Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 3)
The third season of the Indian Malayalam-language reality television game show "Bigg Boss" premiered on 14 February 2021. It is produced by Endemol Shine India under the control of Banijay and broadcast on Asianet with Mohanlal as the host. The show follows selected contestants who are isolated from the outside world for 112 days (or 16 weeks) in a custom-built house. The show got suspended on Day 95 after Tamil Nadu Police sealed the set due to violating lockdown rules. The contestants of the show were shifted to a hotel. Meanwhile, the makers  released a statement that the season three is temporarily suspended due to the rising COVID-19 cases and lockdown in Tamil Nadu and the show will be restarted soon the crisis is over. However, the show makers has also declared that the season will have a winner, unlike the last season and the channel had started online voting featuring all 8 finalists and the one who receives the maximum number of votes will be declared as the winner. The contestants of the show are already back in Kerala, as it has been confirmed that the show cannot be resumed. On  25 July 2021, the show makers announced that the special grand finale episode, featuring host Mohanlal and the finalists was telecasted on 1 August 2021. Production. The official announcement for Season 3 was revealed on January 3, 2021 by Tovino Thomas at the launch event for "Star Singer Season 10". On February 1, 2021, the channel announced that the season will launch on February 14, 2021 with Mohanlal returning as host. The opening of the third season of "Bigg Boss" premiered on Valentine's Day February 14, 2021. Monday through Friday episodes will air at 9:30 pm. The audition for  the show began in August 2020, after seven months of auditioning, 14 contestants working in different fields were shortlisted to enter the house. They were subjected to two weeks of quarantine precaution for the COVID-19 pandemic and tested negative. House. The luxurious set of the house from the second season continued for the third season. The whole of the house is built with a Malayali touch. The traditions and culture of Kerala can be seen in the design of the house. Eye. As usual, "Bigg Boss" comes with a new logo of an eye for season 3. The red colour  background of the Eye is designed in a modern machinery touch by motion graphic artist Deepu Chandran (Asianet). The tag line as said in the promos of the show is "The Show Must Go On", a different one as compared to the previous two seasons. Opening. The season premiered on February 14, 2021 on Valentine's Day. Host Mohanlal started the show inside Bigg Boss's house, where the contestants joined him. The host walked through the house but and had covered the entire area. This time, the launch episode had broadcast an AV about the housemates after their arrival  and the stage performance was split into the AV. The housemates received a flower for being the Valentine for the day and a jar of chocolates when entering the house. Housemates, for the first time, had colored microphone bags with their names on them. Housemates status. This year they have decided to put 8 Finalists (Final 8) due to the COVID. Housemates. The participants in the order of appearance and entrance in the house are: Prison. Each week, two housemates who did not perform well in the Luxury Budget Task, are sent to the Bigg Boss Prison. The cell does  not include the luxury facilities which are in the house. It contains a metal cot and another bed on the floor.