Bigg Boss Telugu Winners & Runners List – All Seasons

Bigg Boss Telugu is a Telugu-language reality TV show in India, part of the Bigg Boss franchise, and is broadcast on Star Maa while being available for streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. The show is based on the format of the Dutch reality show Big Brother, originally created by Endemol in the Netherlands. Since 2017, seven seasons of Bigg Boss have been aired. Jr NTR hosted the first season, and Nani hosted the second season. From the third season onwards, Nagarjuna has taken on the role of hosting the show. Here is the list of all-season winners of Bigg Boss Telugu.

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Bigg Boss Telugu Winners List:

SeasonWinnerPrize MoneyRunner-up
Season 1Siva Balaji₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Aadarsh Balakrishna
Season 2Kaushal Manda₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Geetha Madhuri
Season 3Rahul Sipligunj₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Sreemukhi
Season4Abijeet₹25 lakh (US$31,000)Akhil Sarthak
Season 5VJ Sunny₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Shanmukh Jaswanth
Season 6L. V. Revanth₹10 lakh (US$13,000)Shrihan Shaik
Season 7Pallavi Prashanth₹35 lakh (US$44,000)Amardeep Chowdary

Bigg Boss Non-Stop Winners List:

SeasonWinnerPrize MoneyRunner-up
Season 1Bindu Madhavi₹40 lakh (US$50,000)Akhil Sarthak

Overview of Bigg Boss Telugu Reality TV Show and its Seasons

Overview:

  • Bigg Boss is an Indian Telugu-language reality TV show based on the Dutch series Big Brother, where 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.

Rules:

  • The housemates are not permitted to talk in any other language except Telugu and are not allowed to leave the House premises at any time unless they are evicted or decided by Bigg Boss.
  • They cannot discuss the nomination process with anyone and are not allowed to sleep without the permission of Bigg Boss.

House:

  • The house for the show is well-furnished and decorated with modern amenities, including a garden, pool, activity area, gym, and a Confession Room.
  • The location of the house for the seasons changed from Lonavala to Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad, with new additions such as a jail, courtyard, special living area, and lounge room.

Broadcast:

  • Bigg Boss is aired on Star Maa and also available on Disney+ Hotstar, with everyday episodes containing the main happenings of the previous day and Sunday episodes focusing on interviews of evicted contestants by the host.

Series details:

  • Each season of the show has garnered high TV ratings, with the grand finale of some seasons achieving record-breaking ratings and the popularity of the show remaining intact.

Housemate pattern:

  • Bigg Boss Non-Stop, a digital version of the show, is set to be hosted by Nagarjuna and broadcast by Disney+ Hotstar for 24×7 coverage.

Reception:

  • The launch of the show garnered high TV ratings, with season 3 achieving the highest ever rating in the Bigg Boss Indian franchise and the grand finale of season 7 garnering significant TRP ratings.

Sideshows:

  • Sideshows like Bigg Boss Buzz and BB Cafe provide additional insights and discussions related to the reality television series Bigg Boss Telugu.

Bigg Boss Telugu 5 Finale:

  • The Bigg Boss Telugu 5 Finale episode saw record-breaking TRP but failed to beat the 4th season.
  • VJ Sunny emerged as the winner of the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 5, taking home Rs 50 lakh, a bike, and a plot.

Bigg Boss 6 Telugu:

  • The Bigg Boss 6 Telugu opening weekend received the lowest TRP.
  • The finale of Bigg Boss 6 Telugu had its TRP ratings revealed.

Bigg Boss Telugu 6 Finale:

  • LV Revanth won the Bigg Boss Telugu 6 Finale, receiving a car and Rs 25 lakh property.
  • The Star Maa reported 3 crore viewership for the Bigg Boss 7 premiere and 5.1 crore viewers in the first week.

Bigg Boss Telugu 7:

  • The finale of Bigg Boss Telugu 7 garnered the highest viewership and hit record TRP ratings.

Bigg Boss Telugu Future Seasons:

  • New seasons of Bigg Boss Telugu were announced, including Bigg Boss OTT and Bigg Boss Non-Stop.