Bigg Boss (Malayalam TV series) season 5
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| Bigg Boss | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
| File:Bigg Boss Malyalam Season 5 Logo.jpg Slogan: Battle Of The Originals- തീ പാറും ! Translation: The Fire Explodes ! | |
| Presented by | Mohanlal |
| No. of days | 589 |
| No. of housemates | 21 |
| No. of episodes | 42 (Deferred Live) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Asianet Disney+ Hotstar |
| Original release | 26 March 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of the Malayalam-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss is produced by Endemol Shine India and Banijay. It is broadcast on Asianet along with a 24x7 deferred stream on Disney+ Hotstar OTT platform. The season is hosted by Mohanlal for the fifth consecutive year and launched on 26 March 2023.[1][2] A commoner from the general public is selected as a contestant for the first time in the series by the title sponsor Airtel.[3]
Housemates status
| Housemates | Day Entered | Day Exited | Status |
| Akhil | Day 1 | ||
| Aniyan | Day 1 | ||
| Anjuz | Day 1 | ||
| Anu | Day 34 | ||
| Cerena | Day 1 | Nominated | |
| Junaiz | Day 1 | Nominated | |
| Nadira | Day 1 | ||
| Reneesha | Day 1 | Nominated | |
| Rinosh | Day 1 | ||
| Sagar | Day 1 | ||
| Shiju | Day 1 | Nominated | |
| Sobha | Day 1 | Nominated | |
| Sruthi | Day 1 | Nominated | |
| Vishnu | Day 1 | ||
| Omar | Day 24 | Day 42 | Evicted |
| Maneesha | Day 1 | Day 35 | Evicted |
| Sreedevi | Day 1 | Day 35 | Evicted |
| Aiswarya | Day 1 | Day 29 | Walked |
| Gopika | Day 1 | Day 25 | Evicted |
| Angeline | Day 1 | Day 21 | Evicted |
| Hanan | Day 15 | Day 18 | Walked |
Housemates
The participants are given below in the order of their entrance into the Bigg Boss House.
Original entrants
- Reneesha Rahman – Malayalam TV actress known for her role as Swathi in the serial Seetha Kalyanam. [4]
- Rinosh George – Singer-Songwriter, Rapper and Actor. [5]
- Cerena Ann Johnson – A Dubai born MBA student, model and Miss Queen Kerala 2022 winner. [6]
- Sobha Viswanath – An entrepreneur, fashion designer and the founder of a clothing line - Weaver's Village. [7]
- Sagar Surya – Film and TV Actor known for Thatteem Mutteem and Kuruthi. [8]
- Vishnu Joshi - A Fitness trainer and model. He had won Mr. Kerala 2017, Mr. Ernakulam in both 2017 and 2019.
- Angeline Mariya – A film actress and the youngest out of the 18 contestant.[9]
- Sreedevi Menon (Devu) - A single mother who is a social media influencer known as 'Viber Good Devu' and a travel vlogger. [10]
- Junaiz VP – Youtuber, social media influencer and content creator. [11]
- Akhil Marar – A social media influencer, director of famous movie Oru Thathvika Avalokanam. [12]
- Anjuz Rosh – TV Actress and VJ.[13]
- Maneesha K S – Malayalam Actress and Singer.
- Aniyan Midhun – Wushu Champion. He have 2 World Records. He won the South Asian Wushu Championship in Nepal. He is the first South Indian to represent India in Wushu. He is also known as Son of the Arabian Sea.[14]
- Nadira Mehrin – Journalist and actress who belongs to the transgender community. She is the LGBTQ+ community representative of this season.[15]
- Aiswarya Suresh (Lachu)– A South African Born Indian Model, Dancer and Actress. She is known for her role in Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam.[16]
- Shiju Abdul Rasheed – Film and TV Actor. [17]
- Sruthi Lakshmi – Film and TV actress. She debuted as a child actress on Asianet TV series, Nizhalukal.[18]
- Gopika Gopi – A single mother who is a courier agency employee (commoner contest winner - selected from the public).[19]
Wildcard entrants
- Hanan Hameed – Social media influencer.[20]
- Omar Lulu – Social media influencer and film director.[21]
- Anu Joseph – Film and television actress, known for tv series, Karyam Nissaram and Minnukettu.[22]
Guests
| Week(s) | Day(s) | Guest(s) | Purpose of visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Day 20 | Mohanlal | To celebrate Vishu with the housemates.[23] |
Weekly summary
| Week 1 | Entrances | Day 0: Reneesha Rahiman, Rinosh George, Cerena Ann Johnson, Sobha Viswanath, Sagar Surya, Vishnu Joshi, Angeline Mariya, Sreedevi Menon, Junaiz VP, Akhil Marar, Anjuz Rosh, Maneesha K S, Aniyan Midhun, Nadira Mehrin, Aiswarya Suresh, Shiju Abdul Rasheed, Sruthi Lakshmi, and Gopika Gopi entered the Bigg Boss house as Original Entrants. |
|---|---|---|
| House Captain | Day 5-15: Akhil Marar was the House Captain of Week 1. | |
| Nominations | Day 1: Akhil, Aniyan, Cerena, Gopika, Junaiz, Rinosh, Sreedevi, Sruthi, and Vishnu were nominated for the 1st Week eviction process. Day 4: Aiswarya, Angeline, Aniyan, Anjuz, Gopika, Reneesha, Rinosh, and Vishnu were nominated for the 1st Week eviction process. | |
| Jail | Day 4: The Housemates voted for Angeline Mariya and Rinosh George as the least performing candidates of the week, and they were sent to jail. | |
| Captaincy Task | Day 5: Akhil and Nadira were contenders for the captaincy task. Akhil Marar has won the task to became the House Captain of Week 2. | |
| Saved contestants | None | |
| Exits | None | |
| Week 2 | ||
| Entrances | None | |
| House Captain | Day 5-15: Akhil Marar was the House Captain of Week 2. | |
| Nominations | Day 8: Aiswarya, Angeline, Aniyan, Gopika, Reneesha, Rinosh, and Vishnu were nominated for the 2nd Week eviction process. | |
| Jail | Day 11: The Housemates voted for Angeline Mariya and Sreedevi Menon as the least performing candidates of the week, and they were sent to jail. | |
| Captaincy Task | Day 12: Reneesha, Sagar, and Vishnu were contenders for the captaincy task. Sagar Surya has won the task to became the House Captain of Week 3. | |
| Saved contestants | None | |
| Exits | None | |
| Week 3 | ||
| Entrances | Day 15: Hanan Hameed entered the show as wildcard contestant. | |
| House Captain | Day 15-22: Reneesha Rahman was the House Captain of Week 3. | |
| Nominations | Day 8: Aiswarya, Angeline, Aniyan, Gopika, Reneesha, Rinosh, and Vishnu were nominated for the 3rd Week eviction process. | |
| Jail | Day 18: The Housemates voted for Gopika Gopi and Vishnu Joshi as the least performing candidates of the week, and they were sent to jail. | |
| Captaincy Task | Day 19: Nadira and Sobha were contenders for the captaincy task. Sobha Viswanath has won the task to became the House Captain of Week 4. | |
| Saved contestants | None | |
| Exits | Day 18: Hanan Hameed walked out from the show due to health issues. Day 21: Angeline Maria was evicted from the Bigg Boss House after facing the public vote. | |
| Week 4 | ||
| Entrances | Day 24: Omar Lulu entered the show as wildcard contestant. | |
| House Captain | Day 22-29: Sobha Viswanath was the House Captain of Week 4. | |
| Nominations | Day 8: Aiswarya, Aniyan, Gopika, Reneesha, Rinosh, and Vishnu were nominated for the 4th Week eviction process. | |
| Jail | Day 28: The Housemates voted for Sobha Viswanath and Nadira Mehrin as the least performing candidates of the week, and they were sent to jail. | |
| Captaincy Task | Day 29: Akhil and Aniyan were contenders for the captaincy task. Akhil Marar has won the task to became the House Captain of Week 5. | |
| Saved contestants | Day 25: Aiswarya, Aniyan, Reneesha, Rinosh, and Vishnu were declared safe from Week 4 Eviction. | |
| Exits | Day 25: Gopika Gopi was evicted from the Bigg Boss House after facing the public vote. | |
| Week 5 | ||
| Entrances | Day 34: Anu Joseph entered the show as wildcard contestant. | |
| House Captain | Day 29-36: Akhil Marar was the House Captain of Week 5. | |
| Nominations | Day 26: Aishwarya, Akhil, Anjuz, Cerena, Junaiz, Maneesha, Nadira, Sagar, Shiju, and Sreedevi were nominated for the 5th Week eviction process. | |
| Jail | Day 32: The Housemates voted for Nadira Mehrin and Omar Lulu as the least performing candidates of the week, and they were sent to jail. | |
| Captaincy Task | Day 34: Aniyan, Sreedevi and Vishnu were contenders for the captaincy task. Sreedevi Menon has won the task to became the House Captain of Week 6. | |
| Saved contestants | Day 35: Akhil, Anjuz, Cerena, Junaiz, Nadira, Sagar and Shiju were declared safe from Week 5 Eviction. | |
| Exits | Day 29: Aiswarya Suresh walked out from the show due to health issues. Day 35: Maneesha KS and Sreedevi Menon were evicted from the Bigg Boss House after facing the public vote. | |
| Week 6 | ||
| Entrances | None | |
| House Captain | Day 36: Aniyan Midhun was the House Captain of Week 6. | |
| Nominations | Day 36: Cerena, Junaiz, Reneesha, Omar, Shiju, Sobha, Sruthi were nominated for the 6th week eviction process. | |
| Jail | Day 39: The Housemates voted for Omar Lulu and Sobha Viswanath as the least performing candidates of the week, and they were sent to jail. | |
| Captaincy Task | Day 40: Anu, Shiju and Vishnu were contenders for the captaincy task. Shiju Abdul Rasheed has won the task to became the House Captain of Week 7. | |
| Saved contestants | Day 41: Shiju was declared safe from Week 6 Eviction. Day 42: TBA | |
| Exits | Day 42: TBA | |
Nomination table
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Day 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nominees for House Captiancy | None | Akhil Nadira |
Reneesha Sagar Vishnu |
Nadira Sobha |
Akhil Aniyan |
Aniyan Sreedevi Vishnu |
Anu Shiju Vishnu |
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| House Captain | None | Akhil | Sobha | Akhil | Shiju | |||||||||||||
| Reneesha | Aniyan | |||||||||||||||||
| Captain's Nomination |
None | Rinosh Angeline |
None | Cerena Shiju |
None | Cerena Shiju |
None | |||||||||||
| Vote to: | Evict/Save | Task | Evict | Task | ||||||||||||||
| Akhil | Shiju (to save) |
House Captain |
Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Junaiz Aishwarya |
Nominated | Junaiz Sobha |
Saved | ||||||||||
| Aniyan | Maneesha (to save) |
Nominated | Vishnu Angeline |
Nominated | Nominated | Aishwarya Sreedevi |
Not Eligible | House Captain |
Nominated | |||||||||
| Anjuz | Reneesha (to save) |
Nominated | Angeline Rinosh |
Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Junaiz Nadira |
Nominated | Sobha Sruthi |
Nominated | |||||||||
| Anu | Not In House | Entered (Day 34) |
Saved | |||||||||||||||
| Cerena | Gopika (to evict) |
Saved | Aiswarya Gopika |
Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Nadira Shiju |
Nominated | Shiju Sobha |
Nominated | |||||||||
| Junaiz | Sobha (to save) |
Saved | Reneesha Vishnu |
Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Sreedevi Aishwarya |
Nominated | Anjuz Shiju |
Nominated | |||||||||
| Nadira | Aniyan (to evict) |
Saved | Aniyan Reneesha |
Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Vishnu Anjuz |
Nominated | Reneesha Sruthi |
Nominated | |||||||||
| Omar | Not In House | Entered (Day 24) |
Not Eligible | Shiju Sobha |
Saved | |||||||||||||
| Reneesha | Akhil (to evict) |
Nominated | Angeline Gopika |
Nominated | Nominated | Nadira Aishwarya |
Not Eligible | Omar Rinosh |
Nominated | |||||||||
| Rinosh | Angeline (to save) |
Nominated | Vishnu Gopika |
Nominated | Nominated | Sreedevi Cerena |
Not Eligible | Cerena Nadira |
Saved | |||||||||
| Sagar | Anjuz (to save) |
Saved | Reneesha Aniyan |
Not Eligible | Aniyan Sreedevi |
Nominated | Shiju Sruthi |
Nominated | ||||||||||
| Shiju | Sruthi (to evict) |
Saved | Gopika Aniyan |
Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Cerena Junaiz |
Nominated | Junaiz Reneesha |
House Captain |
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| Sobha | Vishnu (to evict) |
Saved | Vishnu Gopika |
Not Eligible | House Captain |
Not Eligible | Reneesha Sruthi |
Saved | ||||||||||
| Sruthi | Cerena (to evict) |
Saved | Aiswarya Gopika |
Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Sreedevi Maneesha |
Not Eligible | Omar Reneesha |
Saved | |||||||||
| Vishnu | Sreedevi (to save) |
Nominated | Reneesha Gopika |
Nominated | Nominated | Sreedevi Maneesha |
Not Eligible | Sobha Sruthi |
Saved | |||||||||
| Maneesha | Sagar (to save) |
Saved | Rinosh Aiswarya |
Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Rinosh Aiswarya |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 35) | ||||||||||
| Sreedevi | Junaiz (to evict) |
Saved | Gopika Aniyan |
Not Eligible | Not Eligible | Anjuz Junaiz |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 35) | ||||||||||
| Aiswarya | Rinosh (to evict) |
Nominated | Angeline Gopika |
Nominated | Nominated | Reneesha Cerena |
Walked (Day 29) | |||||||||||
| Gopika | Aiswarya (to evict) |
Nominated | Reneesha Aniyan |
Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 25) | ||||||||||||
| Angeline | Nadira (to save) |
Nominated | Gopika Reneesha |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 21) | |||||||||||||
| Hanan | Not In House | Entered (Day 15) |
Walked (Day 18) | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | 1, 2, 3 | 4 | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 | 16, 17, 18 | 19, 20, 21 | ||||||||||||
| Against Public Vote |
Aiswarya Aniyan Gopika Rinosh Vishnu |
Aiswarya Angeline Aniyan Gopika Reneesha Rinosh Vishnu |
Aiswarya Angeline Aniyan Gopika Reneesha Rinosh Vishnu |
Aiswarya Aniyan Gopika Reneesha Rinosh Vishnu |
Akhil Anjuz Cerena Junaiz Maneesha Nadira Sagar Shiju Sreedevi |
Cerena Junaiz Omar Reneesha Shiju Sobha Sruthi |
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| Weak Performer(s) (BB Prison) |
Angeline Rinosh |
Angeline Sreedevi |
Gopika Vishnu |
Nadira Sobha |
Nadira Omar |
Omar Sobha |
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| Secret Room | None | |||||||||||||||||
| Walked | None | Hanan | None | Aiswarya | ||||||||||||||
| Ejected | None | |||||||||||||||||
| Evicted from Bigg Boss | No Eviction | Eviction Postponed | Angeline | Gopika | Sreedevi | |||||||||||||
| Maneesha | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- indicates the House Captain.
- indicates the Nominees for house captaincy.
- indicates that the Housemate was directly nominated for eviction prior to the regular nominations process.
- indicates that the Housemate was granted immunity from nominations.
- indicates the winner.
- indicates the first runner up.
- indicates the second runner up.
- indicates the third runner up.
- indicates the fourth runner up.
- indicates the contestant as Weak Performer of the week.
- indicates the contestant has re-entered the house.
- indicates that the Housemate was in the Secret Room.
- indicates that the Housemate was in the Secret Room for violating Bigg Boss rules.
- indicates a new wildcard contestant.
- indicates the Eviction free pass has been used on a housemate.
- indicates the contestant has been walked out of the show.
- indicates the contestant has been evicted.
- ^Note 1 : Day 1, Bigg Boss asked housemates to save one housemate and nominate one housemate, later Akhil, Aniyan, Cerena, Gopika, Junaiz, Rinosh, Sreedevi, Sruthi, and Vishnu were nominated and Angeline, Anjuz, Maneesha, Nadira, Reneesha, Sagar, Shiju, Sobha, and Sreedevi saved.
- ^Note 2 : Day 4, Akhil, Cerena, Junaiz, and Sruthi were saved after winning the task.
- ^Note 3 : Day 4, Aiswarya, Angeline, Aniyan, lAnjuz, Gopika, Reneesha, Rinosh, and Vishnu were directly nominated for next week's nomination after losing the task. And Akhil, Cerena, Junaiz, Maneesha, Nadira, Sagar, Shiju, Sobha, Sreedevi, and Sruthi were saved after winning the task.
- ^Note 4 : Day 8, Bigg Boss asked to nominate the housemate who lost and nominated after last week, later Anjuz was saved from the eviction, and Aiswarya, Angeline, Aniyan, Gopika, Reneesha, Rinosh, and Vishnu were nominated for the eviction process.
- ^Note 5 : Day 14, Due to a heated argument between candidates while Mohanlal was on stage, an enraged Mohanlal canceled the show and walked out, urging the voting line to continue as it had the previous week.
- ^Note 6 : Day 15, Bigg Boss directly nominated Akhil and Sagar for next week's eviction process due to a weekend argument and removed Sagar from the captaincy position.
- ^Note 7 : Day 15, Hanan entered the Bigg Boss house as Wildcard Contestant.
- ^Note 8 : Day 15, Sagar chooses Reneesha, and she became the new captain of the house.
- ^Note 9 : Day 18, Hanan walked out from the show due to health issues.
- ^Note 10 : Day 21, The Week 3 eviction has been extended to Week 4.
- ^Note 11 : Day 24, Omar entered the Bigg Boss house as Wildcard Contestant.
- ^Note 12 : Day 25, Sruthi received a jail-free card which she can use once in the next 10 weeks.
- ^Note 13 : Day 25, Gopika was evicted after facing the public vote on the mid-week.
- ^Note 14 : Day 26, Omar was exempted from the nomination and eviction procedures.
- ^Note 15 : Day 27: After winning the task, Maneesha got the nomination free card for two weeks.
- ^Note 16 : Day 29: Aishwarya walked out from the show due to health issues.
- ^Note 17 : Day 34, Anu entered the Bigg Boss house as Wildcard Contestant.
- ^Note 18 : Day 35, Sreedevi chooses to replace herself with Aniyan as house captain for week 6 due to eviction.
- ^Note 19 : Day 36, Anu was exempted from the nomination and eviction procedures.
- ^Note 20 : Day 36, Akhil and Vishnu were spared from nomination. Vishnu was spared because they won the weekly task, while Akhil was saved since he was captain the previous week.
- ^Note 21 : Day 38, Because they won the weekly task, Akhil, Anu, Omar, Rinosh, Shiju, Sobha, Sruthi, and Vishnu were spared nomination, however Aniyan, Anjuz, Cerena, Junaiz, Nadira, Sagra, and Reneesha were directly nominated for the week 7 eviction process.
Ratings and viewership
Official ratings are taken from BARC India.
| Grand Premiere | Grand Finale | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TRP
Rating |
Viewers(In
Million's) |
TRP
Rating |
Viewers(In
Million's) |
| 11.72 | 24.6 | TBA | TBA |
Weeky TRP Rating
| Week 1 | 7.78 TRP | 27 March - 31 March | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 2 | 6.33 TRP | 1 April - 7 April | |
| Week 3 | 6.96 TRP | 8 April - 14 April | |
| Week 4 | 6.80 TRP | 15 April - 21 April | |
| Week 5 | 5.60 TRP | 22 April - 28 April | |
| Week 6 | - | 29 April - 5 May | |
| Week 7 | - | 6 May - 12 May | |
| Week 8 | - | 13 May - 19 May | |
| Week 9 | - | 20 May - 26 May | |
| Week 10 | - | 27 May - 2 June | |
| Week 11 | - | 3 June - 9 June | |
| Week 12 | - | 10 June - 16 June | |
| Week 13 | - | 17 June - 23 June | |
| Week 14 | - | 24 June - 30 June | |
| Week 15 | - | 1 July - 7 July | |
| Week 16 | - | 8 July - 14 July | |
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