# Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) season 1

Bigg Boss was the first season of the Tamil-language reality TV show Bigg Boss Tamil which is the Tamil version of the Big Brother. The first season aired on Star Vijay from June 25, 2017 to September 30, 2017. The season's presenter was Kamal Haasan and a lavish house set was constructed at EVP theme park, Chennai. This season is the shortest season in the Bigg Boss Tamil series excluding the Ultimate series.
The winner of the season was model/actor, Arav who received a cash prize of ₹50 lakh. Lyricist Snehan Sivaselvam was the runner-up.
Snehan, Suja Varunee and Maria Juliana returned as contestants in Bigg Boss Ultimate season 1. While Bindu Madhavi returned as a contestant in Bigg Boss Non-Stop season 1 and eventually she won it.

## Housemate status

| SR | Housemate | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
| 1 | Arav | Day 0 | Day 98 | Winner |
| 2 | Snehan | Day 0 | Day 98 | 1st Runner-Up |
| 3 | Harish | Day 53 | Day 98 | 2nd Runner-Up |
| 4 | Ganesh | Day 0 | Day 98 | 3rd Runner-Up |
| 5 | Bindu | Day 35 | Day 96 | 4th Runner-Up |
| 6 | Suja | Day 52 | Day 77 | Secret Room |
| 6 | Suja | Day 77 | Day 91 | Evicted |
| 7 | Vaiyapuri | Day 0 | Day 84 | Evicted |
| 8 | Kaajal | Day 54 | Day 70 | Evicted |
| 9 | Raiza | Day 0 | Day 63 | Evicted |
| 10 | Gayathri | Day 0 | Day 56 | Evicted |
| 11 | Shakthi | Day 0 | Day 49 | Evicted |
| 12 | Juliana | Day 0 | Day 42 | Evicted |
| 13 | Oviya | Day 0 | Day 41 | Walked |
| 14 | Namitha | Day 1 | Day 28 | Evicted |
| 15 | Harathi | Day 0 | Day 21 | Evicted |
| 16 | Bharani | Day 0 | Day 14 | Ejected |
| 17 | Ganja | Day 0 | Day 14 | Evicted |
| 18 | Anuya | Day 0 | Day 7 | Evicted |
| 19 | Sri | Day 0 | Day 4 | Walked |

### Original entrants

* Sri, an actor best known for playing the lead role in the films Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (2012) and Maanagaram (2017).
* Anuya Bhagvath, an actress best known for playing the lead role in Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009).
* Vaiyapuri, an actor who has primarily appeared as a comedian in Tamil films.
* Gayathri Raghuram, an actress, choreographer and politician who has worked in Tamil films.
* Bharani, an actor best known for playing a lead role in Naadodigal (2009).
* Raiza Wilson, a model and former beauty-pageant contestant from Bangalore.
* Snehan, a lyricist, poet, actor and motivational speaker who has worked in Tamil films.
* Oviya, an actress who has appeared in leading roles in the films Kalavani (2010), Marina (2012) and Kalakalappu (2012).
* Harathi Ganesh, an actress who has primarily appeared as a comedienne in Tamil films.
* Arav, a model and actor from Tiruchchirapalli who has starred in Saithan (2016).
* Ganja Karuppu, an actor who has primarily appeared as a comedian in Tamil films.
* Maria Juliana, a former nurse who rose to fame as an activist during the 2017 Jallikattu protests.
* Ganesh Venkatraman, an actor and former model who has appeared in supporting roles in the films Abhiyum Naanum (2008), Unnaipol Oruvan (2009), and Thani Oruvan (2015).
* Shakthi Vasudevan, an actor best known for playing leading roles in Thottal Poo Malarum (2007) and Shivalinga (2017).
* Namitha, an actress who has appeared in leading roles in the films Aai (2004), Billa (2007) and Azhagiya Tamil Magan (2007).

### Wildcard entrants

* Bindu Madhavi, an actress who has appeared in leading roles in the films Kazhugu (2012), Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013), and Desingu Raja (2013).
* Suja Varunee, an actress and dancer who has appeared in supporting roles in the films Milaga (2010) and Pencil (2016).
* Harish Kalyan, an actor best known for playing leading roles in the films Sindhu Samaveli (2010) and Poriyaalan (2014).
* Kaajal Pasupathi, an actress and video jockey known for her roles in Ko (2011) and Mounaguru (2011).

## Nominations table

   | | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 7 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 (GRAND FINALE) | Week 14 (GRAND FINALE) | Week 14 (GRAND FINALE) |
   | | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Day 43 | Day 46 | Day 46 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Day 97 | Day 98 | Day 98 |
   | House Captain | Snehan | Gayathri | Ganesh | Shakthi | Snehan | No Captain | Raiza | Raiza | Raiza | Bindu | Harish | No Captain | Vaiyapuri | Arav | Snehan | No Captain | No Captain | No Captain |
   | Captain's Nomination | Juliana Sri | Bharani Ganja | Oviya Harathi | Vaiyapuri Namitha | Juliana Oviya | No Captain | Nominations Rejected | Vaiyapuri | Vaiyapuri | Gayathri Arav | Raiza Bindu | No Captain | Suja Harish | Snehan Harish | Immune | No Captain | No Captain | No Captain |
   | Vote to: | Evict | Evict | Evict | Evict | Evict | Evict | Evict | Save | Evict | Evict | Evict | Evict | Evict | Evict | Evict | Win | Win | Win |
   | Arav | Anuya Raiza | Bharani Ganja | Harathi Juliana | Ganesh Namitha | Juliana Gayathri | Shakthi Oviya | Nominations Rejected | Vaiyapuri | Vaiyapuri | Gayathri Raiza | Snehan Bindu | Suja Vaiyapuri | Suja Ganesh | House Captain | Nominated | Finalist | Winner (Day 98) | Winner (Day 98) |
   | Snehan | House Captain | Bharani Oviya | Oviya Vaiyapuri | Vaiyapuri Oviya | House Captain | Juliana Oviya | Nominations Rejected | Vaiyapuri | Vaiyapuri | Ganesh Arav | Raiza Ganesh | Arav Kaajal | Arav Ganesh | Arav Harish | House Captain | Ticket To Finale Winner Finalist | 1st Runner-Up (Day 98) | 1st Runner-Up (Day 98) |
   | Harish | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Exempt | House Captain | Kaajal Arav | Ganesh Bindu | Vaiyapuri Arav | Nominated | Finalist | 2nd Runner-Up (Day 98) | 2nd Runner-Up (Day 98) |
   | Ganesh | Ganja Sri | Bharani Ganja | House Captain | Oviya Namitha | Oviya Juliana | Oviya Juliana | Nominations Rejected | Vaiyapuri | Vaiyapuri | Gayathri Raiza | Raiza Vaiyapuri | Arav Kaajal | Suja Snehan | Vaiyapuri Bindu | Nominated | Finalist | 3rd Runner-Up (Day 98) | 3rd Runner-Up (Day 98) |
   | Bindu | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Juliana Gayathri | Nominations Rejected | Vaiyapuri | Vaiyapuri | House Captain | Raiza Snehan | Kaajal Arav | Suja Harish | Vaiyapuri Snehan | Nominated | Finalist | 4th Runner-Up (Day 97) | 4th Runner-Up (Day 97) |
   | Suja | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Exempt | Vaiyapuri Raiza | Arav Kaajal | Bindu Snehan | Arav Snehan | Nominated | Evicted (Day 91) | Evicted (Day 91) | Evicted (Day 91) |
   | Vaiyapuri | Sri Anuya | Bharani Namitha | Namitha Oviya | Ganesh Namitha | Gayathri Juliana | Juliana Raiza | Nominations Rejected | Himself | Himself | Gayathri Raiza | Raiza Ganesh | Kaajal Suja | House Captain | Harish Bindu | Evicted (Day 84) | Evicted (Day 84) | Evicted (Day 84) | Evicted (Day 84) |
   | Kaajal | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Not in House | Exempt | Vaiyapuri Snehan | Vaiyapuri Bindu | Evicted (Day 70) | Evicted (Day 70) | Evicted (Day 70) | Evicted (Day 70) | Evicted (Day 70) | Evicted (Day 70) |
   | Raiza | Gayathri Juliana | Juliana Oviya | Juliana Oviya | Oviya Juliana | Juliana Oviya | Oviya Ganesh | House Captain | House Captain | House Captain | Vaiyapuri Gayathri | Vaiyapuri Snehan | Evicted (Day 65) | Evicted (Day 65) | Evicted (Day 65) | Evicted (Day 65) | Evicted (Day 65) | Evicted (Day 65) | Evicted (Day 65) |
   | Gayathri | Raiza Juliana | House Captain | Oviya Juliana | Ganesh Oviya | Oviya Arav | Oviya Arav | Nominations Rejected | Vaiyapuri | Vaiyapuri | Raiza Vaiyapuri | Evicted (Day 56) | Evicted (Day 56) | Evicted (Day 56) | Evicted (Day 56) | Evicted (Day 56) | Evicted (Day 56) | Evicted (Day 56) | Evicted (Day 56) |
   | Shakthi | Sri Ganja | Raiza Bharani | Harathi Oviya | House Captain | Oviya Arav | Oviya Juliana | Nominations Rejected | Vaiyapuri | Vaiyapuri | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) | Evicted (Day 49) |
   | Juliana | Anuya Raiza | Bharani Ganja | Harathi Vaiyapuri | Oviya Namitha | Arav Ganesh | Oviya Ganesh | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) |
   | Oviya | Ganja Sri | Ganja Raiza | Gayathri Raiza | Ganesh Namitha | Juliana Ganesh | Arav Raiza | Walked (Day 41) | Walked (Day 41) | Walked (Day 41) | Walked (Day 41) | Walked (Day 41) | Walked (Day 41) | Walked (Day 41) | Walked (Day 41) | Walked (Day 41) | Walked (Day 41) | Walked (Day 41) | Walked (Day 41) |
   | Namitha | Sri Anuya | Bharani Oviya | Vaiyapuri Juliana | Ganesh Oviya | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) |
   | Harathi | Juliana Sri | Ganesh Arav | Shakthi Juliana | Evicted (Day 21) | Evicted (Day 21) | Evicted (Day 21) | Evicted (Day 21) | Evicted (Day 21) | Evicted (Day 21) | Evicted (Day 21) | Evicted (Day 21) | Evicted (Day 21) | Evicted (Day 21) | Evicted (Day 21) | Evicted (Day 21) | Evicted (Day 21) | Evicted (Day 21) | Evicted (Day 21) |
   | Bharani | Sri Raiza | Ganja Namitha | Ejected (Day 14) | Ejected (Day 14) | Ejected (Day 14) | Ejected (Day 14) | Ejected (Day 14) | Ejected (Day 14) | Ejected (Day 14) | Ejected (Day 14) | Ejected (Day 14) | Ejected (Day 14) | Ejected (Day 14) | Ejected (Day 14) | Ejected (Day 14) | Ejected (Day 14) | Ejected (Day 14) | Ejected (Day 14) |
   | Ganja | Sri Anuya | Bharani Oviya | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) | Evicted (Day 14) |
   | Anuya | Harathi Juliana | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) | Evicted (Day 7) |
   | Sri | Gayathri Shakthi | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) | Walked (Day 4) |
   | Note | 1 | 2 | none | none | 3, 4 | 5, 6, 7, 9 | 8, 10, 11, 12 | 8, 10, 11, 12 | 8, 10, 11, 12 | 13 | 13, 14 | 7, 15 | 16, 17, 18 | 19, 20 | 21 | 7, 22 | 7, 22 | 7, 22 |
   | Against public vote | Anuya Juliana Raiza Sri | Bharani Ganja Oviya Raiza | Harathi Juliana Oviya Vaiyapuri Raiza | Ganesh Namitha Oviya | Arav Juliana Oviya Raiza | Juliana Oviya Vaiyapuri | Arav Bindu Ganesh Gayathri Shakthi Snehan Vaiyapuri | Arav Bindu Ganesh Gayathri Shakthi Snehan Raiza | Arav Bindu Ganesh Gayathri Shakthi Snehan Raiza | Gayathri Raiza | Raiza Snehan Vaiyapuri | Arav Kaajal Snehan Suja | Bindu Ganesh Harish Suja | Arav Harish Snehan Vaiyapuri | Arav Bindu Ganesh Harish Suja | Arav Bindu Ganesh Harish Snehan | Arav Bindu Ganesh Harish Snehan | Arav Bindu Ganesh Harish Snehan |
   | Walked | Sri | none | none | none | none | Oviya | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none |
   | Ejected | none | Bharani | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | |
   | Evicted | Anuya | Ganja | Harathi | Namitha | No Eviction | Juliana | Shakthi | Shakthi | Shakthi | Gayathri | Raiza | Kaajal | Suja | Vaiyapuri | Suja | Bindu | Ganesh | Harish |
   | Evicted | Anuya | Ganja | Harathi | Namitha | No Eviction | Juliana | Shakthi | Shakthi | Shakthi | Gayathri | Raiza | Kaajal | Suja | Vaiyapuri | Suja | Bindu | Snehan | Arav |