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Bigg Boss 4 is the fourth season of the Telugu version of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss based on Dutch series Big Brother. The show premiered on 6 September 2020 on Star Maa and Disney+ Hotstar with Nagarjuna hosting the season for the second time, while Samantha appeared as a guest host for a week.
| Bigg Boss | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
 Season 4 eye logo | |
| Presented by | Nagarjuna (Week 1–6, 8–15) Samantha (Week 7) |
| No. of days | 105 |
| No. of housemates | 19 |
| Winner | Abijeet |
| Runner-up | Akhil Sarthak |
| No. of episodes | 106 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Star Maa |
| Original release | 6 September – 20 December 2020 |
| Season chronology | |
The season's finale took place on 20 December 2020 with Abijeet winning the title along with ₹25 lakh prize money and a bike, while Akhil Sarthak emerged as the first runner-up.[1]
Production
editDelay
editThe makers were scheduled to launch on the last week of June 2020 but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On 20 July 2020, the makers unveiled the title logo.[3] Season 4 was initially planned to launch on 30 August 2020 but was pushed to 6 September 2020.[4]
Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz
editBigg Boss 4 Buzzz is an Indian Telugu-language television talk show about the reality television series Bigg Boss Telugu. The host Rahul Sipligunj conducts the talk show with the evicted contestants of Bigg Boss 4 on every Monday. The show premiered on 7 September 2020 onwards on Star Maa Music. The unseen portions of episodes that were not aired on television are streamed on Disney+ Hotstar and aired on Star Maa Music as Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz.[5]
Reception
editThe launch of season 4 opened with 18.5 TVR, the highest among all Bigg Boss editions.[6]
On Week 7, Samantha hosted the show in absence of the main host Nagarjuna due to his movie shooting and the episode was also extended to 3 hours, from the usual 1½ hours.[citation needed]
The grand finale of season 4 became the most-watched and created a record with viewership as it garnered the highest TRP rating of 19.51 TVR and in the two Telugu speaking states it received 21.7 TVR.[7][8]
Voting process
editBigg Boss 4 Telugu voting process took place online, viewers voted for their favourite contestant through Disney+ Hotstar or by giving a missed call.
Housemates status
edit| Sr | Housemate | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhijeet | Day 1 | Day 105 | Winner |
| 2 | Akhil | Day 1 | Day 105 | 1st Runner-up |
| 3 | Sohel | Day 1 | Day 105 | Walked, 2nd Runner-up |
| 4 | Ariyana | Day 1 | Day 105 | 3rd Runner-up |
| 5 | Harika | Day 1 | Day 105 | 4th Runner up |
| 6 | Monal | Day 1 | Day 98 | Evicted |
| 7 | Avinash | Day 11 | Day 91 | Evicted |
| 8 | Lasya | Day 1 | Day 77 | Evicted |
| 9 | Mehaboob | Day 1 | Day 70 | Evicted |
| 10 | Amma | Day 1 | Day 63 | Evicted |
| 11 | Noel | Day 1 | Day 53 | Walked |
| 12 | Divi | Day 1 | Day 49 | Evicted |
| 13 | Kumar | Day 7 | Day 42 | Evicted |
| 14 | Sujatha | Day 1 | Day 35 | Evicted |
| 15 | Gangavva | Day 1 | Day 34 | Walked |
| 16 | Swathi | Day 19 | Day 28 | Evicted |
| 17 | Devi | Day 1 | Day 21 | Evicted |
| 18 | Kalyani | Day 1 | Day 14 | Evicted |
| 19 | Surya | Day 1 | Day 7 | Evicted |
Housemates
editThe participants in the order of appearance as they entered in the house.
Original entrants
edit- Monal Gajjar – Indian film actress and a model. She appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi films.[9]
- Surya Kiran - Indian director who works in Telugu language films. He is known for directing Satyam.[9]
- Lasya Manjunath – Film actress, model, and a TV presenter. She worked in many Telugu television programs like Mondi Mogudu Penki Pellam, andMaa Voori Vanta.[9]
- Abijeet Duddala – Indian film actor prominently working for Telugu film industry. He made his acting debut with the film Life Is Beautiful (2012)[9]
- Jordaar Sujatha – News presenter in HMTV. She became famous with popular shows like Teenmaar vaarthalu, Jordhar Vaarthalu.[9]
- Mehaboob Shaikh – YouTube personality, Dancer, TikTok Artist. He is known as "Mehaboob Dilse".[9]
- Devi Nagavalli – News presenter, journalist for the popular Telugu news channel TV9. She became popular with her show Weekend live discussions.[10][9]
- Alekhya Harika – YouTube personality dancer, film actress, model.
- Syed Sohel – Television actor. He is best known for his role in the Krishnaveni serial on Star Maa. He appeared in the movie Eureka[9]
- Ariyana Glory – TV presenter, part of Gemini Comedy. She worked in well known channels like Studio Network and Sun TV Network.[9]
- Amma Rajasekhar – Choreographer and Indian director. He predominantly works for the Telugu film industry.[11][9]
- Karate Kalyani – Indian film actress and comedian. She is known for appearing in the film Chatrapathi (2005).[12][9]
- Noel Sean – Playback singer, rapper, actor and composer working in the Indian Telugu film industry. He is the first rapper in the Tollywood industry.[13][9]
- Divi Vadthya – Model and Indian film actress. She is known for her portrayal of Pooja's friend in the Telugu action-drama film Maharshi in 2019.[9]
- Akhil Sarthak – Television actor. He is best known for his role in the Kalyani serial. He is the "Third Most Desirable Man" on Television.[9]
- Gangavva – YouTube personality, actress. She is best known for web series My Village Show Comedy with her grandson.[9]
Wildcard entrants
edit- Kumar Sai – Film actor. He is best known for his role in films such as Ee Rojullo (2011) and Bus Stop (2012).[14]
- Avinash – Film actor, comedian. He is best known for the Indian Telugu-language reality television comedy show Jabardasth.[15]
- Swathi Deekshith – Film actress. She has worked in the Telugu, Bengali, and Tamil film industries. She is well known in Telugu films Jump Jilani and Ladies & Gentlemen.[16]
References
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- ^ "Bigg Boss 4 Telugu Buzz Anchor Revealed in 2020 | Telugu, Boss, Anchor". Pinterest. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu records highest TRPs among all editions". The News Minute. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Devi Nagavalli profile, photos and all you know about the news presenter". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Amma Rajasekhar: From movies to judging dance reality shows, everything you need to know about the choreographer-turned-director". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Karate Kalyani: From supporting roles to Harikatha, here's all you need to know about the artiste". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Noel Sean: From managing MM Keeravani's audio label to radio jockeying, all you need to know about this multi-talented artiste". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ Vyas (14 September 2020). "Bigg Boss Telugu: All you have to know about new housemate Kumar Sai Pampana". The Hans India. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Avinash: Here's all you need to know about this ventriloquist-turned-comedian". The Times of India.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 4: Actress Swathi Dixit likely to be the next wild card contestant". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2020.