Bigg Boss Telugu 1 is the first season of the Telugu version of the popular Indian reality show Bigg Boss. On July 16, 2017, Star Maa broadcasted its first episode. The show was hosted by Jr NTR. A beautiful house set was built in Lonavala for this season of Bigg Boss. There were 71 episodes in this season and this season has 70 days. The winner was Siva Balaji due to a high number of Bigg Boss votes. The winner received a prize of Rs. 50 lakhs.
Bigg Boss Telugu Season 1 Host:
Jr. NTR made his television debut as the Bigg Boss Telugu host, which airs on the Star Maa channel. On July 16, 2017, the show premiered on Star Maa. He is a well-known television personality as well as an actor in Indian films. Because of his hosting, Bigg Boss Telugu season 1 has a lot of fans. His Bigg Boss hosting was praised by all of the contestants. He has been proven a best host. He will be hosting the upcoming Bigg Boss Telugu 2, Bigg Boss Telugu 3 and so on.
Bigg Boss Telugu Season 2 Contestants:
The Bigg Boss season 1 Telugu contestants were in the house for 70 days. The total number of housemates in the Bigg Boss house was 16. They were in the house till 24 September 2017.
- Siva Balaji: He enter the house on day 1 and was the winner of this season.
- Aadarsh Balakrishna: He enter the house on day 1 and became the first runner-up.
- Hari Teja: She enter the house on day 1 and took second place.
- Archana Shastry: She enter the house on day 1 and became the fourth runner-up.
- Prince Cecil: He enters the house on day 1 and evicts on day 56.
- Mumaith Khan: She enters the house on day 1 and evicts on day 49.
- Kathi Karthika: She enter the house on day 1 and was evicted on day 42.
- Dhanraj: He enters the house on day 1 and is evicted on day 41.
- Kalpana Raghavendra: She enters the house on day 1 and was evicted on day 28.
- Mahesh Kathi: He ente the house on day 1 and was evicted on day 27.
- Sameer Hasan: He enentershe the house on day 1 and evicitecciteddd on day 21.
- Madhu Priya: She enter the house on day 1 and was evicted on day 14.
- Sampoornesh Babu: Heentersr the house on day 1 and walks away on day 9.
- Jyothi Lakshmi: She enter the house on day 1 and was evicted on day 7.
- Diksha Panth: She enters the house on day 15 and evicts on day 63.
- Navdeep Pallapolu: Heentendersr the house on day 29 and remain in the house till day 70.
- Siva Balaji
- Aadarsh Balakrishna
- Hari Teja
- Archana Shastry
- Prince Cecil
- Mumaith Khan
- Kathi Karthika
- Dhanraj
- Kalpana Raghavendra
- Mahesh Kathi
- Sameer Hasan
- Madhu Priya
- Sampoornesh Babu
- Jyothi Lakshmi
- Diksha Panth
- Navdeep Pallapolu
Bigg Boss Telugu Season 1 Winner:
Actor Siva Balaji won season 1 of Bigg Boss Telugu and received a cash prize of Rs 5000000. He was a versatile actor who performed admirably in all of the tasks, and the public adored him. He won due to a large number of Bigg Boss voting results. Aadarsh Balakrishna was the first runner-up, followed by Hari Teja, Navdeep Pallapolu, and Archana Shastri in 4th position.
Bigg Boss Telugu Season 1 Guest Entries:
- In Week 3: Rana Daggubati
- Week 5: Taapsee Pannu
- In Week 6: Vijay Deverakonda
- Week 7: Sachiin J. Joshi and Suma Kanakala
- In Week 8: Children and Allari Naresh
- Week 9: Shiva Balaji’s wife Swapna Madhuri, Aadarsh’s wife Gulnar and his son Nirvana and Archana’s mother Vijaya
- In Week 10: Band Baja people, Rama Krishna Acharya, and all the eliminated contestants except for Kalpana Raghavendra and Mumaith Khan
Wild Card Entries of Bigg Boss Telugu 1:
There were two Bigg Boss Telugu season 1 wild card entries. They were selected as a result of public Bigg Boss voting. Following are the Bigg Boss Telugu 1 wild card entries:
- Diksha Panth
- Navdeep Pallapolu