On the 24th of September 2022, the 9th series of Bigg Boss, an Indian reality TV game show based in Kannada began its debut. It was produced through Endemol Shine India, under the direction of Banijay the show is broadcast by Colors Kannada as well as Voot which is in which Sudeep hosts daily live streams for the 9th year in consecutive years. Winner, Roopesh Shetty, received the sum of the sum of Rs. 50 lakhs. Second and first runners-up Rakesh Adiga as well as Deepika Uruduga, walked away with the reward in the amount of Rs. 12 lakhs and 5 lakhs, respectively. 5 lakhs, respectively.
Winner of Bigg Boss Kannada 9
Indian actor and singer, radio host and video jockey Roopesh Shetty has worked primarily within the Tulu and Kannada film industry. In the year 2016, Roopesh made his feature film debut in the principal part as the main character in Danger Zone. Roopesh uploaded a few Tulu music videos to YouTube to begin his career. He worked at Mangalore 92.7 Big FM as an anchor. The young and talented man from Mangaluru took home in the 9th season of Bigg Boss Kannada. The silver-screen debut was just made public, and received a lot of praise. Following Bigg Boss 9 Kannada, Roopesh Shetty won the show and was awarded a check worth the sum of Rs. 50 lakhs.
Contestants of Bigg Boss Kannada 9
| Contestant Name | Profession | Status | Entry Day | Exit Day |
| Arun Sagar | Actor, Art Director | Runner-up | 1 | 98 |
| Deepika Das | Actress | 2nd Runner-up | 1 | 98 |
| Kiran Yogeshwar | Actress, Model | 3rd Runner-up | 1 | 98 |
| Roopesh Shetty | Actor, RJ | Winner | 1 | 98 |
| Rakesh Adiga | Actor, Rapper | 4th Runner-up | 1 | 98 |
| Neha Gowda | Actress | Evicted | 1 | 91 |
| Vinod Gobargala | Actor, Comedian | Evicted | 1 | 84 |
| Sanya Iyer | Actress | Evicted | 1 | 77 |
| Prashanth Sambargi | Businessman, Activist | Evicted | 1 | 70 |
| Rupesh Rajanna | Activist, Journalist | Evicted | 1 | 63 |
| Divya Uruduga | Actress | Evicted | 1 | 56 |
| Amulya Gowda | Actress | Evicted | 1 | 49 |
| Aryavardhan Guruji | Astrologer | Evicted | 1 | 42 |
| Anupama Gowda | Actress | Evicted | 1 | 35 |
| Rakesh Pruthvi | Singer | Evicted | 1 | 28 |
| Geetha Bharathi Bhat | Actress | Evicted | 1 | 21 |
| Mayuri Kyatari | Actress | Evicted | 1 | 14 |
| Tharun Chandra | Actor | Evicted | 1 | 7 |
Host and Judges of Bigg Boss Kannada 9
A popular actor from the kannada, Kichha Sudeep, continues to host the Bigg Boss.
Highlights of the Season
- In September, 2022 the show’s creators officially released an official teaser displaying the logo. A brand new teaser featuring Sudeep as host Sudeep has been released in September 15th, 2022, which confirmed the show’s 23rd September 2022 premiere with Colors Kannada and Voot.
- The show will only feature stars joining the show as contestants, following the original structure of the reality show. Five previous Bigg Boss Kannada contestants, the top four contestants from Bigg Boss OTT (Season 1) as well as new contestants that are making the Bigg Boss debuts will be featured on Bigg Boss Kannada 9. The show will only air the OTT season and Seasons 1 7, 8, and 9 were also included.
- The most likely contestants to be Bigg Boss Season 9 winner were Roopesh Shetty and Rakesh Adiga.
Conclusion
The show’s finale was telecast at Voot as well as Colors Kannada on the 30th and 31 at 7:15 p.m. Then, after Rakesh Adiga was crowned the as the first runner-up Rupesh R, Deepika, and Divya were next with Roopesh winning the prize.