''Bigg Boss 3'' was the third season of the
reality TV game 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 ...
'', which commenced on 23 June 2019 with 17 contestants (15 first-day entrants, 2 wildcard entrants, and 1 re–entrant).
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 ...
returned as host for the show third time.
The show was aired 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 ...
. Hotstar also provided content aired on television.
The house, located at EVP World in
Chembarambakkam
Chembarambakkam lake is a lake located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, about 25 km from Chennai. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai City, the other one being the Puzhal Lake. The Adyar ...
,
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
, was completely renovated with a Chettinad-based theme for this season. It is the only season in Bigg Boss history where a foreigner has won the show.
Mugen Rao
Mugen, a word of Japanese origin meaning "infinite", may refer to:
* "Mugen" (Nana Mizuki song), 2009
* "Mugen" (Porno Graffitti song), 2002
*'' M.U.G.E.N'', a freeware 2D fighting game engine
*Mugen Motorsports, a Japanese automotive company
*Mug ...
, a musical artist from Malaysia won the title and
Sandy emerged as the first runner-up. Losliya Mariyanesan, a Srilankan Tamil newsreader emerged as second runner up and
Sherin Shringar, a film actress emerged as third runner-up.
Abhirami Venkatachalam
Abhirami Venkatachalam () (9 March 1991) is an Indian actress who works prominently in Tamil film industry. She appeared in the first season of the spin-off version of ''Bigg Boss Tamil'' called '' Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1)'' and emerged as th ...
and
Vanitha Vijayakumar
Vanitha Vijayakumar (born 5 October 1980) is an Indian actress who has appeared predominantly in Tamil. She has also acted in Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada language films. She made her cinematic acting debut in 1995, along with actor Vijay in ...
returned as contestants in ''
Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1)''.
Housemate status
Following were the housemates who took part in Bigg Boss Tamil Season 3:
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Mugen, a word of Japanese origin meaning "infinite", may refer to:
* "Mugen" (Nana Mizuki song), 2009
* "Mugen" (Porno Graffitti song), 2002
*'' M.U.G.E.N'', a freeware 2D fighting game engine
*Mugen Motorsports, a Japanese automotive company
*Mug ...
; Meera Mitun enters the house as a wild card
Housemates
Original Contestants
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Fathima Babu
Fathima Babu is a South Indian actress, former newsreader and socialite based out of Chennai who hails from Puducherry. Born in a Muslim family, Fathima began her public career as a newsreader for more than 25 years with DD Podhigai, the Tamil ...
– film actor and newsreader
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Mohan Vaidya – musician
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Losliya Mariyanesan– Sri Lankan Tamil newsreader, film actor
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Sakshi Agarwal
Sakshi Agarwal is an Indian actress and model who has appeared in Tamil films and in a few Kannada and Malayalam films. After beginning her working career as a marketing consultant, she pursued acting and garnered attention through part time mo ...
– film actress
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Abhirami Venkatachalam
Abhirami Venkatachalam () (9 March 1991) is an Indian actress who works prominently in Tamil film industry. She appeared in the first season of the spin-off version of ''Bigg Boss Tamil'' called '' Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1)'' and emerged as th ...
– actor, model
#
Jangiri Madhumitha
Madhumitha is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil language films and reality show in vijay TV. She often portrays comedy roles and made her film debut through Rajesh's '' Oru Kal Oru Kannadi'' (2012). She also participated in TV shows like L ...
– comedienne
#
Saravanan
Saravanan is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames, it may also be a surname for males and females. It is one of the names of the Hindu god Murugan. It may refer to:
*Saravanan (actor)
*M. Saravanan ( ...
– film actor
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Sherin Shringar – film actress
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Cheran – film director
#
Kavin Kavin (/kəvɪn/)(Tamil. கவின் or English. /ˈkɛvɪn/) ) is a unisex given name, which is Tamil/English for "beauty", "grace", "fairness" or "comeliness". The name Kavin may refer to:
People
* Kavinn (born 1984), Jamaican football playe ...
– serial and film actor
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Vanitha Vijayakumar
Vanitha Vijayakumar (born 5 October 1980) is an Indian actress who has appeared predominantly in Tamil. She has also acted in Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada language films. She made her cinematic acting debut in 1995, along with actor Vijay in ...
– film actress
# Tharshan Thiyagaraja – Sri Lankan Tamil model and actor
#
Mugen Rao
Mugen, a word of Japanese origin meaning "infinite", may refer to:
* "Mugen" (Nana Mizuki song), 2009
* "Mugen" (Porno Graffitti song), 2002
*'' M.U.G.E.N'', a freeware 2D fighting game engine
*Mugen Motorsports, a Japanese automotive company
*Mug ...
– Musician, singer and actor
#
Sandy — choreographer
#
Reshma Pasupuleti
Reshma Pasupuleti (born 23 July 1983) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Tamil language films and TV series. She started her career as an anchor and news reporter for a Telugu TV channel. She began her TV career in Tamil through Vams ...
– serial and film actor
Wildcard Contestants
1.
Meera Mithun
Meera Mitun (born Tamizhselvi) is an Indian model and actress, who has appeared in Tamil language movies. After beginning her career as a model, she became an actress, making her debut in the movie ''8 Thottakkal'' (2017). Meera is known for he ...
- Model
2.
Kasthuri Shankar
Kasthuri Shankar is an Indian actress, model and television presenter who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language films. She is playing the role of Tulasi in Intinti Gruhalakshmi. She had her schooling in Madras and starte ...
– Film actress
Re-entry Contestants
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Vanitha Vijayakumar
Vanitha Vijayakumar (born 5 October 1980) is an Indian actress who has appeared predominantly in Tamil. She has also acted in Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada language films. She made her cinematic acting debut in 1995, along with actor Vijay in ...
– actress
Guests appearance
Nominations table
Notes
: indicates that the Housemate was directly nominated for eviction.
: indicates the House Captain.
: indicates the former House Captain. (former meaning that the House Captain would have been stripped of the captaincy, or else evicted/ejected/walked out after being nominated as the Captain)
: indicates that the housemate was saved from nominations ''(Immune)'', or entered the Bigg Boss House after the weekly nomination ''(Exempt)''.
: indicates that an evicted contestant was sent to Secret room and re-entered the Bigg Boss House after few days.
: indicates that contestant was walked out of BiggBoss house on his own.
: indicates that the housemate has re entered.
: indicates the contestant has been ejected.
: indicates the winner.
: indicates the first runner up.
: indicates the second runner up.
: indicates the third runner up.
: indicates the contestant has been evicted.
: indicates the contestant is nominated.
:BOLD, If a housemates name is in bold during "against public vote" it means that they are a finalist.
References
External links
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''Bigg Boss Tamil 3''at
Hotstar
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