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Bigg Boss (Telugu season 1)
Bigg Boss 1 is the first season of the Telugu-language version of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss. was premiered on 16 July 2017 on Star Maa. Jr NTR hosted the show.[1][2] For this season of Bigg Boss, a lavish house set was constructed in Lonavala. Siva Balaji[3] was the winner. The prize money for the winner was Rs. 50 lakhs (5,000,000 or 50,00,000).
| Bigg Boss | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
Season 1 Logo | |
| Presented by | Jr. NTR |
| No. of days | 70 |
| No. of housemates | 16 |
| Winner | Siva Balaji |
| Runner-up | Aadarsh Balakrishna |
| Country of origin | India |
| No. of episodes | 106 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Star Maa |
| Original release | 16 July – 24 September 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
Housemates Edit
The participants in the order they entered the house are:[4] ! Entered
Original Entrants Edit
- Archana Shastry — Film actress
- Sameer Hasan — Film actor
- Mumaith Khan — Film actress
- Prince Cecil — Film actor
- Madhu Priya — Singer
- Jyothi Lakshmi — Film actress
- Siva Balaji — Film actor
- Kalpana Raghavendar — Singer
- Mahesh Kathi — Movie critic
- Kathi Karthika — Television presenter
- Sampoornesh Babu— Film actor
- Aadarsh Balakrishna — Film actor
- Hari Teja — Film actress
- Dhanraj — Comedian
Wild Card entries Edit
- Diksha Panth — Film actress
- Navdeep Pallapolu — Film actor
Reception Edit
The Bigg Boss Telugu program is regarded as one of the most expensive Telugu television shows.[5] The launch of season 1 opened with 16.18 TVR and became the most watched Telugu television show.[6]
References Edit
- ^ "Junior NTR's Bigg Boss Is The 'Most Expensive' Telugu Show. Details Here". Ndtv.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ . Economictimes.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ "బిగ్ బాస్ తెలుగు సీజన్స్ లో టైటిల్ గెలుచుకున్న విన్నర్స్, రన్నర్స్ లిస్ట్". Telugu Global.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu Contestants Names, The Complete list". The Times of India.
- ^ "Junior NTR's Bigg Boss Is The 'Most Expensive' Telugu Show". NDTV. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
- ^ Hooli, Shekhar H. (2017-07-27). "Jr NTR's Bigg Boss Telugu tops TRP charts making Star Maa No. 1 Telugu TV channel". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
External links Edit
- Official website at Hotstar
- NTR's Big Boss Telugu promo videos