Bigg Boss Kannada (season 2)

The second season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss[1] was telecast on Asianet Suvarna and produced by Endemol India. The show premiered on 29 June 2014 with Sudeep as the host.[2][3][4]

Bigg Boss Kannada
Season 2
Season 2 eye logo
Presented bySudeep
No. of days98
No. of housemates16
WinnerAkul Balaji
Runner-upSrujan Lokesh
Country of originIndia
Release
Original networkStar Suvarna
Original release29 June (2014-06-29) –
5 October 2014 (2014-10-05)
Season chronology

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 [5]

Housemates status
Housemates Entered Exited Result
Akul Day 1 Day 99 Winner
Srujan Day 1 Day 99 1st Runner Up
Deepika Day 1 Day 99
2nd Runner-up
Swetha Day 1 Day 99
3rd Runner-up
Anupama Day 1 Day 91 Evicted
Guruprasad Day 47 Day 84 Evicted
Neethu Day 1 Day 77 Evicted
Aryann Day 1 Day 70 Evicted
RJ Rohith Day 1 Day 70 Evicted
Aadhi Day 1 Day 63 Evicted
Harshika Day 1 Day 14 Evicted
Day 35 Day 49 Evicted
Mayur Day 1 Day 42 Evicted
Laya Day 1 Day 28 Evicted
Shakeela Day 1 Day 27 Evicted
Anita Day 1 Day 7 Evicted

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 (2014) 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 (Udaya TV) 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 (2013) and Rangappa Hogbitna.
  8. Mayur Patel is an actor since 2003. Some of his movies are Mani (2003), Gunna (2005), Udees (2005), Muniya (2009), Hunja (2010) and Slum (2013).
  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. Aryan is an actor who had played a lead role in movies like Nooru Janumaku (2010), Abhiram (2010) and Ishta (2014).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 (Suvarna TV), Chota Champion (Zee Kannada) ,"Maja Talkies" (Colors Kannada) and currently "Comedy Talkies" (Colors Kannada)
  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 is 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 (2014).Presently he is hosting 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.[6][7][8][9]

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.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Event Nominations Weekly Task House Captaincy 1-Day Task Eviction
Kicchina Kathe Kicchana Jothe		 Guests / Post Eviction
Sakkath Sunday with Sudeep

Daily Summary
J
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E		 29Day 1Launch
  • 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.
30Day 2Nominations

Day 2 nomination starts off with a twist. Housemates are asked to pair (own choice) and wear a handcuff thereby breaking one large group into a bit of two which narrowed the decision making.

  • Shakeela (4 votes), Anita (4 votes), Santhosh (2 votes) and Rohith (2 votes) were nominated.
J
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Y		 1Day 3Task 1
Tulabhara Seva
Points
[2200 / 2800]

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 (50 kg) 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.
2Day 4
3Day 5 House Captain
Srujan		 Shakeela (special rights) suggested two names for captaincy: Surjan and Harkshika.
Voting Results: Srujan (11 votes) and Harshika (3 votes)
4Day 6Day Task 1
Naane Best		 All housemates had to talk about their lifetime achievements and designate a number [1-14] to indicate their superiority.
1Shakeela2Laya3Akul4Harshika5Neethu6Swetha7Anupama8Deepika9Mayur10Rohith11Anita12Santhosh13Aadhi14Srujan

Punishment : Srujan was caged for 4 hours as he had violated the house/captain rules.

5Day 7EvictionAnita was evicted from the house after facing public vote. Special Rights: Anita choose Rohith to wash all utensils in the house, which was effective for 3 days.
6Day 8Guests on stageCrazy Star Ravichandran was invited as a guest on Sunday. Evicted housemate Anita was interviewed.
7Day 9Nominations
  • Harshika (captain's nomination), Rohith (7 votes) and Akul (5 votes) were nominated.
8Day 10Task 2
Sampathige Saval
Points
[1200/1400]

Division: Housemates were divided in two teams adrustavantaru and nathadrustaru, each led by a captain.

  • Adrustavantaru had the luxury to stay in-house and enjoy special meals send by Bigg Boss. They were relieved from household duties, but had to retain their position to win the task.
  • Nathadrustaru had to stay outside the house, cook an ordinary meal, wear poor clothes and engage in all household activities. Their task was to attain the position of Adrustavantaru by replacing badges/keys.

Gameplay: Three wooden stands with keys were placed at different locations in the house. Team nathadrustaru had to tactically replace two of the three keys with badges (or vice versa), whereas team adrustavantaru had to prevent it. Bigg Boss would announce the end game and the housemates who were on the side of adrustavantaru were declared as the winner.

Coordinator: Srujan
Team CaptainTeammatesResult
Akul Swetha, Laya, Shakeela, Rohith, Anupama Lost
Aadhi Deepika, Santhosh, Harshika, Neethu, Mayur Won

Punishment : After the weekly task completion, Bigg Boss ordered Santhosh to be quiet for the next 19 hours as a punishment for extensive use of English language. He could communicate non-verbally and Deepkia would translate it.

9Day 11
10Day 12 House Captain
Aadhi		 Three housemates volunteered for house captaincy.
Voting Results: Aadhi (10 votes), Deepika (2 votes) and Mayur (1 votes)
11Day 13Day Task 2
Laya Pranaya Prasanga		 The task was to readying the housemate Laya to go on a dinner date. This involved complete body makeover, outfit selection, behavior and dating/dinner tips. Laya choose Deepika for the date.
12Day 14EvictionHarshika was evicted from the house after facing public vote. Special Rights: Harshika choose Shakeela to be deprived from voting rights during the next nomination process.
13Day 15Guests on stageSinger Vijay Prakash and villain Ravi Shankar were invited as guests on Sunday. Evicted housemate Harshika was interviewed.

Nominations table
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14
House Captain Srujan Aadhi Akul Deepika Rohith Santhosh Swetha Neethu Guruprasad Akul Swetha Srujan
Captain's Nomination Harshika Rohith Santhosh Anupama Rohith Guruprasad Rohith
Deepika		 Guruprasad
(safe)		 Guruprasad
Deepika		 Akul
Deepika
Vote to: Evict Save Evict Not Win Evict
Akul Anita Rohith
Mayur		 Laya
Mayur		 House Captain Srujan
Rohith		 Mayur
Swetha		 Harshika
Aadhi		 Rohith
Aadhi		 No
Nominations		 Anupama
Rohith		 House Captain Srujan
Deepika		 Deepika
Swetha		 Winner
(Day 99)
Srujan Shakeela House Captain Santhosh
Shakeela		 Laya
Swetha		 Santhosh
Neethu		 Mayur
Anupama		 Deepika
Harshika		 Guruprasad
Santhosh		 No
Nominations		 Santhosh
Neethu		 Deepika
Neethu		 Guruprasad
Akul		 House Captain Runner Up
(Day 99)
Deepika Anita Mayur
Anupama		 Laya
Anupama		 Neethu
Santhosh		 House Captain Swetha
Anupama		 Anupama
Swetha		 Aadhi
Srujan		 No
Nominations		 Rohith
Srujan		 Swetha
Srujan		 Guruprasad
Srujan		 Swetha
Akul		 Third Place
(Day 99)
Swetha Anita Rohith
Neethu		 Deepika
Neethu		 Anupama
Srujan		 Aadhi
Neethu		 Mayur
Anupama		 Harshika
Neethu		 House Captain No
Nominations		 Santhosh
Neethu		 Deepika
Neethu		 House Captain Akul
Deepika		 4th Place
(Day 99)
Anupama Rohith Neethu
Deepika		 Neethu
Deepika		 Swetha
Srujan		 Neethu
Aadhi		 Mayur
Swetha		 Harshika
Neethu		 Guruprasad
Santhosh		 No
Nominations		 Santhosh
Akul		 Deepika
Neethu		 Guruprasad
Deepika		 Deepika
Akul		 Evicted
(Day 91)
Guruprasad Not in
House		 Exempt Mayur
Swetha		 Neethu
Aadhi		 Not
eligible		 No
Nominations		 House Captain Neethu
Deepika		 Deepika
Srujan		 Evicted
(Day 84)
Neethu Rohith Anupama
Rohith		 Laya
Santhosh		 Deepika
Aadhi		 Swetha
Srujan		 In Secret Room Guruprasad
Anupama		 Guruprasad
Akul		 House Captain Santhosh
Anupama		 Srujan
Swetha		 Evicted
(Day 77)
Rohith Santhosh Swetha
Akul		 Laya
Neethu		 Mayur
Anupama		 Aadhi
Akul		 House Captain Akul
Deepika		 Santhosh
Guruprasad		 No
Nominations		 Akul
Deepika		 Evicted
(Day 70)
Santhosh Aadhi Rohith
Laya		 Neethu
Shakeela		 Rohith
Deepika		 Srujan
Aadhi		 Mayur
Srujan		 House Captain Aadhi
Neethu		 No
Nominations		 Anupama
Rohith		 Evicted
(Day 70)
Aadhi Shakeela Akul
Santhosh		 House Captain Swetha
Anupama		 Swetha
Santhosh		 Swetha
Anupama		 Akul
Deepika		 Guruprasad
Santhosh		 No
Nominations		 Evicted
(Day 63)
Harshika Shakeela Akul
Rohith		 Evicted
(Day 14)		 Exempt Swetha
Deepika		 Re-evicted
(Day 49)
Mayur Anita Santhosh
Akul		 Neethu
Laya		 Aadhi
Laya		 Swetha
Santhosh		 Swetha
Anupama		 Evicted
(Day 42)
Laya Shakeela Akul
Rohith		 Shakeela
Santhosh		 Srujan
Deepika		 Evicted
(Day 28)
Shakeela Mayur Rohith
Laya		 Not
eligible		 Evicted
(Day 21)
Anita Santhosh Evicted
(Day 7)
Notes 1 2 3 4, 5 6,7 8,9 10 11, 12 12 12,13 12,14
Nominated Shakeela
Anita
Santhosh
Rohith		 Harshika
Rohith
Akul		 Rohith
Neethu
Laya
Shakeela
Santhosh		 Aadhi
Laya
Mayur
Neethu
Rohith		 Anupama
Swetha
Neethu
Santhosh
Aadhi
Srujan		 Anupama
Swetha
Mayur		 Rohith
Harshika
Neethu
Deepika		 Guruprasad
Santhosh		 Aadhi
Akul
Anupama
Deepika
Guruprasad
Rohith
Santhosh
Srujan
Swetha		 Anupama
Santhosh
Rohith		 Anupama
Srujan
Swetha
Neethu
Deepika		 Anupama
Deepika
Srujan
Guruprasad		 Anupama
Akul
Deepika
Swetha		 Akul
Deepika
Srujan
Swetha
Evicted Anita Harshika Shakeela Laya Neethu Mayur Harshika No Eviction Aadhi Rohith
Santhosh		 Neethu Guruprasad Anupama Swetha
Deepika
Srujan

Notes
  • ^Note 1 : Housemates were asked to pair and participate in the nomination process.
  • ^Note 2 : Harshika (Special rights) chose Shakeela to be deprived from voting rights.
  • ^Note 3 : Akul (House captain) chose Santhosh to be safe from eviction.
  • ^Note 4 : Guruprasad entered the house after the weeks' nomination process.
  • ^Note 5 : Neethu moved to secret room instead of being evicted.
  • ^Note 6 : Harshika (Special rights) chose Srujan, Anupama, Swetha and Mayur to face nomination (others were safe).
  • ^Note 7 : House captain Rohith's nomination was counted as 2 votes.
  • ^Note 8 : No elimination week.
  • ^Note 9 : Shweta (House captain) chose Guruprasad to be deprived from voting rights.
  • ^Note 10 : All housemates except the captain were nominated for eviction by Bigg Boss.
  • ^Note 11 : Housemates were asked to take two names who does not deserve to win the Bigg Boss title.
  • ^Note 12 : Twist - Anupama, Santhosh and Rohith were directly nominated for the remaining weeks and were not eligible for captainship.
  • ^Note 13 : Twist - Housemates' family members were asked to nominate.
  • ^Note 14 : Open nominations, held at living area.

Marketing and sponsors

Production: The channel claims that 14 contestants (initially) 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.[10]

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 Fuego Systems

Promotion: Promos, ads, and special programs on Suvarna TV's sister channels Suvarna Plus and Suvarna News were aired to promote the show.

References
  1. "Endemol India". Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. "BBK2 starts June 29", IndianTelevision.com
  3. Official promo on Youtube
  4. BBK2 from today, Times of India
  5. http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2014/akul-balaji-is-the-winner-of-bigg-boss-kannada-season-2-160870.html
  6. "Will Guruprasad be able to survive Bigg Boss?". Times of India. TNN. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  7. "Bigg Boss: Guruprasad protests for getting tortured". Times of India. TNN. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  8. "Adi Lokesh spills Bigg Boss's best kept secrets". Times of India. TNN. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  9. "Neethu's fight with Guruprasad turns ugly". Times of India. TNN. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  10. Indiatelevision

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