Bigg
Boss
Kannada
winners
list:
Bigg
Boss
Kannada
continues
to
remain
one
of
the
most
followed
reality
shows
on
Kannada
television,
with
every
season
ending
in
strong
viewer
interest
around
its
winners,
runners-up
and
prize
money,
which
has
remained
at
₹50
lakh
(about
US$59,000)
from
the
first
season
in
2013
through
to
season
11
in
2025.
As
BBK
12
is
ending
tonight
with
a
star-studded
finale,
we
thought
of
revisiting
the
winner,
runner-up
and
winner
prize
money
of
the
seasons
(1-11).
The
show
starts
in
Kannada
on
24
March
2013
with
host
Sudeepa
in
Lonavala,
airing
on
ETV
Kannada,
and
across
99
episodes
and
98
days
the
first
season
crowns
Vijay
Raghavendra
as
winner
and
Arun
Sagar
as
runner-up,
setting
the
format
that
later
seasons
keep
with
a
large
cast
and
a
high-value
cash
prize.
Bigg
Boss
Kannada
winners
list
and
seasons
overview
Over
time
Bigg
Boss
Kannada
shifts
channels,
moving
from
ETV
Kannada
to
Star
Suvarna
in
season
2,
then
to
Colors
Kannada
and
Colors
Super
for
later
years,
but
each
edition
continues
to
hand
the
same
₹50
lakh
prize
to
the
winner
while
featuring
different
house
locations,
including
a
move
to
Bengaluru
from
season
3
onwards.
Season
2
runs
from
29
June
2014
to
5
October
2014
on
Star
Suvarna
with
99
episodes
over
98
days,
where
Akul
Balaji
claims
the
top
spot
and
Srujan
Lokesh
finishes
as
runner-up,
while
season
3,
based
in
Bengaluru
and
telecast
on
Colors
Kannada,
airs
between
25
October
2015
and
31
January
2016
across
99
episodes
and
98
days,
producing
Shruti
as
winner
and
Chandan
Kumar
as
runner-up
among
18
participants.
| Season | Host | Location | Episodes |
Run dates |
Channel / Network |
Days | Housemates |
Prize Money |
Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudeepa | Lonavala | 99 |
24 March 2013 – 30 June 2013 |
ETV Kannada |
98 | 15 |
₹50 lakh (US$59,000) |
Vijay Raghavendra |
Arun Sagar |
| 2 | Sudeepa | — | 99 |
29 June 2014 – 5 October 2014 |
Star Suvarna |
98 | 15 |
₹50 lakh (US$59,000) |
Akul Balaji |
Srujan Lokesh |
| 3 | Sudeepa | Bengaluru | 99 |
25 October 2015 – 31 January 2016 |
Colors Kannada |
98 | 18 |
₹50 lakh (US$59,000) |
Shruti |
Chandan Kumar |
| 4 | Sudeepa | — | 113 |
9 October 2016 – 29 January 2017 |
Colors Kannada |
112 | 18 |
₹50 lakh (US$59,000) |
Pratham |
Kirik Keerthi |
| 5 | Sudeepa | — | 106 |
15 October 2017 – 28 January 2018 |
Colors Super |
105 | 20 |
₹50 lakh (US$59,000) |
Chandan Shetty |
Divakar |
| 6 | Sudeepa | — | 99 |
21 October 2018 – 27 January 2019 |
Colors Super |
98 | 20 |
₹50 lakh (US$59,000) |
Shashi Kumar |
Naveen Sajju |
| 7 | Sudeepa | — | 113 |
13 October 2019 – 2 February 2020 |
Colors Kannada |
112 | 20 |
₹50 lakh (US$59,000) |
Shine Shetty |
Kuri Pratap |
| 8 | Sudeepa | — |
118[a] + 46 |
28 February 2021 – 9 May 2021; 23 June 2021 – 8 August 2021 |
Colors Kannada |
71 + 117 |
20 |
₹50 lakh (US$59,000) |
Manju Pavagada |
Aravind KP |
| 9 | Sudeepa | — | 98 |
24 September 2022 – 31 December 2022 |
Colors Kannada |
98 | 18 |
₹50 lakh (US$59,000) |
Roopesh Shetty |
Rakesh Adiga |
| 10 | Sudeepa | — | 112 |
8 October 2023 – 28 January 2024 |
Colors Kannada |
111 | 19 |
₹50 lakh (US$59,000) |
Karthik Mahesh |
Drone Prathap |
| 11 | Sudeepa | — | 120 |
29 September 2024 – 26 January 2025 |
Colors Kannada |
119 | 20 |
₹50 lakh (US$59,000) |
Hanumantha Lamani |
Trivikram |
Bigg
Boss
Kannada
winners
list
and
format
details
Later
seasons
keep
a
similar
structure,
with
season
4
on
Colors
Kannada
running
from
9
October
2016
to
29
January
2017
across
113
episodes
and
112
days,
where
Pratham
wins
and
Kirik
Keerthi
finishes
second,
while
season
5
on
Colors
Super
between
15
October
2017
and
28
January
2018
spans
106
episodes
and
105
days,
crowning
Chandan
Shetty
and
placing
Divakar
as
runner-up.
Season
6,
also
on
Colors
Super,
takes
place
between
21
October
2018
and
27
January
2019
with
99
episodes
and
98
days,
featuring
20
contestants
and
ending
with
Shashi
Kumar
as
winner
and
Naveen
Sajju
as
runner-up,
and
season
7
returns
to
Colors
Kannada
from
13
October
2019
to
2
February
2020
over
113
episodes
and
112
days,
with
a
20-member
cast,
where
Shine
Shetty
wins
ahead
of
runner-up
Kuri
Pratap.
Bigg
Boss
Kannada
winners
list
and
season
interruptions
Season
8
is
notable
because
the
telecast
splits
into
two
parts,
first
running
71
days
from
28
February
2021
to
9
May
2021
and
then
resuming
for
46
more
episodes
between
23
June
2021
and
8
August
2021,
during
which
20
housemates
compete
over
118
episodes
plus
the
resumed
run,
finally
ending
with
Manju
Pavagada
as
winner
and
Aravind
KP
as
runner-up.
The
ninth
season
follows
on
Colors
Kannada
from
24
September
2022
to
31
December
2022
with
98
episodes
and
equal
calendar
days,
including
18
contestants
and
ending
with
Roopesh
Shetty
as
champion
and
Rakesh
Adiga
as
runner-up,
while
season
10,
airing
between
8
October
2023
and
28
January
2024
over
112
episodes
and
111
days
with
19
housemates,
announces
Karthik
Mahesh
as
winner
and
Drone
Prathap
as
runner-up
for
the
same
₹50
lakh
reward.
The
eleventh
season,
running
on
Colors
Kannada
from
29
September
2024
to
26
January
2025,
stretches
across
120
episodes
and
119
days
with
20
contestants
and
keeps
Sudeepa
as
host,
and
when
the
season
closes,
Hanumantha
Lamani
lifts
the
trophy
while
Trivikram
finishes
as
runner-up,
continuing
the
pattern
of
stable
prize
money
and
long-format
entertainment
for
Bigg
Boss
Kannada
viewers.