# Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) season 5

Bigg Boss 5 is the season of the Telugu version of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss based on the Dutch series Big Brother. The show premiered on 5 September 2021 on Star Maa and Disney+ Hotstar with Akkineni Nagarjuna returning as a host for third time.
The season's finale took place on 19 December 2021 with Sunny winning the title along with ₹50 lakh in prize money, a bike, and a plot worth ₹25 lakh while Shanmukh Jaswanth emerged as the first runner-up.

## Production

This season was scheduled to launch in June 2021, but was delayed due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The show organizers officially released a teaser using the show's logo on 1 August 2021. The promo shoots of the show were directed by Prasanth Varma. On 26 August 2021, it was confirmed that the show would premiere on 5 September 2021 on Star Maa.

## Housemates status

| Sr | Housemate | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
| 1 | Vj Sunny | Day 1 | Day 105 | Winner |
| 2 | Shanmukh | Day 1 | Day 105 | 1st Runner-up |
| 3 | Sreeram | Day 1 | Day 105 | 2nd Runner-up |
| 4 | Manas | Day 1 | Day 105 | 3rd Runner-up |
| 5 | Siri | Day 1 | Day 105 | 4th Runner-up |
| 6 | Kajal | Day 1 | Day 98 | Evicted |
| 7 | Priyanka | Day 1 | Day 91 | Evicted |
| 8 | Ravi | Day 1 | Day 84 | Evicted |
| 9 | Anee | Day 1 | Day 77 | Evicted |
| 10 | Jaswanth | Day 1 | Day 70 | Evicted |
| 11 | Lobo | Day 1 | Day 63 | Evicted |
| 12 | Vishwa | Day 1 | Day 56 | Evicted |
| 13 | Priya | Day 1 | Day 49 | Evicted |
| 14 | Swetha | Day 1 | Day 42 | Evicted |
| 15 | Hamida | Day 1 | Day 35 | Evicted |
| 16 | Nataraj | Day 1 | Day 28 | Evicted |
| 17 | Lahari | Day 1 | Day 21 | Evicted |
| 18 | Uma | Day 1 | Day 14 | Evicted |
| 19 | Sarayu | Day 1 | Day 7 | Evicted |

## Housemates

The participants in the order of appearance:
* Siri Hanmanth – Television actress and YouTuber. She has appeared in TV serials like Evare Nuvvu Mohini, Agnisakshi and Savitramma Gari Abbayi.
* Sunny – Video jockey and television actor. He is best known for his role in Kalyana Vaibhogam.
* Lahari Shari – Film actress known for the movies Arjun Reddy and Zombie Reddy.
* Sreerama Chandra – Playback singer, musician, and film actor. He was the winner of Indian Idol Season 5.
* Anee (Anita Lama) – Dance choreographer and television judge. She is known for her work on Mahanati and has been a judge of various reality dance shows, including Dhee and Dancee Plus.
* Lobo (Mohammad Khayyum) – Former video jockey on Maa Music and film actor.
* Shailaja Priya – Film and television actress. She is part of the soap operas Kotha Bangaaram, No.1 Kodalu, Sasirekha Parinayam and Priya Sakhi.
* Jaswanth "Jessie" Padala – Model and television actor. He appeared in the soap opera Saptha Mathrika and the film Entha Manchivaadavuraa.
* Priyanka Singh– Television personality. She is part of the television comedy show Jabardasth and is the second transgender contestant in the show.
* Shanmukh Jaswanth – YouTuber. He is best known for his role of Shannu in the short video The Viva and the web-series The Software DevLOVEper and appeared in the 2019 film Nannu Dochukunduvate
* Hamida Khatoon – Film actress. She is known for the film Sahasam Cheyara Dimbaka.
* Nataraj – Dance choreographer and television judge. He was part of the reality dance show Aata.
* Sarayu Roy – YouTuber. She is a part of 7 Arts YouTube channel.
* Vishwa – Film and television actor. He appeared in the TV series Yuva, Ganga Tho Rambabu and Ganga and Manga.
* Umadevi Maria – Film and television actress. She is best known for her role Bhagyalakshmi in the television series Karthika Deepam.
* Maanas Nagulapalli – Film and television actor. He is part of the television series Kokilamma and Manasichi Choodu.
* Kajal – Voice actor and radio personality from Radio Mirchi.
* Swetha Varma – Film actress, known for films such as Pachchis, Mithai and Raani.
* Ravi Kiran – Television presenter, radio personality and film actor.

### Bigg Boss 5 Buzzz

Bigg Boss 5 Buzzz is an Indian Telugu-language television talk show about the reality television series Bigg Boss Telugu. Hosted by Ariyana Glory, the show features failed contestants from Bigg Boss 5 as guests. The show premiered on 13 September 2021 on Star Maa Music. Unaired portions of the show were also added to Disney+ Hotstar and Star Maa Music releases.

## Reception

The launch of the fifth season has received about 15.7 TVR in general and 18 TVR with HD viewership. The grand finale episode had secured 18.4 TVR + millions of views on Disney Hotstar.