''Bigg Boss 2'' was the second season of the

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series, ''

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'', and was hosted by

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. The season had 17 housemates (including wildcard entries), and was filmed with 60 cameras. It ran for 15 weeks (from 17 June to 30 September 2018), and aired on

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weekdays from 9–10:30 am and 9–11:00 pm on weekends.

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provided content not aired on television and provided ''Fun Unlimited'', a parallel weekly programme. Hosted by

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, it humorously described events in the house. The first season's lavish house set, on the outskirts of

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at EVP Film City in Chembarambakkam, was renovated just before the start of this season. The renovated house included a "jail room" to increase the severity of punishment for contestant mistakes. The winner of ''Bigg Boss Tamil 2'' was

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, who won a trophy and a cash prize of 50 lakhs (5 million). Aishwarya Dutta was the runner-up, and the other finalists were Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan and

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. This is also the first, and till date, the only season to have a female winner in the

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franchise. Thaadi Balaji and Shariq Hassan returned as contestants in '' Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1)''.

Housemate Status

Housemates

Original entrants

Yashika Aannand Yashika Aanand (born 4 August 1999) is an Indian actress, model and television personality, who works predominantly in Tamil films and television shows. Early life Yashika Aannand was born into a Punjabi Hindu family on 4 August 1999 in New D ...

, a model and actress known for her roles in the films ''

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'' (2016) and ''

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'' (2018) # Ponnambalam, an actor and stuntman who has appeared primarily as an antagonist in Tamil films #

Mahat Raghavendra Mahat Raghavendra is an Indian actor who works in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi cinema. He is best known for his supporting roles in the heist thriller film, ''Mankatha'' (2011), the action drama, ''Jilla'' (2014) and As lead in the ''Double XL'' (20 ...

, an actor known for his roles in the films ''

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'' (2011), ''

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'' (2014) and ''

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'' (2016) #

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, an actor known for his role in the film ''

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'' (2013) # Vaishnavi, a journalist, writer, activist and

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who is the granddaughter of Tamil writer Saavi. #

, an actress known for playing lead roles in the films '' Avan Ivan'' (2011), ''

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'' (2014) and '' Adhe Kangal'' (2017) #

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, a singing trainer known for his roles in

's '' Super Singer'' and '' Avan Ivan'' (2011) #

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, playback singer and granddaughter of

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and T. A. Mathuram #

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, an actor known for his roles in the films ''

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'' (2013) and ''

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'' (2016) #

, an actress known for her roles in the films ''

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'' (2014), ''

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'' (2016) and ''

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'' (2016) #

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, an actress and dancer who has appeared primarily in character roles and

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s in Tamil films # Thadi Balaji, an actor who has appeared as a comedian in Tamil films and Tamil TV serials and is a judge in Star Vijay's ''

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'' #

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, a television actress, anchor and

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who hosted ''Hello Tamizha'' and appeared in the Sun TV series '' Vani Rani'' # Nithya, a mom of one and she is the commoner contestant of this season. She is the spouse of co–housemate Balaji # Shariq Hassan Khan, an actor who appeared in the film ''

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'' (2016) and the son of

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and

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and grandson of

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# Aishwarya Dutta, an actress who appeared in the films ''

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'' (2015) and '' Paayum Puli'' (2015)

Wildcard entry

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, actress, producer and daughter of director

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who starred in the films ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2008) and ''

'' (2016) and the Sun TV series ''

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Guests appearance

Weekly summary

Events

* The partial audio launch of the Kamal Haasan's film ''

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'' was held on 30 June 2018 during the ongoing season with

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invited as a special guest of the show to inaugurate the audio launch. * In episode 53 (Day 52) aired on 8 August 2018, the Bigg Boss housemates were issued the notice of the death of 5-time former

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M. Karunanidhi who died on 7 August 2018. They paid tribute to him and shared their memories of him during the show. * On 10 September 2018 an air conditioning mechanic fell from the second floor of the set. His injuries resulted in death.Accident on Bigg Boss 2 Tamil sets, technician dead
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. When viewed, the votes of actresses

and

had decreased after a couple of hours instead of increasing. A rumour spread that the voting process is fake and the deducted votes from them were transferred to actress Aishwarya Dutta's votes in the final week of Bigg Boss 2.

Nomination table

Notes

: House captain : Former house captain : Nominated for eviction before the regular nomination process : Granted immunity from nomination : Moved to the Secret Room : indicates the winner. : indicates the first runner up. : indicates the second runner up. : indicates the third runner up. : Evicted : Ejected : Nominated for eviction :BOLD, If a housemates name is in bold during "against public vote" it means that they are a finalist.

Reception

According to BARC India, the season had a TRP of 9.7 overall and 12.8 in Chennai alone, in its opening week in urban areas with 3.7 Crore viewers.

References

External links

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