Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) season 7

Bigg Boss 7 is the seventh season of the Tamil-Indian reality television series of Bigg Boss, launched on Star Vijay and digitally streamed on Disney+ Hotstar from 1 October 2023. Kamal Haasan hosted the show for the seventh time. This was the last season for Kamal Haasan as a host for the series franchise.

The Grand Finale of the show took place on 14 January 2024, Archana Ravichandran was the first wild card entrant to emerge as the winner in the TV franchise of Bigg Boss (excluding the Hindi digital spin-off known as Bigg Boss OTT 2). Manichandra was the runner-up.

Production

Eye logo

The eye logo was officially released on 18 August 2023. The logo of the season was shaped in an oval kind of manner with a full bronze/gold iris and dark grey designs in the eye.

House themes

The house was once again located in EVP Film City, Chennai, for the eighth time, including the Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1) series, which was located in EVP. During the launch promo, it was said that this season will contain "Two Separate Houses".

Luxury house

The main (luxury) house looked much different than the previous season's house. This time the theme was fantasy land and there were bright and sweet colour shades such as pink, purple, light blue and magenta shades.

Rooms/Areas in the house included:

• confession room
• dining room
• storeroom
• massive, shared bedroom
• living area
• bathroom
• jail
• garden area
• smoke corners

Small house

The "Small House" or "chinna veedu" was revealed on the launch day. On Day 1, the house captain selected six housemates from the main house to be shifted to the Small House following a task. Contestants had to accomplish certain assignments to re-enter the main house.

Rooms/Areas in the side house included:

• a small confession room
• kitchen
• single/shared bedroom consisting of four beds
• couches have been replaced with floor mats
• glass to see through the main house
• small outdoor sitting area

Concept

The concept for this season of Bigg Boss was "Rendula Onnu Paakkalaam", which means the audience would be able to see double entertainment.

Teaser

Star Vijay officially released the "Sneak Peek Teaser" on 18 August 2023 featuring actor Kamal Haasan as the host for the seventh time in the series. The launch promo of the season was released on 25 August 2023. The second promo was released on 1 September 2023, the expected third promo was released on 15 September 2023, with a launch date of 1 October 2023.

Voting process

The host Kamal Haasan and television network Star Vijay had informed the audience that only one vote can be made through the Disney+ Hotstar app (per account) and missed call (per mobile number) unlike earlier where users were allowed to make ten votes per Disney + Hostar account and per phone number.

Release

The season was officially debuted on 1 October 2023 on Star Vijay, with Haasan returning as the host for the seventh time in the franchise.

Housemate status

Housemates

Entry of housemates into the house:

Original entrants

1. Cool Suresh, a film and television actor.
2. Poornima Ravi, an actress and YouTuber known for her YouTube channel Araathi and her role in the film Plan Panni Pannanum and Annapoorani.
3. Raveena Daha, a film and television actress who had a lead role in the TV serial Mouna Raagam 2.
4. Pradeep Antony, an actor known for his roles in the films Aruvi, Vaazhl and Dada.
5. Nixen, a rapper, lyricist and actor.
6. Manichandra, a dancer and choreographer
7. Jovika Vijayakumar, a social media influencer and star kid, elder daughter of Season 3 and Bigg Boss Ultimate contestant Vanitha Vijayakumar.
8. Akshaya Udayakumar, an actress who appeared in the film Love Today.
9. Vinusha Devi, an actress and model who played the titular character in the TV serial Bharathi Kannamma and also played the lead role in the sequel Bharathi Kannamma 2.
10. Aishu ADS, a dancer and social media influencer.
11. Vishnu, a television and film actor who played the lead role in the TV serials Office, Sathya and its sequel Sathya 2.
12. Maya S. Krishnan, a theatre and film actress, model and singer who appeared in films such as Vaanavil Vaazhkai, Thodari, Vikram and Leo.
13. Saravana Vickram, a television actor who played the role of Kannan in the first season of the TV serial Pandian Stores.
14. Yugendran, a playback singer and YouTuber known for his roles in the films Poovellam Un Vaasam, Bagavathi and Thirupaachi. He is the son of the playback singer Malaysia Vasudevan.
15. Vichithra, a former film and television actress who appeared in the films Thalaivasal, Rasigan, Muthu and Villadhi Villain and participated in the comedy-based cooking show, Cooku with Comali (season 4).
16. Bava Chelladurai, a Tamil writer, storyteller, activist and actor who appeared in the films Naadodigal 2, Walter and Jai Bhim
17. Ananya Rao, a television personality and model, who appeared in Netflix India's original IRL - In Real Love.
18. Vijay Varma, a dancer and model who has appeared in various dance reality shows and films including Thalaivaa as a backup dancer.

Wildcard entrants

1. Dinesh Gopalsamy, a television actor known for his roles in television series such as Poove Poochudava, Nachiyarpuram and Kizhakku Vaasal. He is the estranged husband of Season 6 contestant Rachitha Mahalakshmi.
2. Annabharathi, an actress, comedy artist, and social media influencer known for her standup comedies and debate shows.
3. Archana Ravichandran, a video jockey, a television personality and television actress known for her role as Archana in the television serial Raja Rani 2.
4. RJ Bravo, a radio jockey, social media influencer and entrepreneur who has hosted radio programs in the UAE.
5. Gana Bala, a playback singer and actor who predominantly sings Tamil movie songs belonging to the Gaana genre of Tamil Nadu.

Twists

Launch day captaincy

On launch day, each housemate must convince the others that he or she deserves to become the captain of Week 1. The winner of this verbal battle becomes the captain for Week 1.

Star medal

In this season, the best performers of weekly tasks will be awarded a star medal. The housemate who collects five star medals can use it as an eviction free pass to escape from eviction. This pass is only valid till Week 10.

Cursed Stone (Sabakkal)

On Day 17, Bigg Boss revealed a new twist called "Sabakkal" (which is Cursed Stone). The housemates need to vote for someone from Bigg Boss House to receive this cursed stone. The housemate receiving this stone will be sent to Small Boss House and will be directly nominated for Week 4. However, this stone will not remain with the same person as it will switch to another housemate given by the one holding the stone until the Bigg Boss announces the final person to move to another house.

Earthquake (Boogambam)

On Day 50, Bigg Boss announced that each housemate must complete three tasks in order to prevent three wildcard contestants from entering the house. The wildcard contestants pending to enter are former housemates who were evicted from the house earlier in the season. Each failed task will result in one wildcard contestant entering the house and each completed task will prevent one wildcard contestant from entering the house.

Main House vs. Small House

Introduction of Small Boss house

For the first time in the history of Big Boss Tamil, this season has two houses: Big Boss house and Small Boss house. The following rules have to be obeyed in the respective houses.