent Blesslee | Rinosh George | Ratheesh Kumar |
| — | Amritha Suresh | Rithu Manthra | — | — | DJ Sibin | |
| — | Pareekutty Perumbavoor | — | — | — | — | |
| — | Somadas Haridasan | — | — | — | — | |
| Dancer | — | — | Ramzan Muhammed | Dilsha Prasannan | — | — |
| — | — | Sandhya Manoj | — | — | — | |
| Social Activist | Diya Sana | Daya Ashwathy | Adoney John | — | — | — |
| — | Jazla Madassery | — | — | — | — | |
| — | Rajith Kumar | — | — | — | — | |
| Dubbing Artist | — | — | Bhagyalakshmi | — | — | — |
| Internet Celebrity | Basheer Bashi | Fukru (Krishna Jeev) | Dimpal Bhal | Riyas Salim | Hanan Hameed | Jasmin Jaffar |
| — | — | — | Manikandan Thonnakkal | Junaiz VP | Norah Muskan | |
| — | — | — | Robin Radhakrishnan | Sreedevi Menon | Sai Krishna | |
| — | — | — | — | — | Sijo John | |
| Athlete | — | — | Majiziya Bhanu | — | Aniyan Midhun | Asi Rocky |
| — | — | — | — | — | Jinto Bodycraft | |
| Entrepreneur | Manoj K. Verma | — | — | — | Sobha Viswanath | Abhishek Sreekumar |
| Commoner | — | — | — | — | Gopika Gopi | Nandana |
| — | — | — | — | — | Nishana N | |
| — | — | — | — | — | Resmin Bai | |
| Total | 18 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 |
| Winner | Sabumon Abdusamad | Cancelled [2] | Manikuttan | Dilsha Prasannan | Akhil Marar | |
| Runner-up | Pearle Maaney | Sai Vishnu | Mohammed Diligent Blesslee | Reneesha Rehman | ||
| Winner Runner-up Finalist Sent home | ||||||
Controversies edit
Season 6 edit
On Day 16, there was a physical altercation between contestants Asi Rocky and Sijo John. Following this incident, Asi Rocky was ejected from the show for assaulting a fellow contestant.[3]
The Kerala High Court has stepped into the debate regarding the broadcast of violent scenes on the show. A panel of judges, Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and M.A. Abdul Hakhim, has instructed the central government to take immediate action on this matter, as reported by Bar and Bench.[4][5]
Awards edit
An academic Television studies article about Bigboss Malayalam reality show written by Sajith M. S published on Madhyamam Weekly won Kerala State Television Awards 2022 for Best Television Article.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "Bigg Boss Malayalam: Mohanlal is super excited to host the show". The Times of India. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Bigg Boss Malayalam season 2 to be called off". The Week. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Kerala HC directs I&B Ministry to 'immediately address the violations' in Bigg Boss Malayalam 6". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "'Bigg Boss Malayalam' in hot water — Kerala High Court steps in". cnbctv18.com. 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Kerala HC directs Union to immediately address violations of broadcasting advisories in telecasting Malayalam Bigg Boss Season 6". scconline.com.
- ^ "2022 Kerala television awards announced". the hindu. 6 March 2024.
- ^ "മികച്ച സീരിയലിന് ഇത്തവണയും പുരസ്കാരമില്ല, ഹാസ്യ പരിപാടിക്കും അവാര്ഡില്ല; സംസ്ഥാന ടെലിവിഷന് പുരസ്കാരം പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു" [2022 State Television Awards declared]. Southlive. 6 March 2024.