Bigg Boss Kannada

Bigg Boss Kannada (or simply Bigg Boss) is the Kannada version of the reality TV show Bigg Boss which is broadcast in India; currently on Viacom 18's Colors Kannada. The show is produced by Endemol, currently through Endemol Shine India who owns the global format of Big Brother. Kannada actor Sudeep was roped in to host the reality show in 2013 for the first season. Sudeep continues to be the part of the show as of fourth season in 2016. The first season of the show on ETV Kannada became popular and turned out to be a TRP magnet, eventually became the No.1 reality show in South India.

Bigg Boss Kannada moved to Star Network's Suvarna TV for the second season and grew even bigger in the market. The channel claimed an approximate increase of 25% in viewers for the season. The show returned to Viacom 18 and was aired on Colors Kannada, re-branded from ETV Kannada for the next seasons and the third season saw a slight fall in the TRP because of a controversy involving a housemate following his immediate ejection. A year later, during the press meet for the fourth season, it was clarified that the TRP fall was a false claim and the ratings actually went up after the ejection.

The fame of the show as of fourth season reached to an extent where the film producers from the Kannada Film Industry and the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce held a protest in front of Innovative Film City in Bidadi, where the Bigg Boss house is located, demanding the actors not to participate or host reality shows on television, also tried to impose a ban on the show because of its popularity affecting the performances of movies in the box office.

A 'Bigg Boss' House is constructed for every season. For the first two seasons, the house was located in Lonavala, Pune district of Maharashtra, where the Hindi version of Bigg Boss takes place. As the schedules for the Hindi and Kannada versions was expected to be overlapped, the Bigg Boss House exclusive for Kannada version of the show was built at Innovative Film City in Bengaluru, Karnataka for the third season. The house would be usually well-furnished and decorated. It would have all the modern amenities and a large, common bedroom with beds for all contestants. There was an addition in the form of a luxurious single bedroom for the captain starting from second season. The house would also have common toiletries, swimming pool, gymnasium and spacious gardens. Apart from these, show specific activity areas and a small sound-proof room with controlled entrance called as the 'confession room' is built in the house where the housemates would be called in by the Bigg Boss for nomination process and other conversational activities. A secret room with bed and other facilities was incorporated into the house starting from season 2 where an evicted contestant, if selected by the Bigg Boss to continue the game, would retained in this room for a week or two and would be put back into the game. The House has no television connection (except for the day where the show host Sudeep converses with the contestants through the TV), no telephones, no access to internet, no clocks, no articles to write, complying with the rules of Big Brother around the world.

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