''Bigg Boss 5'' is the season of the

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version of the Indian

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series ''

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'' based on the Dutch series ''Big Brother''. The show premiered on 5 September 2021 on

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and

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with

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returning as a host for third time. The season's finale took place on 19 December 2021 with Sunny winning the title along with 50

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in prize money, a bike, and a plot worth 25

while

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emerged as the first runner-up.

Production

This season was scheduled to launch in June 2021, but was delayed due to the second wave of the

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. The show organizers officially released a teaser using the show's logo on 1 August 2021. The promo shoots of the show were directed by

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. On 26 August 2021, it was confirmed that the show would premiere on 5 September 2021 on

Housemates status

Housemates

The participants in the order of appearance: *Siri Hanmanth – Television actress and

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. She has appeared in TV serials like ''Evare Nuvvu Mohini'', ''Agnisakshi'' and ''Savitramma Gari Abbayi''. * Sunny –

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and television actor. He is best known for his role in ''

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''. *Lahari Shari – Film actress known for the movies ''

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'' and ''

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''. *

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–

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, musician, and film actor. He was the winner of ''

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'' Season 5. *Anee (Anita Lama) – Dance choreographer and television judge. She is known for her work on ''

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'' and has been a judge of various reality dance shows, including ''Dhee'' and '' Dancee Plus''. *Lobo (Mohammad Khayyum) – Former video jockey on Maa Music and film actor. * Shailaja Priya – Film and television actress. She is part of the

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s ''Kotha Bangaaram, No.1 Kodalu,

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'' and ''Priya Sakhi''. *Jaswanth "Jessie" Padala – Model and television actor. He appeared in the soap opera ''Saptha Mathrika'' and the film '' Entha Manchivaadavuraa''. *Priyanka Singh– Television personality. She is part of the television comedy show ''Jabardasth'' and is the second

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contestant in the show. *

– YouTuber. He is best known for his role of Shannu in the short video The Viva and the web-series '' The Software DevLOVEper'' and appeared in the 2019 film ''

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'' *Hamida Khatoon – Film actress. She is known for the film ''Sahasam Cheyara Dimbaka''. *Nataraj – Dance choreographer and television judge. He was part of the reality dance show ''Aata''. *Sarayu Roy – YouTuber. She is a part of 7 Arts YouTube channel. *Vishwa – Film and television actor. He appeared in the TV series ''Yuva'', ''Ganga Tho Rambabu'' and ''Ganga and Manga''. *Umadevi Maria – Film and television actress. She is best known for her role Bhagyalakshmi in the television series ''Karthika Deepam''. *Maanas Nagulapalli – Film and television actor. He is part of the television series ''Kokilamma'' and '' Manasichi Choodu''. *Kajal –

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and

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from

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. *Swetha Varma – Film actress,'' ''known for films such as ''

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'', ''Mithai'' and ''Raani.'' *Ravi Kiran –

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, radio personality and film actor.

Bigg Boss 5 Buzzz

''Bigg Boss 5 Buzzz'' is an Indian

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television talk show about the reality television series '' Bigg Boss Telugu''. Hosted by Ariyana Glory, the show features failed contestants from ''Bigg Boss 5'' as guests. The show premiered on 13 September 2021 on Star Maa Music. Unaired portions of the show were also added to

and Star Maa Music releases.

Reception

The launch of the fifth season has received about 15.7 TVR in general and 18 TVR with HD viewership. The grand finale episode had secured 18.4 TVR + millions of views on Disney Hotstar.

References

{{Bigg Boss Telugu 2021 Indian television seasons 05 Star Maa original programming