Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) season 4


Bigg Boss 4 is the fourth season of the Tamil-Indian reality TV series Bigg Boss. Kamal Haasan returned as host of the show for the fourth time. The show was launched on 4 October 2020 on Star Vijay and also available on Disney+ Hotstar.
The season's finale took place on 17 January 2021 with Aari Arjunan winning the Bigg Boss title with the highest number of voting percentage in the history of Bigg Boss Tamil franchise, whereas Balaji Murugadoss emerged as the first runner-up. Dabur Herbal Clove Toothpaste was the main sponsor for the fourth season.
Anitha Sampath, Balaji Murugadoss, Ramya Pandian and Suresh Chakravarthi returned as contestants in Bigg Boss Ultimate. Balaji Murugadoss eventually won it.

Production

Eye logo

This season, the logo is a colorful eye with a pupil that resembles a compass, filled with multiple colours. Every season, the logo of the show is changed based on a particular theme. This theme has also been incorporated in the interiors of the house.

House

As with the past three seasons, the house is located at EVP FILM CITY in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
The house has been completely renovated from Tamil 3|Season 3]. Rather than warm colours from the last season, this time, the house has been fully designed in vibrant shades with gaudy lights.
Rooms/Areas in the house include the confession room, living room, kitchen, dining room, store room, two attached bedrooms, bathroom, garden with some lounging areas, swimming pool, gym, activity room and resting room.
This season stands out as the only one in the Bigg Boss Tamil franchise to forgo the 'Secret Room' feature, which had been utilized in the previous three seasons. It also marked the beginning of a trend, with the feature remaining unused in all subsequent seasons.
Only Season to properly utilise the prison feature for most weeks

Airing

It was broadcast on the channel throughout the week at 09:30 PM from 4 October 2020 to 3 January 2021 and, it was broadcast on the channel throughout the weekdays at 10:00 PM and 09:30 PM at the weekends from 4 January 2021 to 17 January 2021.

Audience and guests

There was no in person audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, they were connected via Zoom to see the Grand Launch and the Weekend episodes. Similarly, no guests appeared on Bigg Boss due to the COVID-19 situation. During the thirteenth week however, the parents of the contestants were allowed to come in-person to the house and meet their family members who were participating in the show after two weeks of quarantine.

''Bigg Boss 4'' voting

As Bigg Boss 4 online voting has begun, viewers can vote for their favorite contestant through Hotstar, or by giving a missed call. Voting is only open on Weekdays on Hotstar.

Housemate status

Housemates

The participants in the order of appearance and entry in house are:

Original entrants

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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, another bed on the floor.
Female housemates
Male housemates

Hamam caller of the week

Since Week 9, Bigg Boss is letting its sponsor Hamam choose a caller from the audience, who then chooses and virtually questions a contestant regarding the game. The selected housemate can't refuse to answer the caller, each week the caller will change and be randomly selected from the public.
WeekReceiver
9Shivani Narayan
10Pranesh Salunke
11Somshekar
12Aari Arjunan
13Ramya Pandian
14Aari Arjunan
15Ramya Pandian

Nominations faced

Celebrations

Navratri

On Day 22, the housemates in the Bigg Boss House celebrated the festival Navratri, in which the contestants cooked a feast, played village games, danced to songs, and decorated the Bigg Boss House. The episode was also extended to four hours, from the usual one hour. Starting at 6:30 pm rather than the usual 9:30 pm. The events are presented by Anitha.
Each housemate is given a plain golu doll to be painted and used for Navratri celebrations. At afternoon, the housemates are divided into two teams one is City team and the other is Village team and are given ingredients for the cooking competition. So as each team cooks a dish for the celebration. The cooking competition was judged by Anitha.
The cooking competition was won by City team. Then there were frames placed in the living room and garden area each one for City team and village team respectively, so that each person can stand back of the frame and express their wishes to their family members. It was continued by seven stones with the same team. The winner of seven stones is again City team. Then the male contestants are asked to praise the women contestants of the house. It is followed by the pooja of Navaratri. Then the contestants were asked express their talents on the stage placed in the garden area. At midnight, everyone sits around the Bonfire and plays Dumb Charades. In this game a player in a team is given a chit with a song name and are asked to act related to the terms in the chit so that their teammates find the song in the chit. The Village team won the Dumb Charades.
TeamHousematesDishesSeven Stones ResultDumb Charades Result
City Sanam Payasam
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City Balaji Payasam
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City RameshPayasam
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City RamyaPayasam
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City AajeedhPayasam
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City SomshekarPayasam
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City ShivaniPayasam
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City NonePayasam
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Village Suresh Kesari
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Village Archana Kesari
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Village NishaKesari
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Village VelmuruganKesari
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Village GabriellaKesari
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Village AariKesari
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Village SamyukthaKesari
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Village RioKesari
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Kamal Haasan birthday

On Day 34, Kamal Haasan celebrated his birthday with housemates. On this day Bigg Boss Tamil and Bigg Boss Telugu had a virtual crossover where the Telugu and Tamil housemates and the hosts Kamal Haasan and Nagarjuna meet each other.

Diwali

The housemates in Bigg Boss Tamil had a pre–Diwali Celebration, in which all the housemates participated in activities and games.
  • Events on Day 36
  • * The nomination process was cancelled due to the celebration of Diwali throughout Week 6 in the Bigg Boss House. On Day 36, the housemates were split into two groups, Kambi Mathappu and Busvaanam, and played a game called Ippove Kanna Kattudhe, in which the housemates had to put their forehead on a metal pole and go around the pole for ten rounds, after which they have to run and touch the wall, before arriving at the starting place. The Busvaanam team won the round. The housemates were then told to write a letter about someone they loved, and had to share the letter with the other housemates on a platform located in the Garden Area.
  • Events on Day 38
  • * All the housemates need to get in a pair, one of the housemates in the pair has to stand on a rock while the other housemate drags them across to the finish line as soon as possible where their time will be recorded. The pair with the fastest time will win the task. Balaji and Shivani were selected as the winners of the task
  • Events on Day 39
  • * The housemates gathered in the activity room, where the former Bigg Boss 2 and Bigg Boss 3 housemates had a virtual meet with the current Bigg Boss housemates. The former housemates conducted activities in which the current housemates participated. After the participation of all the housemates, Samyuktha, Balaji, Ramya, Archana, Aari, Anitha, and Aajeedh were selected as the winners of the task and received prizes.
  • Events on Day 40
  • * The housemates were given a day off from their respective house duties due to Diwali. The housemates were involved in many activities, including a dinner feast, a dance celebration, prize giveaways, amongst other tasks.

    Christmas

The housemates in Bigg Boss Tamil had a Christmas Celebration, in which all the housemates participated in activities and games.
  • Events on Day 81
  • * A Christmas choir group came to perform Christmas songs to the housemates on Christmas Eve.
  • Events on Day 82
  • * A new bunch of Christmas choir group came to perform. All the housemates receive presents on Christmas day.

    Freeze task

On Week 13, family members of the housemates entered the BB house as part of luxury budget task.
  • Day 86
  1. Shivani's mother Akila Narayanan entered the BB house as part of Freeze Task.
  2. Balaji's brother Ramesh entered the BB house as part of Freeze Task
  • Day 87
  1. Ramya's mother, Shanthi Duraipandian, and her brother, Parasu Pandian, entered the BB house as part of Freeze task.
  2. Rio's wife Shruthi Rio entered the BB house as part of Freeze task. Rio's mother, mother-in-law and other family members along with friends were shown in the video clip.
  3. Somshekar's brother Lathesh entered the BB house as part of Freeze Task. Som's mother and family members were shown in video clip along with his pet dog.
  • Day 88
  1. Gabriella's mother Sunitha entered the BB house as part of Freeze Task.
  2. Aajeedh's mother Shabana Begum and his sister Shama entered the BB house as part of Freeze Task.
  3. Aari's wife Nadhiya and his daughter Riya entered the BB house as part of Freeze Task.

    Pongal

On Day 102 the housemates in Bigg Boss Tamil had a Pongal Celebration, in which all the housemates participated in activities and games.
  • Events on Day 102
  • * The housemates will be divided into two teams to play the special games. There were games like Uriyadi and Slow Cycle Race which all the housemates participated in...oops.

    Bigg Boss finale

On Day 105, all the 13 evicted and walked housemates were invited to the Bigg Boss Finale. Some of the housemates performed dance and singing performances on the show. At the end of the show, Aari Arjunan was then declared the Winner of Bigg Boss 4, followed by Balaji Murugadoss, Rio Raj, Ramya Pandian, and Somshekar.

Weekly summary

The main events in the house are summarized in the table below. A typical week begins with nominations, followed by the luxury budget task, captaincy task, and then the eviction of a housemate during the Saturday and Sunday episodes. Tasks, evictions, and other events for a particular week are noted in order of sequence. After every event in each week, the days will be noted, too. For the detailed summary, please expand below

Nomination table