Bigg Boss Kannada 4 (BBK4) is the fourth season of the Kannada reality television series Bigg Boss Kannada. The show's grand opening was on October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09) and it was aired on Colors Kannada at 6pm. Sudeep, remained as the host as he hosted previous seasons. He had signed a ₹18 crore (US$2.7 million) deal with the channel Colors Kannada to host the next five seasons starting from the previous season. The first promo for the show aired on the channel on September 8, 2016 (2016-09-08). None of the contestants' details were revealed until the grand opening of the show. The Bigg Boss house built for the previous season in the Innovative Film City at Bidadi, Bengaluru was reconstructed for this season.
Contents
- Pratham
- Sheetal Shetty
- Kirik Keerthi
- Malavika Avinash
- Kavya Shastri
- Bhuvan Ponnanna
- Sanjana Chidanand
- Chaitra
- Dodda Ganesh
- Vanishree
- Niranjan Deshpande
- Karunya Ram
- Mohan Shankar
- Rekha
- Omprakash Rao
- Sukrutha Wagle
- Masthan Chandra
- Malashri
- Madhubala
- Sharika
- Clown
- Huccha Venkat
- Pooja Gandhi
- Rakshit Shetty
- Rishab Shetty
- Rajesh Nataranga
- Raghu Dixit
- Sheelaa Bajaj
- Sathish Neenasam
- Tsunami Kitty
- NC Aiyappa
- Shruti
- Neethu Shetty
- Rishika Singh
- References
The show was aired on Colors Kannada and Colors Kannada HD simultaneously from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM everyday. This is the first season of Bigg Boss Kannada to be shot and aired in High-Definition. A spin-off show, Bigg Boss Night Shift was produced and aired on Colors Super from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM everyday. This contained unseen footage from the original airing and was hosted by Rehman Haseeb, alumnus from Season 3 of Bigg Boss Kannada.
The season was extended by two weeks (113 days) instead of the regular 98 days format of the show. The first 98 days of Season 4 was aired on Colors Kannada while the remaining 14 days were aired exclusively on Colors Super channel. The grand finale was aired on 28 and 29 January 2017 on Colors Kannada, Colors Kannada HD and Colors Super simultaneously.
Among the five finalists, Pratham emerged as the winner with highest number public votes, followed by Keerthi Kumar as runner-up, Rekha, Malavika Avinash and Mohan Shankar as third, fourth and fifth respectively.
Pratham
Pratham is a film director yet to debut in the Kannada film industry through his film 'Devravne Bidu Guru' which is an ongoing project with the Bigg Boss Kannada Season 2 winner Akul Balaji in the lead role. Pratham proclaims himself as 'Olle Huduga' (Good Boy) and 'Badavara Bandhu' (Friend of the Poor) on social media. It is said that he was not picked by the Bigg Boss team, instead he himself made it into their office and asked for a contestant slot on the show. The broadcaster broke the tradition and aired promos unveiling Pratham as the first contestant of Season 4 days before the premiere episode.
Sheetal Shetty
Sheetal Shetty is a news anchor who presented news shows and discussions on TV9 and BTV News. She is also a part-time actress, notable for her acting in movies such as 'Ulidavaru Kandanthe' and 'Kendasampige'.
Kirik Keerthi
Keerthi Kumar has worked as a program producer and a reporter in Kannada news channels, as an RJ and is a social media activist. He has worked as a journalist for TV News channels under the name 'Keerthi Shankaraghatta' but his famous persona was 'Kirik Keerthi' on the social media through which he revolted against many anti-Kannada activities and organizations.
Malavika Avinash
Malavika Avinash is an advocate, actress and politician. She has acted in most of T N Seetharam's serials including 'Mayamruga', 'Manwantara', 'Muktha', 'Mahaparva' and movies such as 'Dashakanta', 'Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari', 'Mukunda Murari' etc. She is married to Kannada actor Avinash and active under Bharathiya Janatha Party as a politician.
Kavya Shastri
Kavya Shastri is a television presenter and a serial actress. She has hosted numerous TV shows and acted in the serial 'Shubha Vivaha' that aired on Zee Kannada.
Bhuvan Ponnanna
Bhuvan Ponnanna is a model and an alumnus of reality show 'Indian' that was broadcast on ETV Kannada.
Sanjana Chidanand
Sanjana is a model and a serial actress. She had a short stint in the serial 'Kulavadhu' aired on Colors Kannada.
Chaitra
Chaitra is a famous singer who has sung various songs in Kannada films.
Dodda Ganesh
Dodda Ganesh is a retired cricketer who played in international level and a politician under Janata Dal (Secular).
Vanishree
Vanishree is a serial actress who has acted in several serials and films.
Niranjan Deshpande
Niranjan Deshpande is a show host, Radio Jockey, and an actor. He has acted both in daily serials and movies.
Karunya Ram
Karunya Ram is an actress, who is well known for her role in Vajrakaya and Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu.
Mohan Shankar
Mohan Shankar is an actor, comedian and director who has acted in various films.
Rekha
Rekha is an actress famous for her role in film Sparsha" And "Majestic"
Omprakash Rao
Om Prakash Rao is a film director and comedian in Kannada.
Sukrutha Wagle
Sukruta Wagle, is an Indian film actress, she is well noted for her role in the film Bahuparak and Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu.
Masthan Chandra
Masthan is an actor, debuting with Devayani, a movie of his own production, currently under development.
Malashri
Malashri is a Kannada film actress.
Madhubala
Madhubala (Kaveri)is a serial actress who came for the promotion of her serial Bangari.
Sharika
Sharika (Bangari)is a serial child actress who came for the promotion of her serial Bangari.
Clown
A unnamed guest appeared in Biggboss as a joker.
Huccha Venkat
Huccha Venkat is a contestant of Biggboss 3.
Pooja Gandhi
Pooja Gandhi, is an actress. She is also a contestant of biggboss 3.
Rakshit Shetty
Rakshith Shetty is a Kannada film actor and director.
Rishab Shetty
Rishab Shetty is a Kannada film actor and director.
Rajesh Nataranga
Rajesh Nataranga is a Kannada actor who has performed in movies, soaps and has hosted TV shows.
Raghu Dixit
Raghu Dixit is an Indian singer-songwriter, producer, and film score composer who is the frontman for the Raghu Dixit Project, a multilingual folk music band.
Sheelaa Bajaj
Sheelaa Bajaj is a Numerologist and Tarot Card Reader.
Sathish Neenasam
Sathish Neenasam, is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films.
Tsunami Kitty
Tsunami Kitty is an alumnus of realty shows - 'Indian' and 'Dancing Star'; he is also and alumnus of Bigg Boss Kannada from the third season.
NC Aiyappa
Aiyappa is a cricketer who played for Karnataka team in Ranji and other domestic tournaments; he is an alumnus of Bigg Boss Kannada from the third season.
Shruti
Shruti is the yesteryear actress and politician; she is an alumnus of Bigg Boss Kannada from the third season.
Neethu Shetty
Neethu is an actress who appears in Kannada films; she is an alumnus of Bigg Boss Kannada from the second season.
Rishika Singh
Rishika Singh is an actress who appears in Kannada films; she is an alumnus of Bigg Boss Kannada from the first season.