# Bigg Boss Kannada season 1

The season one of the Kannada version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss was broadcast on ETV Kannada in 2013. The show was hosted by Sudeep. A prize amount of ₹50,00,000 was announced for the winner. The show lasted for 99 days starting from 24 March 2013 (Grand Premiere) to 30 June 2013 (Grand Finale). A total of 15 contestants and 2 guests had entered the show. The Bigg Boss house, located in Lonavala, was fixed with 47 cameras to capture the activities in the house.
Among the four finalists, Vijay Raghavendra emerged as the title winner with maximum votes, followed by Arun Sagar as runner-up. Nikita Thukral came third and Narendra Babu was fourth. Gurudas Shenoy was the Editor-in-chief for the house reality of this season.

## Housemate status

| Sr | Housemate | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
| 1 | Vijay | Day 1 | Day 99 | Winner |
| 2 | Arun | Day 1 | Day 99 | 1st Runner-Up |
| 3 | Nikita | Day 1 | Day 99 | 2nd Runner-up |
| 4 | Narendra | Day 1 | Day 99 | 3rd Runner-up |
| 5 | Chandrika | Day 1 | Day 83 | Evicted |
| 5 | Chandrika | Day 84 | Day 90 | Evicted |
| 6 | Anushree | Day 1 | Day 76 | Evicted |
| 7 | Rishika | Day 42 | Day 62 | Evicted |
| 8 | Rohan | Day 38 | Day 55 | Evicted |
| 9 | Jayalakshmi | Day 1 | Day 6 | Evicted |
| 9 | Jayalakshmi | Day 27 | Day 48 | Evicted |
| 10 | Aparna | Day 1 | Day 41 | Evicted |
| 11 | Thilak | Day 1 | Day 41 | Evicted |
| 12 | Vinayak | Day 1 | Day 34 | Evicted |
| 13 | Rishi | Day 14 | Day 27 | Evicted |
| 14 | Shweta | Day 1 | Day 20 | Evicted |
| 15 | Sanjjanaa | Day 1 | Day 14 | Evicted |

## Housemates

| Housemates | Famous for... | |
| Narendra Babu Sharma | TV Anchor; Guruji | He is popularly known to the public as "Brahmanda Guruji" from a series of TV shows like Zee Kannada’s Bruhat Brahmanda, Suvarna TV’s Bhavya Brahmanda, and Suvarna News Channel’s Brahmanda. He has worked as a junior artist in many South Indian movies. |
| Aparna | TV Anchor | Aparna Vastarey, known mononymously as Aparna, was an Indian actress, television presenter, and radio jockey. A popular face in Kannada television, she was known for her work as a presenter at DD Chandana and numerous events of the government. Her hold over Kannada & English was exemplary. She made her cinematic debut in 1984 with Puttanna Kanagal's last film, Masanada Hoovu. Between 2015 and 2021, she played Varalakshmi on the sketch comedy show, Majaa Talkies.. |
| Anushree | TV Anchor | She is a VJ from Mangalore and has anchored programs like Namasthe Kasturi, Reel Suddi 365, Comedy Khiladigalu. |
| Rishi Kumar | Swami | A swami from Kalika Mata (Bengaluru). Media caught him in several controversies. Earlier, he used to be a dancer and a junior artist. |
| Jayalakshmi | Nurse | She worked as a nurse and now is a nursing college secretary. She is known to public from a controversy. |
| Chandrika | Actress | She is an actress of the 90s. Some of her movies are Golmaal Radhakrishna, Neenu Nakkare Haalu Sakkare, Hosa Raga, Nagashakthi. |
| Vinayak Joshi | RJ; Actor | RJ of City Maatu and Aithalakadi Morning on Radio City 91.1 FM. He is also an actor, producer, director, and a theater artist. |
| Thilak Shekar | Actor | He is a model-turned-actor since 2006. Some of his movies are Ganda Hendathi, Accident, Huchchi. |
| Shweta Pandit | Actress | She is an actress known for the movies Paramathma, Case No 18/9, Theatre Lo (Telugu). |
| Sanjjanaa | Actress | She is a model and an actress. She has acted in several South Indian movies. |
| Arun Sagar | Art Director | He is a reputed art director. He is multi talented and has acted in movies, TV shows, and theater. |
| Vijay Raghavendra | Actor | He is a well-known actor in Sandalwood. |
| Nikita Thukral | Actress | She is a popular female lead in South Indian movies. |

### Wild card entries

| Wild Card Entry | Famous for... | |
| Rohan Gowda | Reality Show Alumni | He is the winner of Suvarna TV’s reality show Pyate Mandi Kadige Bandru. He is also a model and a bodybuilder. |
| Rishika Singh | Actress | She is an actress known for the movies Kanteerava, Kalla Malla Sulla, and Benki Birugali. |

### Guests

| Guests | Famous for... | |
| Yogesh | Actor | He is popularly known for the character Loose Maada from the movie Duniya. He had a lead role in movies Nanda Loves Nanditha, Hudugaru, Dool, Yogi. |
| Rajesh | Reality Show Alumni | He was from a tribal village and a winner of the Suvarna TV's Halli Haida, Pyateg Banda reality show. He had acted in the movie Jungle Jackie. He died in November 2013. |

## Episodes

The episodes were broadcast by ETV Kannada channel at a time slot of 8 to 9 pm daily. After the Grand Finale, the channel continued to telecast Autograph series in which the contestants shared their experience in the house.
| | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Event | Nominations | Weekly Task Highlights | Weekly Task Highlights | Weekly Task Highlights | Eviction | Promotion & Interview | Unseen Episode |
Programmes
* Grand Premiere: Bigg Boss Kannada
* Daily Highlights
* Varada Kathe Kicchana Jothe
* Super Saturday with Sudeep
* Unseen Episode
* Grand Finale: Curtain Raiser
* Grand Finale
* Grand Finale: Final Cut
* Grand Finale: Unseen Episode
* Autograph

## Nominations table

   | | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 13 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 14 |
   | Vijay | Narendra Jayalakshmi | Narendra Sanjjana | Vinayak Shweta | Rishi Nikita | Chandrika Vinayak | Aparna Narendra | Jayalakshmi Narendra brahmanda | Narendra Anushree | Rishika Narendra | Chandrika Narendra | Chandrika Arun | Narendra Nikita | Chandrika Narendra | Chandrika Narendra | Chandrika Narendra | Winner (Day 99) | Winner (Day 99) |
   | Arun | Sanjjana Chandrika | Narendra Sanjjana | Vinayak Chandrika | Nikita Rishi | Vinayak Aparna | Aparna Jayalakshmi | Jayalakshmi Nikita | Narendra Rohan | Nikita Narendra | Narendra Nikita | Nikita Anushree | Nikita Narendra | Nikita Narendra | Nikita Narendra | Nikita Narendra | 1st runner-up (Day 99) | 1st runner-up (Day 99) |
   | Nikita | Aparna Shweta | Chandrika Aparna | Chandrika Vinayak | Arun Vinayak | Chandrika Vijay | Jayalakshmi Thilak | Jayalakshmi Arun | Arun Anushree | Narendra Chandrika | Arun Vijay | Arun Chandrika | Narendra Chandrika | Chandrika Vijay | Chandrika Vijay | Chandrika Vijay | 2nd runner-up (Day 99) | 2nd runner-up (Day 99) |
   | Narendra | Jayalakshmi Anushree | Arun Shweta | Chandrika Shweta | Vinayak Nikita | Chandrika Arun | Jayalakshmi Arun | Jayalakshmi Vijay | Anushree Rohan | Nikita Anushree | Nikita Vijay | Nikita Vijay | Vijay Nikita | Vijay Nikita | Vijay Nikita | Vijay Nikita | 3rd runner-up (Day 99) | 3rd runner-up (Day 99) |
   | Chandrika | Narendra Nikita | Sanjjana Nikita | Nikita Narendra | Nikita Anushree | Narendra Vinayak | Aparna Nikita | Nikita Anushree | Anushree Nikita | Rishika Nikita | Vijay Anushree | Nikita Vijay | Nikita Vijay | Evicted (Day 83) | Vijay Nikita | Vijay Nikita | Evicted (Day 90) | Evicted (Day 90) |
   | Anushree | Narendra Thilak | Narendra Vinayak | Chandrika Shweta | Rishi Vinayak | Narendra Vinayak | Jayalakshmi Thilak | Chandrika | Rishika Narendra | Narendra Rishika | Chandrika Narendra | Arun Nikita | Evicted (Day 76) | Evicted (Day 76) | Evicted (Day 76) | Evicted (Day 76) | Evicted (Day 76) | Evicted (Day 76) |
   | Rishika | Not In House | Not In House | Not In House | Not In House | Not In House | Not In House | Exempt | Narendra Anushree | Chandrika Narendra | Evicted (Day 62) | Evicted (Day 62) | Evicted (Day 62) | Evicted (Day 62) | Evicted (Day 62) | Evicted (Day 62) | Evicted (Day 62) | Evicted (Day 62) |
   | Rohan | Not In House | Not In House | Not In House | Not In House | Not In House | Not In House | Exempt | Anushree Narendra | Evicted (Day 55) | Evicted (Day 55) | Evicted (Day 55) | Evicted (Day 55) | Evicted (Day 55) | Evicted (Day 55) | Evicted (Day 55) | Evicted (Day 55) | Evicted (Day 55) |
   | Jayalakshmi | Narendra Thilak | Evicted (Day 6) | Evicted (Day 6) | Evicted (Day 6) | Narendra Anushree | Nikita Aparna | Narendra Nikita | Rohan Anushree | Evicted (Day 48) | Evicted (Day 48) | Evicted (Day 48) | Evicted (Day 48) | Evicted (Day 48) | Evicted (Day 48) | Evicted (Day 48) | Evicted (Day 48) | Evicted (Day 48) |
   | Thilak | Narendra Jayalakshmi | Sanjjana Arun | Vinayak Arun | Rishi Nikita | Vinayak Nikita | Banned | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) |
   | Aparna | Nikita Chandrika | Nikita Sanjjana | Anushree Nikita | Rishi Vinayak | Chandrika Vinayak | Jayalakshmi Chandrika | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) | Evicted (Day 41) |
   | Vinayak | Jayalakshmi Arun | Arun Anushree | Chandrika Shweta | Rishi Anushree | Nikita Aparna | Evicted (Day 34) | Evicted (Day 34) | Evicted (Day 34) | Evicted (Day 34) | Evicted (Day 34) | Evicted (Day 34) | Evicted (Day 34) | Evicted (Day 34) | Evicted (Day 34) | Evicted (Day 34) | Evicted (Day 34) | Evicted (Day 34) |
   | Rishi | Not In House | Not In House | Exempt | Vinayak Nikita | Evicted (Day 27) | Evicted (Day 27) | Evicted (Day 27) | Evicted (Day 27) | Evicted (Day 27) | Evicted (Day 27) | Evicted (Day 27) | Evicted (Day 27) | Evicted (Day 27) | Evicted (Day 27) | Evicted (Day 27) | Evicted (Day 27) | Evicted (Day 27) |
   | Shweta | Narendra Aparna | Sanjjana Nikita | Nikita Narendra | Evicted (Day 20) | Evicted (Day 20) | Evicted (Day 20) | Evicted (Day 20) | Evicted (Day 20) | Evicted (Day 20) | Evicted (Day 20) | Evicted (Day 20) | Evicted (Day 20) | Evicted (Day 20) | Evicted (Day 20) | Evicted (Day 20) | Evicted (Day 20) | Evicted (Day 20) |
   | Sanjjanaa | Thilak Shweta | Thilak Chandrika | Evicted (Day 13) | Evicted (Day 13) | Evicted (Day 13) | Evicted (Day 13) | Evicted (Day 13) | Evicted (Day 13) | Evicted (Day 13) | Evicted (Day 13) | Evicted (Day 13) | Evicted (Day 13) | Evicted (Day 13) | Evicted (Day 13) | Evicted (Day 13) | Evicted (Day 13) | Evicted (Day 13) |
   | Notes | (none) | (none) | 1 | 2,3 | 4 | 5,6,7 | 8,9,10 | 11 | (none) | 12 | 13 | 14, 15, 16 | 14, 15, 16 | 14, 15, 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
   | Against Public votes | Narendra Jayalakshmi | Sanjjanaa Arun Nikita Narendra | Chandrika Vinayak Shweta | Rishi Nikita Vinayak | Vinayak Chandrika | Anushree Aparna Arun Chandrika Jayalakshmi Narendra Nikita Thilak Vijay | Chandrika Jayalakshmi Nikita | Narendra Anushree Rohan | Narendra Rishika Nikita | Vijay Narendra Nikita Chandrika | Nikita Arun Chandrika Vijay Anushree | Vijay Chandrika Arun | Vijay Chandrika Arun | Vijay Chandrika Arun | Vijay Nikita Chandrika Narendra | Arun Narendra Nikita Vijay | Arun Narendra Nikita Vijay |
   | Re-entered | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | Chandrika | None | None |
   | Evicted | Jayalakshmi | Sanjjanaa | Shweta | Rishi | Vinayak | Thilak | Jayalakshmi | Rohan | Rishika | No Eviction | Anushree | Chandrika | Chandrika | Chandrika | Chandrika | Narendra | Nikita |
   | Evicted | Jayalakshmi | Sanjjanaa | Shweta | Rishi | Vinayak | Aparna | Jayalakshmi | Rohan | Rishika | No Eviction | Anushree | Chandrika | Chandrika | Chandrika | Chandrika | Arun | Vijay |