''Bigg Boss 1'' is the first season of the

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-language version of the Indian reality television series ''

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.'' was premiered on 16 July 2017 on

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hosted the show. For this season of ''Bigg Boss'', a lavish house set was constructed in

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was the winner. The prize money for the winner was Rs. 50 lakhs (5,000,000 or 50,00,000).

Housemates

The participants in the order they entered the house are: ! Entered

Original Entrants

Archana Shastry Archana Shastry is an Indian actress, working in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She was one of the contestants in the first season of ''Bigg Boss'', hosted by N. T. Rama Rao Jr. In November 2019, she married Jagadeesh Bakthavachalam, vice ...

— Film actress # #

Sameer Hasan Vinnakota Sameer (also called Sameer Hasan) is an Indian actor from Andhra Pradesh who predominantly appears in Telugu films and TV programs. Life He is married to Aparna. They are currently living in Hyderabad. Sameer and Aparna won the finals ...

— Film actor #

Mumaith Khan Mumaith Khan (born 1 September 1985) is an Indian actress and model. She has appeared in numerous item numbers in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali and Odia language films. Early life Khan was born on 1 September 1985. She was born and ...

— Film actress #

Prince Cecil Prince Cecil is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He is best known for his film '' Bus Stop''. He was one of the contestants on the reality TV show ''Bigg Boss Telugu''. Career Prince Cecil was studying B.Tech at Baba institute of t ...

— Film actor #

Madhu Priya Peddinti Madhu Priya is an Indian Telugu playback singer. She became popular on Telugu television with her folk song ''Adapillanamma Nenu Adapilanani''. She was one of the participants of the Telugu reality TV show Bigg Boss Telugu (season 1) ...

— Singer # Jyothi Lakshmi — Film actress #

— Film actor #

Kalpana Raghavendar Kalpana Raghavendar (born 8 May 1980) is an Indian playback singer, winner of Idea Star Singer Malayalam and participant in Bigg Boss Telugu Season 1, songwriter and actor. She started her career as a playback singer at the age of five, and as ...

— Singer #

Mahesh Kathi Kathi Mahesh Kumar (1977/8 – 10 July 2021) was an Indian film critic and actor working in Telugu cinema. He appeared on the Telugu reality TV show ''Bigg Boss''. Personal life Kathi Mahesh Kumar hailed from Yellamanda, a village in Chittoo ...

— Movie critic # Kathi Karthika — Television presenter #

Sampoornesh Babu Narasimha Chary, popularly known by his screen name Sampoornesh Babu, is an Indian actor known for his works in the spoof comedy genre in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut as the lead role in the 2014 film, ''Hrudaya Kaleyam'', for which ...

— Film actor #

Aadarsh Balakrishna Aadarsh Balakrishna is an Indian actor primarily known for his negative roles in Telugu films. He is also the runner up of Telugu reality TV show '' Bigg Boss 1''.Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (2010)Poised to Win, ''The Hindu'', 3 April 2010. Retrieved ...

— Film actor #

Hari Teja Hari Teja is an Indian actress and television presenter, who works in Telugu-language films and television. She is also a professional Kuchipudi dancer. She contested on the reality TV show ''Bigg Boss 1'', and stood in third place. Early an ...

— Film actress #

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— Comedian

Wild Card entries

Diksha Panth Diksha Panth is an Indian actress, known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema. She was selected as a ''Bigg Boss Telugu ''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language television reality show of the ''Bigg Boss'' fran ...

— Film actress # Navdeep Pallapolu — Film actor

Reception

The Bigg Boss Telugu program is regarded as one of the most expensive Telugu television shows. The launch of season 1 opened with 16.18 TVR and became the most watched Telugu television show.

References

External links

Official website
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NTR's ''Big Boss Telugu'' promo videos
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