''Bigg Boss Ultimate'' was the first season of the Tamil Indian reality

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of ''

Bigg Boss Ultimate ''Bigg Boss Ultimate'' (or ''BB Ultimate'' for short) is a spin-off Indian Tamil-language reality Streaming television show that airs exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar. Hosted by Silambarasan. The first season of the show premiered on 30 Janua ...

'', the spin-off to

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 ...

and the first series to be released exclusively on

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streaming service

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. The season launched on 30 January 2022 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 a host, but he has exited the show from week 3 onwards, due to scheduling conflicts with his upcoming film Vikram. Later,

Silambarasan Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar, nicknamed as Simbu or his initials S. T. R., is an Indian actor, filmmaker and musician in Tamil cinema. He began his acting career by playing roles as a child artist in films directed by his father T. Rajendar, b ...

continued as a host from week 4 onwards. The Grand Finale of the show took place on 10 April 2022 and Balaji Murugadoss emerged as the winner, while Niroop Nandakumar became the runner-up. Thamarai Selvi and Maria Juliana became the first 2 commoner contestants to make it to the grand finale and becoming finalists in the whole

franchise. This version of

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was somewhat successful for the

franchise and topped trp charts with a high of 6.12 trp on the grand finale night which is impressive for an OTT platform. However it still remains a underrated season in the franchise. This version of Bigg Boss only lasted for 70 days (10 weeks) making it the shortest season of the

franchise.

Production

Teaser
During the finale of '' Bigg Boss Tamil 5'',

and

Sivakarthikeyan Sivakarthikeyan (born 17 February 1985), also referred to as SK, is an Indian actor, singer, film producer, lyricist, and television presenter, who works predominantly in Tamil films. He has also won a Tamil Nadu State Film Award, four Edison A ...

unveiled the eye logo for the brand new Digital edition of

titled as Bigg Boss Ultimate. The teaser of the show released on 17 January 2022, on

. Broadcast
Apart from the usual hour-long episode, viewers will also have access to the direct 24x7 camera footage. The show will be telecasted 7 days a week (Monday to Sunday). The episodes will be first telecasted through 24 Hours Live Channel on the paid subscription of

''.'' This version of

will not be aired on

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like the main series seasons.

will be streaming a deferred 24/7 live stream with a 24-hour delay. House
The house for the season is the same design that was used for the fifth season with only minor changes to furniture. Only an additional luxurious private room was added for the ''Trending Player''. Change of host
Since actor

was busy with his film's shooting '' Vikram'' he stepped down as host at the end of the third week of the show. Actor Simbu was replaced as the host from Week 4 onwards. Extension of the show
The makers of the ultimate version decided to extend the show for extra two weeks originally the show only contained 8 weeks, however, later being extended to 10 weeks.

Concept

Former contestants
Contestants from the previous seasons of the main

series would participate as contestants yet again in the first season of the ''Bigg Boss Ultimate'' digital version. Contestants from the 1st till the 5th season are allowed to participate except the winners in all the season won't be able to participate in this version. However, some new contestants who never participated in the series at all can only join the show as wildcard contestants. Features
Viewers of the show will get the chance to see live nominations, luxury budget tasks, punishments, and evictions every week.

Twist In Finale Week

This version of Bigg Boss contained six finalists. However, every day leading up to the Grand Finale which is known as the Pre finale, each finalist will be sent out of the finale race based on their live voting position. Only the top four finalists who have the highest votes will last till the Grand Finale on the 70th day. While the remaining two finalist out of the six will be sent out only few days before the grand finale which is known as the pre finale days.

Housemates Status

indicates

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contestant
indicates

Season 2 Season 2 may refer to: * ''Season 2'' (Infinite album) * '' 2econd Season'' See also

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contestant
indicates

Season 3 A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and pola ...

contestant
indicates

Season 4 Season 4 may refer to: * "Season 4" (''30 Rock'' episode), an episode of ''30 Rock'' See also * * Season One (disambiguation) Season One may refer to: Albums * ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004 * ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughte ...

contestant
indicates

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contestant
indicates new contestant

Most Nominated in Eviction

Housemates with Status improvements

These following housemates have received a improvement in their status and overall positions in this version of Bigg Boss compared to when they played in they're previous seasons.

Overall Previous Season Status

Housemates

Following are the housemates taking part in ''Bigg Boss Ultimate Season 1'', including the regular Bigg Boss Tamil season they had earlier taken part in and where they finished in that season, in order of entry to the ''Bigg Boss Ultimate'' house: #

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 ...

(

): An actress known for playing the lead role in the film '' Chandralekha'' (1995). She won the inaugural season of ''

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''. She is the daughter of actors Vijayakumar and

Manjula Vijayakumar Manjula Vijayakumar (4 July 195423 July 2013) was an Indian actress. She acted in more than 100 films in South Indian languages like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. Personal life She and actor Vijayakumar got married in 1976. The couple ...

. She was evicted twice during the third season of Bigg Boss Tamil, first on Day 21, and then again on Day 84 after re-entering the house as a wildcard contestant on Day 50. # Niroop Nandakumar (

): A model. He was the fourth runner-up of the fifth season of Bigg Boss Tamil. #

Maria Juliana ''Bigg Boss '' was the first season of the Tamil-language reality TV show ''Bigg Boss Tamil'' which is the Tamil version of the '' Big Brother''. The first season aired on Star Vijay from 25 June 2017 to 30 September 2017. The se ...

"Julie" (

): An actress, model, and former nurse who shot to fame during the

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and is known for her role in the film ''

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'' (2020). She was evicted on Day 42 during the first season of Bigg Boss Tamil. #

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 ...

(Season 3): A model, actress and

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dancer known for her role in the film ''

Nerkonda Paarvai ''Nerkonda Paarvai'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed by H. Vinoth. Produced by Boney Kapoor, it is a remake of the Hindi film ''Pink'' (2016). The film stars Ajith Kumar, Shraddha Srinath, Abhirami Venkatachalam ...

'' (2019) starring

Ajith Kumar Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil films. To date, he has starred in over 60 films. His awards include four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil N ...

. She was evicted on Day 56 during the third season of Bigg Boss Tamil. # Thamarai Selvi (Season 5): A stage drama artiste. She was evicted on Day 98 during the fifth season of Bigg Boss Tamil. # Thaadi Bhalaji (

Season 2 Season 2 may refer to: * ''Season 2'' (Infinite album) * '' 2econd Season'' See also

* {{disambig ...

): An actor who has worked as a comedian in many Tamil films. He has also appeared as a judge in various Tamil comedy shows. He was evicted on Day 98 during the second season of Bigg Boss Tamil. # Balaji Murugadoss "Bala" (

): A fitness model and entrepreneur who won the beauty pageant Mister India International 2019. He was the first runner-up of the fourth season of Bigg Boss Tamil. # Anitha Sampath (Season 4): A newsreader, television anchor, and actress who is known for her work in Sun TV's News She has appeared in films such as ''

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'' (2019) and ''

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'' (2021). She won the dance reality show ''Bigg Boss Jodigal'' with Shariq Hassan Khan as her partner. She was evicted on Day 84 during the fourth season of Bigg Boss Tamil. # Suja Varunee (Season 1): An actress and dancer who has appeared in supporting roles in the films '' Milaga'' (2010), ''

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'' (2016) and '' Aan Devathai'' (2018). She appeared in the first season of Bigg Boss Tamil as a wildcard contestant, entered the house on Day 52, and was evicted on Day 91. # Suresh Chakravarthi (Season 4): An actor, former television host and producer and entrepreneur, known for Sun TV programs such as ''

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'' and ''Pepsi Ungal Choice'', for which he was the director. He was evicted on Day 35 during the fourth season of Bigg Boss Tamil. # Shariq Hassan Khan (Season 2): An actor, model, and dancer known for playing the antagonist in the film ''Pencil'' (2016). He won the dance reality show ''Bigg Boss Jodigal'' with Anitha Sampath as his partner. He is the son of actors

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and

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and the grandson of actress

Kamala Kamesh Kamala Kamesh is an Indian actress in Tamil movies. She was one of the prominent supporting actress in late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s in Tamil movies. She has acted nearly 480 movies in Tamil. She is often seen in all of Visu's movies. Biography S ...

. He was evicted on Day 49 during the second season of Bigg Boss Tamil. # Abhinay Vaddi (Season 5): An actor known for playing the lead role in the film '' Ramanujan'' (2014) as well as his role in the film ''

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'' (2016). He is the grandson of the legendary Tamil film stars

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. He was evicted on Day 77 during the fifth season of Bigg Boss Tamil. # Suruthi Periyasamy (Season 5): A

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and a sportsperson. She was evicted on Day 35 during the fifth season of Bigg Boss Tamil. #

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(Season 1): A lyricist, poet, actor, motivational speaker, and politician who has written lyrics for many Tamil film songs. He was the first runner-up of the first season of Bigg Boss Tamil.

Wildcard contestants

#Sathish Kumar (new contestant): An actor and comedian known for his appearance in the television comedy show ''

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'' and for his role in the film ''

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'' (2020). He is a new contestant. #

Ramya Pandian Ramya Pandian is an Indian actress who works in Tamil-language films. She is known for her role in '' Joker'' (2016) and ''Aan Devathai'' (2018). She was listed by the Chennai Times as the "Most Desirable Woman on Television 2020". Career ...

(Season 4): an actress, known for acting in films such as '' Aan Devathai'' (2018), and '' Joker'' (2016). She was the third runner-up of the fourth season of Bigg Boss Tamil.

Bigg Boss Ultimate Prison

Each week contestants who break the rules of the house will be sent to the underground ultimate prison. Male Female

Trending Player

Each week the audience gets to vote for the housemate who caught the eye of the audience and gave a huge chunk of content that week. And the housemate who receives this title will be exempt from that week's nomination process.

Cash Reward and Bomb

Each week the evicted contestant of the week has the option to give one of the competing housemates a cash reward using "Bigg Boss Ultimate money" and another housemate a bomb punishment which they will be punished for the whole week. However, both rewards and punishments can also be awarded to a single housemate.

Weekly Summary

Nominations 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. : indicates the fifth runner-up. *: Suresh despite winning the captaincy task was evicted so he chose Snehan to be the captain in his place. *: For the first time, the "''Trending Player''" format was introduced in Bigg Boss Tamil. The contestant who is chosen as the "''Trending Player''" is immune from nominations. *: Suja despite winning the captaincy task was evicted so another captaincy task was held after which Vanitha became the captain. *: Since the housemates weren't playing the luxury budget task properly, Bigg Boss announced that in Week 3 there will be a double eviction. *: On Day 24, Vanitha walked out of the Bigg Boss house due to her conflicts with Niroop and Thamarai. She walked out mainly due to her not wanting to take any risks considering her mental health. *: Sathish upon entry was immuned and Suresh also was immuned upon re-entrance from the nominations. *: Ramya upon entry was immuned from nominations. *: Due to both Abhirami and Balaji M winning the captaincy task, they both became ''Co-House Captain''. *: While Abhirami nominated contestants for eviction, Balaji M saved Suresh after the nominations. *: On Day 52, Suresh walked out due to his health problems worsening. *: On Day 62, Suruthi agreed to take the cash prize of ₹15 lakhs, thus walking out of the show. *: After Suruthi walked out of the show, no eviction took place on Day 63, thus making all six remaining contestants finalists. *: Ex-housemates started entering the house as guests as from Day 65. *: On Day 66, Abhirami was eliminated from the ''Finale Race'' and ended as the fifth runner-up based on live voting. *: On Day 67, Juliana was eliminated from the ''Finale Race'' and ended as the fourth runner-up based on live voting.

Guest Appearance

References

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