Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) season 6

Bigg Boss 6 is the sixth season of the Tamil-Indian reality television series of Bigg Boss based on the Dutch series Big Brother and produced by Endemol Shine India (now merged with Banijay). The show launched on 9 October 2022 on Star Vijay along with a 24/7 Live stream on Disney+ Hotstar. Kamal Haasan returned as the host for the sixth time. Once again, Nippon Paint sponsored the sixth season. Mohamed Azeem was the winner of this season while Vikraman Radhakrishnan was the runner-up.

Production

Eye logo

The eye logo was officially released on 3 September 2022. The logo of the season was shaped in an oval kind of manner with a full gold and orangy brush. However a round red circle in the middle of the eye symbolizes heated arguments and a tough challenge to take place in the season.

House

The House of this season had a "'Luxurious Mansion'" theme. The house was once again located in EVP Film City, Chennai for the seventh time, including Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1) which was also located in EVP.

Teaser

The show organizers officially released the teaser on 5 September 2022 once again featuring actor Kamal Haasan as the host for the sixth time. The 2nd teaser was officially released on 10 September 2022. The third teaser was released on 27 September 2022, officially revealing the launch date of the season which was titled as the Grand Launch Night which launched on 9 October 2022.

Broadcast

On 30 September 2022, The makers of the show announced the show stands out for the fact that it will stream 24x7 live on Disney+ Hotstar and an hour-long episode every day on Star Vijay. The episodes will be first telecasted through 24 Hours Live Channel on a paid subscription to Disney+ Hotstar for only members who are subscribed and have a membership with Disney+ Hotstar. The 24 hour stream is not available on Saturday and Sunday due to weekend special episodes. The show will telecast live in Disney+ Hotstar. The one-hour episode will be telecast in Star Vijay Television.

Housemate status

Housemates

The participants in the order of appearance and entered in house are:

Original entrants

Celebrities

• G. P. Muthu – Social media influencer and carpenter from Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu.
• Asal Kolaar – Rapper known for his song Jorthaale and special collaboration music with rapper and songwriter OfRo.
• Mohamed Azeem – Television actor known for playing the lead role in the TV serials Pagal Nilavu, Kadaikutty Singam and Poove Unakkaga.
• Robert – Choreographer and actor. He has performed as a dancer in movies and has acted in a couple of films as well.
• Ayesha Zeenath – Television actress known for playing the titular role of Sathya in the TV serial Sathya as well as its sequel Sathya 2.
• Sheriina – Actress and Supermodel who is known for her role in the film Vinodhaya Sitham (2021).
• Manikandan Rajesh – Television actor. He is known for his appearance in the dating reality show Mr And Mrs Chinnathirai (season 3) which aired on Star Vijay in 2019, as well as the TV serials Sondha Bandham, Azhagu and Akka . He is the elder brother of film actress Aishwarya Rajesh.
• Rachitha Mahalakshmi – Television actress known for playing the lead role the TV serials Saravanan Meenatchi, Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar (season 2), Idhu Solla Marandha Kadhai and Ilavarasi.
• Ram Ramaswamy – Actor, Model.
• Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam (ADK) – Sri Lankan Tamil rapper and record producer. He has worked in the Tamil and Telugu music industries as well and is known for his collaboration with A. R. Rahman.
• Janany Kunaseelan – Sri Lankan Tamil television anchor and actress. She appeared in Star Tamil TV as a television anchor for cooking shows and as an actress for comedy shows like Dak Dik Dos on IBC Tamil.
• Shanthi Arvind – Choreographer and television actress. She is known for her dance performance in the Tamil TV serial Metti Oli which aired from 2002 to 2005. She has also acted in TV serials such as Kula Deivam, Kannana Kanne, and Muthazhagu.
• Vikraman Radhakrishnan – Journalist, politician and television actor who is the official spokesperson of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) party and He is known for playing the lead role in the serial Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa.
• Amudhavanan – Comedian and actor. He is known for appearing in many stage shows and comedy reality shows on Star Vijay. He also appeared in films such as Tharai Thappattai (2016), Julieum 4 Perum (2017) and Billa Pandi (2018).
• Maheshwari Chanakyan – Actress and video jockey. Known for her role in her debut serial Puthu Kavithai (2013). She is also known for appearing in films such as Chennai 600028 II (2018), Writer (2021) and Vikram (2022).
• Kathirravan Kabilan – Video jockey and actor. Known for hosting numerous talk shows on Sun Music and Sun TV including Vanakkam Tamizha
• Queency Stanly – Television actress known for acting in the TV serial Anbe Vaa.
• Nivaashiyni Krishnan – Actor and entrepreneur from Singapore. She is of Indian descent with her roots from Paramakudi. She was an assistant director in Singapore and entered the Bigg Boss house as a commoner.

General public (commoners)

• Dhanalakshmi – TikTok personality from Bhavani, Erode.
• Shivin Ganesan – A transwoman, IT professional from Thanjavur. A representative of the LGBTQ community.

Wildcard Entrant

• Myna Nandhini – Television actress and anchor. She is known for featuring in the serial Saravanan Meenatchi and movies such as Aranmanai 3 (2021) and Vikram (2022).

Twists

Banana Bed punishment

The Banana Bed is a punishment that housemates faced upon their arrival into the house on the grand launch day. The four housemates who are being nominated as the least interactive housemate they will be forced to sleep in the banana bed as a punishment. The housemates who have the majority votes will be forced to face the punishment. These four housemates were also directly nominated for Week 2 eviction process. If housemates who are under the banana bed punishment and excel in tasks, they will be removed from the eviction list and be replaced by another co housemate of their choice.

BB Club House

On Day 2, each housemate was put into clubs (groups). Each club were Vessels, Cleaning, Kitchen and Bathroom clubs. Each clubs need to complete the chores based on their group rules.

Finale week

For the first time in the history of Bigg Boss Tamil, Cash Prizes were offered twice in the name of Cash Bag & Cash Box, On day 100 Kathiravan walked with the Cash Bag (₹3 Lakhs) & on day 103 Amudhavanan walked with the Cash Box (₹11.75 Lakhs) . On day 103, Myna Nandhini was evicted during mid-week eviction process. Instead of the usual four to five finalists followed in the previous seasons, this season had only 3 Finalists on Day 105 replicating the original Big Brother format.