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'' based on the Dutch series ''Big Brother'' and produced by

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(now merged with

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). The show was launched on 4 September 2022 on Star Maa and Disney+ Hotstar.

Production

On 26 May 2022, the makers of the show released a promo where

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announced that commoners can participate in season 6. The auditions were done by the starmaa.startv.com website. The show organizers officially released a teaser using the show's logo on 4 August 2022. On 9 August 2022, a new teaser was released with

as a host and promo shoot directed by

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. On 19 August 2022, it was confirmed that the show would premiere on 4 September 2022 on Star Maa and Disney+ Hotstar.

24x7 streaming

The show stands out for the fact that it streamed day and night on Disney+ Hotstar and an hour-long episode every day on Star Maa. The episodes were shown on a 24-hour live stream, from Monday to Friday.

Housemates

The participants in the order of appearance and entered in the house are:

Original entrants

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– Television actress. She is best known for her role as Bhanumathi in the Telugu TV series '' Manasichi Choodu'' and Dr. Hima Karthik in '' Karthika Deepam (Telugu TV series)''. *

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– Film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Pinky in the film ''

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'' (2001) ''

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* Neha Chowdary – Television presenter known for her appearance in '' Pro Kabaddi League'', ''

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'' and other sporting events * Chalaki Chanti – Film and television actor. He is best known for his work in ''Jabardasth''. * Sri Satya – Television actress, model and

. She has appeared in shows such as ''Akka Chellelu'' and ''Trinayani''. * Arjun Kalyan – Film actor. * Geetu Royal – Radio jockey,

and television actress. She has appeared in the comedy show ''Jabardasth''. * Abhinaya Shree – Film actress. She is known for her work in the films ''

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'' and ''Paisalo Paramatma'' (2007)''.'' * Marina Abraham – Television actress. She is popularly known for her role as Samantha in the drama series ''America Ammayi''. * Rohit Sahni –Television actor. * Bala Aditya – Film and television actor. He is known for his performance in the films ''

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'' (1994), '' Little Soldiers'' (1996) and ''

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'' (2010). * Vasanthi Krishnan – Film actress. She is recognized for her work in the film ''Cauliflower'' (2021). * Shani Salmon – Film actor. He is known for his work in the film ''Sye'' (2004). * Inaya Sulthana – Film and voice actress real winner of bb6 Telugu. * RJ Surya Narayana – Radio jockey, television actor and

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. He is popular for his work in various radio shows of Red FM 93.5 and the TV show ''Ismart News'' of TV9. * Faima Sheik – Television actress. She is best known for her work in ''Jabardasth''. * Adi Reddy –

. He is known for producing videos reviewing the ''Bigg Boss'' show. * Raj Shekar – Model. * Arohi Rao – Television presenter and actress. She is known for her work in the TV show ''Ismart News'' of TV9. * L. V. Revanth – Playback Singer, Television presenter, winner of Indian Idol 9, and Winner of Big Boss Telugu Season 6. He is known for his songs '' Manohari'', ''Telisiney Na Nuvvey'' and ''Oopiri Aaguthunnadey''. Revanth has also participated in several singing-competition shows such as '' Super Singer 5'' and ''Indian Idol 9''.

Related shows

''Bigg Boss 6 Buzzz''

''Bigg Boss 6 Buzzz'' is an Indian Telugu-language television talk show about the reality television series Bigg Boss Telugu. The show premiered on 5 September 2022 on Star Maa Music and unaired portions of episodes are streamed on Disney+ Hotstar and aired on Star Maa Music.

''BB Cafe''

''BB Cafe'' is a review-based show about the reality television series ''Bigg Boss Telugu''. The host Ariyana Glory discusses all the topics of ''Bigg Boss Season 6'' every Monday to Friday at 7:30 pm. The show premiered on 5 September 2022 on Star Maa Music. The host Shiva conducts the evictee interview show with the evicted contestants every Monday.

References

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