Bigg Boss Kannada season 2


The second season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss was telecast on Asianet Suvarna and produced by Endemol India. The show premiered on 29 June 2014 with Sudeep as the host.
Among four finalists Akul Balaji emerged as the title winner with maximum votes and performance in house followed by Srujan Lokesh as runner-up, Deepika Kamaiah and Shwetha Chengappa as third and fourth respectively

Housemates status

SrHousemateStatus
1AkulDay 1Day 99
2SrujanDay 1Day 99
3DeepikaDay 1Day 99
4SwethaDay 1Day 99
5AnupamaDay 1Day 91
6GuruprasadDay 47Day 84
7NeethuDay 1Day 77
8SanthoshDay 1Day 70
9RohithDay 1Day 70
10AadhiDay 1Day 63
11HarshikaDay 1Day 14
11HarshikaDay 35Day 49
12MayurDay 1Day 42
13LayaDay 1Day 28
14ShakilaDay 1Day 21
15AnitaDay 1Day 7

Housemates

Original entrants

  1. Adi Lokesh, son of late Mysore Lokesh, is known for his villain roles in Kannada film industry.
  2. Akul Balaji is a host of Kannada reality shows, Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star being the most recent. Akul Balaji currently the winner of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 2.
  3. Anita Bhat Prabhakar Mandya
  4. Anupama Bhat anchored morning show and Kitchen Taare on and was a contestant in Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star.
  5. Deepika Kamaiah is a Kannada actress notable for a leading role in the 2012 movie Chingari along with Darshan Thoogudeep.
  6. Harshika Poonacha is a Kannada actress notable for roles in movies Thamassu, Jackie and Mangana Kaili Maanikya.
  7. Laya Kokila, elder brother of Sadhu Kokila, is cast as a comedian in the movies Devarane and Rangappa Hogbitna.
  8. Mayur Patel is an actor since 2000. Some of his movies are Mani, Gunna, Udees, Muniya, Hunja and Slum.
  9. Neethu Shetty is an actress from Mangalore who appeared in movies like Jokefalls, Gaalipata and Manasaare.
  10. Rohith Patel is a RJ of FM show No tension on BIG FM 92.7.
  11. Santhosh Aryan is an actor who had played a lead role in movies like Nooru Janumaku, Abhiram and Ishta.actor
  12. Shakeela is a film actress and glamour model. She is also seen in comic roles in several South Indian films.
  13. Srujan Lokesh, son of late Lokesh and Girija Lokesh, is an actor and a popular host of TV programs Maja With Sruja, Chota Champion, "Maja Talkies" and currently "Comedy Talkies"
  14. Swetha Changappa is a Kannada telesoap actress who became a household name by her role of Kadambari in Kannada soap Kadambari.She also hosted TV shows Yaariguntu Yaarigilla and Kuniyonu Baara on Zee Kannada. She also acted in ETV Kannada's serials Arundhati and Sukanya.

Wild card entries

Guruprasad

Guruprasad was a director of hit movies Mata, Eddelu Manjunatha and Director's Special. He was a judge for the dance reality show Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star.he hosted Life Super Guru in Zee Kannada. Guruprasad's stay in Bigg Boss has been controversial, marred by his inability to get along with the other contestants.

Guests

Bullet Prakash

Prakash is well known as Bullet Prakash. He is a famous comedian in Kannada industry. He had acted with many legend actors like Ravichandran, Sudeep, Sadhu Kokila etc.

Episodes

The episodes were broadcast by Asianet Suvarna channel at a time slot of 8 to 9 pm daily.

Daily summary


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E		29Launch
  • Fourteen contestants entered the Bigg Boss house located in Lonavala.
  • Birthday celebrations were held on stage for contestant Srujan Lokesh who turned 34 on 28 June.
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Day 2 nomination starts off with a twist. Housemates are asked to pair and wear a handcuff thereby breaking one large group into a bit of two which narrowed the decision making.
  • Shakeela, Anita, Santhosh and Rohith were nominated.
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Tulabhara Seva
Points

Duration: 24 hours
Description: Task 1 was to balance a large scale with two housemates on one side and objects on the other side.
Rules:
  • Housemates could use objects like suitcases filled with clothing and/or iron weights which were provided.
  • The housemates would lose 200 points each time if any of the scale side touches the ground.
  • One housemate would lose his/her suitcase, if the sides touch the ground every 5th time.
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Tulabhara Seva
Points

Duration: 24 hours
Description: Task 1 was to balance a large scale with two housemates on one side and objects on the other side.
Rules:
  • Housemates could use objects like suitcases filled with clothing and/or iron weights which were provided.
  • The housemates would lose 200 points each time if any of the scale side touches the ground.
  • One housemate would lose his/her suitcase, if the sides touch the ground every 5th time.
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Srujan		Shakeela suggested two names for captaincy: Surjan and Harkshika.
Voting Results: Srujan and Harshika 		------------------------
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Naane Best		All housemates had to talk about their lifetime achievements and designate a number to indicate their superiority.

Nominations table



Marketing and sponsors

Production: The channel claims that 14 contestants will compete for a cash prize of 50 lakhs and the show will last 100 episodes. The amount for retaining host Sudeep is about Rs 1.5 crores to Rs 2.5 crores Sources estimate that the production cost of the show is about Rs 16 crores to Rs 17 crores across the 100 episodes, with the total cost pegged at around Rs 30 lakh to Rs 35 lakh.
Sponsors: the show has OLX.in as title sponsor, CERA as the powered sponsor, and Dollar Bigg Boss as associate sponsor.
Marketing: Advertising was purchased on buses, hoardings, FM stations, multiplex, and print media. The channel is promoting the show on the digital platform like websites and social networking..The entire digital marketing, website, social media and online-voting was handled by
Promotion: Promos, ads, and special programs on Suvarna TV's sister channels Suvarna Plus and Suvarna News were aired to promote the show.