The 5 season of Kannada’s Bigg Boss adaptation of the Indian reality television show Bigg Boss was telecasted on October 15, 2017. Sudeep returned to his role as host of the show. The season’s peak occurred on January 28th in 2018. The Sunday episode was an important departure from the previous model, which was unchanged throughout the season.
Winner of Bigg Boss Kannada 5
Rapper Chandan Shetty from Kannada has won Bigg Boss the fifth series of Kannada. Alongside making music for several films, he’s involved in several solo musical ventures. Diwaker is a sales rep who was voted second. The prize money awarded to the winner was fifty lakh rupees.
Contestants of Bigg Boss Kannada 5
| Contestant | Profession | Status | Entry Day | Exit Day |
| Chandan Shetty | Rapper | Winner | Day 1 | Day 106 |
| Diwakar | Commoner, Salesman | 1st Runner-up | Day 1 | Day 106 |
| Jayaram Karthik | Actor | 2nd Runner-up | Day 1 | Day 106 |
| Sameer Acharya | Priest | 3rd Runner-up | Day 1 | Day 106 |
| Niveditha Gowda | Internet Personality | 4th Runner-up | Day 1 | Day 106 |
| Jagan | Radio Jockey | Evicted | Day 1 | Day 91 |
| Ashitha Chandrappa | Actress | Evicted | Day 1 | Day 84 |
| Anupama Gowda | Actress | Evicted | Day 1 | Day 77 |
| Krishi Thapanda | Actress | Evicted | Day 1 | Day 70 |
| Suma Rajkumar | Housewife | Evicted | Day 1 | Day 63 |
| Megha | Commoner, Teacher | Evicted | Day 1 | Day 56 |
| Sreenivas G K | Model | Evicted | Day 1 | Day 49 |
| Riaz Pasha | Anchor, Fitness Trainer | Evicted | Day 1 | Day 42 |
| Dayal Padmanabhan | Director | Evicted | Day 1 | Day 35 |
| Jaya Srinivasan | Numerologist | Evicted | Day 1 | Day 28 |
| Shruti Prakash | Singer, Actress | Evicted | Day 1 | Day 21 |
| Tejaswini Prakash | Actress | Evicted | Day 1 | Day 14 |
| Sihi Kahi Chandru | Actor, TV Presenter | Evicted | Day 1 | Day 7 |
Host and Judges of Bigg Boss Kannada 5
Sudeep returned to his role as host of the show. Sudeep signed a contract worth agreement of Rs20 crore (US$2.4 million) contract in partnership with Colors Kannada to present the next five seasons of the network, starting with the latest one.
Highlights of the Season
- The biggest change this season was the introduction of competitions from the public housemate’s pool. The contestants were chosen by auditions along with the stars.
- A cooking segment called “Kicchan Time” (also known as “Kiccha’s / Kitchen Time”) was featured on”Super Sunday with Sudeepa “Super Sunday with Sudeepa” episodes. Sudeep is the host. cooks with the celebrities who are invited to events.
- The season that was unseen was exclusively produced, including two short-form programs, “Unseen Avantara” (‘Unseen Nuisance’) / “Unseen Kathegalu” (‘Unseen Stories’) and “Deep Agi Nodi” (‘Watch it Deep’).
- This year’s online voting was not present and there was no slogan.
- The show was telecast in high-definition with high-definition Colors Kannada HD.
Conclusion
On the 15th of October in 2017 the fifth season premiered with Colors Super. The show lasted for an additional 30 minutes, with episodes running every day from 8:15 p.m. until 9:45 p.m. The winner of the show was musician Chandan Shetty was announced and was awarded Rs50 lakh in cash prize money.