''Bigg Boss 5'' was the fifth season of the
Tamil version of the
reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
show ''
Bigg Boss
''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Disney Star. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made ...
'' broadcast in India. The show was premiered on 3 October 2021 on
Star Vijay
Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay change ...
and
Disney+ Hotstar
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with
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali l ...
as the host for the fifth time. While,
Ramya Krishnan
Ramya Krishnan (born 15 September 1970), also credited as Ramya Krishna (in the Telugu and Kannada film industries) is an Indian actress. She has appeared in over 260 films in five languages: Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi. Ramy ...
as appeared as a guest host for a week.
The grand finale took place on 16 January 2022,
Raju Jeyamohan
Raju Jeyamohan (born 2 July 1991) is an Indian actor, television host and model in the Indian film industry, who has worked predominantly in Tamil television shows and films. Raju made his debut in the movie Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma in the year 20 ...
emerged as the winner while
Priyanka Deshpande
Priyanka Deshpande (born 28 April 1992) is an Indian television presenter, host and actress. She predominantly works in Tamil television and film industry especially in Tamil entertainment, Priyanka is also one of the highest paid South Indian ...
emerged as the runner up of the season.
Niroop Nandakumar, Thamarai Selvi,
Abhinay Vaddi and Suruthi Periyasamy returned as contestants in ''
Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1)''.
Production
Eye Logo
An eye, with a white
cornea
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and pink
sclera
The sclera, also known as the white of the eye or, in older literature, as the tunica albuginea oculi, is the opaque, fibrous, protective, outer layer of the human eye containing mainly collagen and some crucial elastic fiber. In humans, and som ...
.
Bigg Boss House
Changes to other parts of the house were also visible compared to the last season. Instead of last season's
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
cultural theme background with contrast sparkling colors, this season's theme mainly keeps up natural colors in the background including pink, orange, green, blue and yellow.
Teaser
On 4 September 2021, incorporating a paradigm shift in a Tamil wedding scene and co-relating it with the ''Bigg Boss'' house. Two more promotional teasers were released in September 2021, featuring different commentaries from
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali l ...
.
Audience
On set for the weekend episodes after the ease of
COVID-19
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restrictions in
Tamil Nadu
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.
Housemate status
Housemates
Original contestants
*
Isaivani
Isaivani (born 1996) is a gaana singer from Chennai, who performs with The Casteless Collective. In 2020 she was recognised for her achievements with one of the BBC 100 Women Awards.
Biography
Isaivani was born in Royapuram in Chennai in 1996 ...
, a
Gaana
Gaana (or Gānā) is a genre of Tamil music, which is sung in the Madras Bashai dialect of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is rap-like "collection of rhythms, beats and sensibilities native to the Chennai people." It evolved over the past two ...
and
folk art
Folk art covers all forms of visual art made in the context of folk culture. Definitions vary, but generally the objects have practical utility of some kind, rather than being exclusively decorative art, decorative. The makers of folk art a ...
ist
*
Raju Jeyamohan
Raju Jeyamohan (born 2 July 1991) is an Indian actor, television host and model in the Indian film industry, who has worked predominantly in Tamil television shows and films. Raju made his debut in the movie Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma in the year 20 ...
, an actor known for his role in ''
Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma
''Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Shiva Aravind. The film stars Kavin, Raju Jeyamohan, Arunraja Kamaraj and Remya Nambeesan while Azhagam Perumal and Ilavarasu play supporting roles. The ...
'' and the television series
''Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar Season 2''.
* Mathumitha Raghunathan, a fashion designer, and model from
Germany
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.
* Abishek Raaja, a narrator and
YouTuber
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Influence
Influent ...
.
* Namitha Marimuthu, a model and actress, is also the first
transgender
A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through tr ...
contestant to enter
Bigg Boss Tamil
''Bigg Boss'' also known as ''BB'' is an Indian Tamil-language version of the reality TV program ''Bigg Boss''. The program follows the '' Big Brother'' format developed by Endemol in the Netherlands. Over five years, Bigg Boss has rolled ou ...
.
*
Priyanka Deshpande
Priyanka Deshpande (born 28 April 1992) is an Indian television presenter, host and actress. She predominantly works in Tamil television and film industry especially in Tamil entertainment, Priyanka is also one of the highest paid South Indian ...
, an anchor, is well known for her presence in
Vijay TV
Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of Asianet Star Communications. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Star Vijay chang ...
and her comedy humor.
*
Abhinay Vaddi, the grandson of
Gemini Ganesan
Ramasamy Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was referred to as the ''Kaadhal Mannan'' (King of Romance) for his romantic roles ...
and
Savitri, an actor, appeared in the films
Ramanujan (2014) and ''
Chennai 600028 II
''Chennai 600028 II'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language sports comedy film co-produced, written and directed by Venkat Prabhu, who also produces the film along with S. P. B. Charan under Black Ticket Company and Capital Film Works. The film, w ...
'' (2016).
*
Pavni Reddy, an actress, known for acting in soap operas such as
Rettai Vaal Kuruvi
''Rettai Vaal Kuruvi'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, starring Mohan, Raadhika and Archana. It is based on the 1984 American film ''Micki & Maude''. The film was released on 27 February 1987.
Plot
The story sets ...
,
Chinna Thambi
''Chinna Thambi'' () is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Prabhu as the titular character, an uneducated village simpleton and Khushbu as Nandini, a homeschooled wealthy girl. Man ...
, and
Rasaathi.
*
Chinnaponnu Kumar, a folk singer, who is known for singing many folk songs.
* Nadia Chang, a model, and TikToker who hails from
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
.
*
Imman Annachi
Imman Annachi (born 13 may 1970) is an Indian actor, television presenter, politician and comedian who has appeared in character roles in various Tamil films.
Career
Imman Annachi made his debut hosting a show named ''Konjam Arattai Konjam Se ...
, a stand-up comedian, host of famous kid's show and actor known for his appearance in films such as ''
Goli Soda
''Goli Soda'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by S.D. Vijay Milton, who handled the Cinematography as well. Produced by his brother Bharath Seeni under Roughnote Production, the film stars Kishore, Sree Raam ...
'' (2014) and ''
Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani
''Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by L. G. Ravichandar. The film features Bharath, making it his 25th project as an actor and Nandita Swetha in the leading roles, ...
'' (2014).
* Suruthi Periyasamy, a
runway model
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and actress.
* Akshara Reddy, a model known for winning the beauty pageant Miss globe 2019 and her appearance in the show ''
Villa To Village
Villa To Village ( ta, வில்லா டு வில்லேஜ்) is a 2018 Tamil language reality talent game show, airing on Star Vijay every Saturday and Sunday at 21:30 (IST) beginning 10 March 2018. The show was hosted by Andrews.
...
'' (2018).
* Iykki Berry, a
rapper
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
and singer, and is also a physician and cosmetic surgeon.
* Thamarai Selvi, a commoner contestant and a housewife.
*
Ciby Bhuvana Chandran, an actor known for his roles in films like ''
Vanjagar Ulagam
''Vanjagar Ulagam'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Manoj Beedha in his directorial debut with dialogues written by Beedha and Vinayak. The film stars Guru Somasundaram, Ciby Bhuvana Chandran, Vishagan Van ...
'' (2018) and
''Master'' (2021).
* Niroop Nandakumar, an actor, and model known for many beauty pageants.
*
Varun Kamal
Varun is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films. He is the grandson of Isari Velan. He was introduced in Anthony's ''Oru Naal Iravil'' (2015), and has since regularly collaborated in ventures involving A. L. Vijay and Prabhu Deva.
Career ...
, an actor known for acting in the movie
Thalaivaa
''Thalaivaa'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by A. L. Vijay. It stars Vijay in the title role. The film, produced by Chandraprakash Jain, features background score and soundtrack composed by G. ...
.
Wildcard contestants
* Amir, a choreographer known for working in many television shows and movies.
*
Sanjeev Venkat
Sanjeev (born 28 September 1975) is an Indian film and television actor. He is most known for his role as Selvam in the Tamil drama serial on Sun TV titled ''Thirumathi Selvam'' (2007-2013) in which he starred opposite Abitha. The serial tel ...
, a television and film actor known for acting in the television series such as
''Kanmani'' and ''
Thirumathi Selvam
''Thirumathi Selvam'' (Mrs. Selvam) is a 2007 Tamil television soap opera directed by S. Kumaran and produced by Radhika Srinivasan & B. Srinivasan for Vikatan Televistas. It Stars Sanjeev and Abitha in the lead roles with Rindhya, Gautami an ...
'', and in the film
''Master'' (2021).
Nominations faced
Twists
The show routinely features tasks as part of the gameplay, following are few of the tasks:
Power Medal Task
In the third week (Day 16), housemates were given a task to steal 5 medals all representing the five basic elements in the world. The 5 housemates who manage to steal the medals win a super power to save themselves from eviction in the future and topple captaincy. However, the power can only be used once and is only available until week 10.
Notes:
# Mathumitha captured the Land Power Medal initially, transferring it to the later Original Holder of the Medal, Priyanka. As Priyanka stored it behind the House's refrigerator, her friend Niroop caught hold of the Medal afterwards.
# Ciby took the Air Power Medal at first, in front of Thamarai and Varun and later gave it to Thamarai to save herself from the nominations. However, the Medal was later stolen by Suruthi but it was destroyed before its power week as Suruthi was eliminated before the Power of Medals started.
# Pavni, Suruthi and Abhinay joined hands to take a Medal and later, Pavni caught hold of the Sky Power Medal.
# Isaivani attained the Fire Power Medal with the help of her friends, Iykki and Ciby.
# Raju, Akshara, Varun and Imman planned to take a Medal and later, Varun grabbed the Water Power Medal in the Garden Area.
Weekly summary
BB Prison
Each week, housemates who did not perform satisfactorily in the Luxury Budget Task, are sent to the ''Bigg Boss'' underground prison. The prison is devoid of any facilities except a bed and a water bucket.
Male housemates
Female housemates
Guest appearance
Through virtual contact
Physical appearances
* Through glass house - T
* Direct entry - D * (Who entered directly to the BB house was quarantined before entering)
Nomination table
Notes
: indicates that the housemate was directly nominated for eviction.
: indicates the housemate was immuned from nominations.
: indicates the nominees for the House Captaincy.
: indicates the House Captain.
: indicates the Former House Captain. (House Captain would have been stripped of the captaincy i.e., evicted/ejected/walked out after being nominated as the Captain)
: indicates the Trending Player.
: indicates a new wildcard contestant.
: indicates the contestant is nominated.
: indicates that the contestant has re-entered the house.
: indicates that the contestant walked out of the Bigg Boss house on their own.
: indicates the contestant has been ejected.
: indicates the contestant has been evicted.
: indicates the winner.
: indicates the first runner-up.
: indicates the second runner-up.
: indicates the third runner-up.
: indicates the fourth runner-up.
References
External links
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{{STAR Vijay TV shows
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2021 Tamil-language television seasons
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