Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) season 7

Bigg Boss
Season 7
Season 7 eye logo
Presented by	Nagarjuna
No. of days	305
No. of housemates	19
No. of episodes	306 (Deferred Live)
Release
Original network	Star Maa Disney+ Hotstar
Original release	3 September 2023 (2023-09-03)
Season chronology

Bigg Boss 7 (also known as Bigg Boss 7: Ulta Pulta) is a reality show and the seventh season of the Indian Telugu-language reality television series Bigg Boss produced by Endemol Shine India (now merged with Banijay). The show premiered on 3 September 2023, on Star Maa and Disney+ Hotstar, with Nagarjuna returning as a host for the fifth time in a row.

Production

Eye Logo

On 10 July 2023, the makers unveiled the title logo. Coming on the logo, the seventh number has been placed between the English Bigg Boss words to represent the seventh season. Moreover, the eye symbol which is the trade mark of this show is also present in this logo. Neon logo of Bigg Boss 7 takes center stage, casting a luminous glow that engulfs your screen. The vibrant blend of blue and red emanates a pulsating energy, embodying the essence of excitement and passion. Its sleek design adds an international touch, promising an entertainment experience like no other.

Teasers

On 18 July 2023, the show makers released a promo with host Akkineni Nagarjuna and next promo teased the unique "Ulta-Pulta" tagline referring to the uniqueness that this season is about to have and also said that this season will be different and against audience expectations and imaginations.

Concept

The concept for this season of Bigg Boss was "Ulta-Pulta", which meant everything would be opposite from the previous seasons.

24x7 streaming

The show is streamed 24/7 on Disney+ Hotstar and an hour-long episode every day on Star Maa. The episodes are being shown on a 24-hour live stream, from Monday to Friday.

Voting process

The host has informed us that only one vote can be made through Disney+Hostar app (per account) and missed call (per mobile number) unlike earlier where users were allowed to make 10 votes per Disney+Hostar account and per phone number.

Housemates status

S.no.	Housemate	Day entered	Day exited	Status	Ref.
1	Amardeep	Day 1
2	Arjun	Day 35
3	Ashwini	Day 35
4	Bhole	Day 35
5	Gautham	Day 1	Day 35	Evicted by Housemates
		Day 35	Day 36	Secret Room
		Day 36	Day 70	style="background:#FFC7C7; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Evicted		bgcolor="#73C2FB
6	Prashanth	Day 1
7	Priyanka	Day 1
8	Rathika	Day 1	Day 28	Evicted
		Day 49
9	Shobha	Day 1		Captain
10	Sivaji	Day 1	Day 42	Health Checkup
		Day 43
11	Yawar	Day 1
12	Teja	Day 1	Day 63	Evicted
13	Sandeep	Day 1	Day 56	Evicted
14	Pooja	Day 35	Day 49	Evicted
15	Nayani	Day 35	Day 42	Evicted
16	Subhasree	Day 1	Day 35	Evicted
17	Damini	Day 1	Day 21	Evicted
18	Shakeela	Day 1	Day 14	Evicted
19	Kiran	Day 1	Day 7	Evicted

Housemates

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

Original Entrants

• Priyanka Jain – Television actress. She is known for her performances in the TV shows Mouna Raagam and Janaki Kalaganaledu etc.
• Sivaji – Film actor and politician.
• Damini Bhatla – Singer. Her notable works include "Paccha Bottasi" (from Baahubali: The Beginning) and "Blast Baby" (from Godfather).
• Prince Yawar – Model and television actor.
• Subhashree Rayaguru – Actress and lawyer.
• Shakeela – Former actress and politician. She has featured in over 250 films and is also the member of the Indian National Congress
• Sandeep – Dance choreographer.
• Shobha Shetty – Television actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Monitha in Karthika Deepam.
• Tasty Teja – YouTuber and comedian. He is known for his food vlogs on YouTube. Teja has also appeared in the TV show Jabardasth
• Rathika Rose – Actress and internet celebrity.
• Gautham Krishna – Actor and doctor. He known for his leading role in the film Aakasa Veedhullo.
• Kiran Rathod – Actress. Her notable works include Andaru Dongale Dorikite and Kevvu Keka.
• Pallavi Prashanth – Farmer and YouTuber.
• Amardeep Chowdary – Television actor. He is best known for his role in Siri Siri Muvvalu, Janaki Kalaganaledu, and many movies.

Wild Card Entrants in 2.0 launch

• Ambati Arjun – Film and television actor. He is best known for his role in Agnisakshi and Devatha serials.
• Aswini Shree – Actress and Internet celebrity.
• Bhole Shavaali – Music director, writer and playback singer. He is known for his work for using words like "Yamaho Yama," "Banthi Poola Janaki," and "Dhanalaxmi Thalupu Thadithe" etc. in his songs for the hatke vibes.
• Pooja Murthy – Television actress. She is known for her performance in the TV show Gundamma Katha.
• Nayini Pavani - Social media influencer, internet celebrity and a dancer.

Twists

Money Offer

For the first time in the show's history, the first five contestants who had entered the house were allowed to walk out of the show after taking the money briefcase. The host offers from 5 Lakhs to 20 Lakhs for the first five contestants Priyanka, Sivaji, Damini, Yawar, Subhashree, and later increased to 35 Lakhs. However, All five contestants have not accepted the offer and expressed their determination to remain in the house and ready to face the challenges.

Power Astra

In week 1-4, contestants had to compete in tasks to win the Power Astra. The winner of Power Astra will become confirmed housemate and get immunity from nomination.

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4
Power Astra Contende	Priyanka Rathika Sandeep Sivaji	Amardeep Shakeela Sivaji	Yawar Priyanka Shobha	Yawar Subhasree Prashanth
Power Astra Winner	Sandeep
		Sivaji
			Shobha
				Prashanth

Bedroom Allotment

This season's house had three bedrooms: VIP Bedroom, Deluxe Bedroom and Standard Bedroom with different comforts and privileges.
Key:

  indicates VIP Room

  indicates Deluxe Room

  indicates Standard Room

  indicates Secret Room

  indicates the Power Astra Winner.

  indicates the House Captain.

  indicates the Guest.

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6		Week 7	Week 8	Week 9
Allotment by	Vijay Deverakonda	Sandeep	Sandeep Sivaji		Sandeep Shobha Prashanth	Bhole Pooja Nayani		Yawar	Arjun	Gautham
Amardeep	Not Assigned	Deluxe				Standard			Deluxe	Standard
Arjun						Deluxe			VIP	Deluxe
Ashwini						Deluxe			Standard	Deluxe
Bhole						Deluxe		Standard	Deluxe
Gautham	Not Assigned	Standard				Secret	Deluxe		VIP
Prashanth	Not Assigned	Standard			VIP			Deluxe	Standard	Deluxe
Priyanka	Not Assigned	Standard
Rathika	Not Assigned	Standard							Standard	VIP
Shobha	Not Assigned	Standard		VIP		Standard				VIP
Sivaji	Not Assigned	Deluxe	VIP		Deluxe	VIP			Deluxe
Teja	Not Assigned		Deluxe			Standard		Deluxe	VIP	Standard
Yawar	Not Assigned	Standard						VIP	Standard
Sandeep	Standard	VIP				Standard		VIP	Deluxe
Pooja						Deluxe		Standard
Nayani						Deluxe
Subhashree	Deluxe
Damini	Not Assigned	Deluxe
Shakeela	Not Assigned	Deluxe
Kiran	Not Assigned

Bigg Boss 2.0 Launch

On Day 35, Bigg Boss 2.0 was launched with five wild card entrant's, Arjun, Ashwini, Bhole, Pooja and Nayani entered into the house. The episode started with a bang by eliminating Subhashree by audience voting. After her elimination, Gautham was also announced eliminated by the decision of the housemates but later host sent him to the secret room until further orders from Bigg Boss. At the end, Host Nagarjuna confirmed that all the contestants are now considered as confirmed Housemates.

Special Powers HOL, HOB and HOK

During Bigg Boss 2.0 launch, Host gave a special power called HOL (Heads of Luggages) to first two wild card entrant's Arjun and Ashwini. After attaining this power, these two need to decide the luggage allocation to the remaining housemates of the house. The next three wild card entrant's Bhole, Pooja and Nayani were given a power called HOB (Heads of Beds). These three contestants need to give a unanimous decision of allocating beds to the housemates. Gautam was given a power called HOK (Head of Kitchen), he had to take care of the ration management. These three powers ended at the end of Week 6.

Mutual Funds Sahi Hai Coins

Housemates had the earn coins when win Captaincy. These coins can be used to redeem special powers or luxuries. By the end of the season, the housemate with the most coins will win a special gift.

	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15
Amardeep				100
Arjun			100
Gautham				100
Prashanth	100	200
Shobha	100				200
Yawar		100
Sandeep	100			Coins given to Amardeep

Note:

• Housemates not listed above didn't receive any coins.
• When housemate with coins gets Evicted, they had to hand over their coins to a fellow housemate of their choice.

Guest appearance

Week	Day	Guest(s)	Purpose of Visit
Week 1	Launch Day	Vijay Devarakonda	To promote his film Kushi.
		Naveen Polishetty	To promote his film Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty.
Week 3	Day 21	Ram Pothineni	To promote his film Skanda.
Week 5	Day 35	Siddharth	To promote his film Chinna.
		Ravi Teja, Nupur Sanon, Gayatri Bhardwaj	To promote their film Tiger Nageswara Rao.
Week 6	Day 42	Anil Ravipudi, Sreeleela	To promote their film Bhagavanth Kesari.
Week 7	Day 46	Ohmkar, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Nandu, Avika Gor	To promote their web series Mansion 24.
	Day 49	Vagdevi, Lalasa, Sirisha	Performed singing as a part of Dusshera special episode.
		Dimple Hayathi, Reba Monica John, Payal Rajput	Performed dance as a part of Dusshera special episode.
Week 9	Day 62	Karthi	To promote his film Japan.
	Day 63	Raghava Lawrence, S. J. Suryah	To promote their film Jigarthanda DoubleX.
		Eesha Rebba	Entered into the house for the promotional campaign of Whisper .

Weekly summary

Week	Day(s)	Context	Description
Week 1	Day 1 (Launch Day)	Entrances	Priyanka entered the house first and was asked by the host to hide a suitcase as part of the Power Astra task and informed her to not tell anyone about it. She hid the mystery suitcase inside the jail's washroom. The host as part of the power-astra task has asked all the first five contestants to decide if they want to stay in the house or take the money in the suitcase and leave the house. Vijay Devarakonda entered the house to supervise furniture task for the first 10 contestants. Vijay Devarakonda selected Subhashree and Sandeep for allotting Deluxe and Standard bedrooms respectively All 14 entrants were told that still they're not confirmed as housemates.
	Day 2	Guest entry	Naveen Polishetty enters the house with a mask for promotion of Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty.
		Nominations	In first Nominations, each contestant had to nominate two contestants. Damini, Gautham, Kiran, Prashanth, Prince, Rathika, Shakeela and Shobha were nominated.
	Day 3	Immunity Contender Task	Bigg Boss informed participants that an immunity task will take place, participants will have to wrestle with a wrestler (male wrestler against male participant, female wrestler against female participant) One male wrestler and one female wrestler enter the house. Rankings based on time spent in the wrestling ring were displayed on the TV screens in the house. Priyanka and Sandeep became first 2 contenders for immunity from nomination and eviction for 5 weeks.
	Day 4	Entertainment Task	Bigg Boss has asked housemates to entertain Bigg Boss and the one Bigg Boss picks will be the 3rd contestant to become contender for immunity. Bigg Boss has called Sivaji to activity room and offered him coffee. Bigg Boss has called Rathika to activity room and offered her coffee and asked about what type of boy does she like and she got emotional and Bigg Boss played a children rhyme to her to which she responded that it made her feel better. Teja completed his badge task given by Nagarjuna on the launch day. Bigg Boss calls Shakeela and Teja to confession room separately and asked them about any gossips in the house. Bigg Boss also has asked them about who according to them is being fake. Amardeep and Gautam were asked to act like lizards for sometime and then told them that the lizard task ended. Rathika and Sivaji became next 2 contenders for immunity from nomination and eviction for 5 weeks.
	Day 5	Immunity Contender Elimination Task	Contestants had to decide to eliminate one contender from gaining Immunty. With most votes Rathika and Sivaji were eliminated from race for 5 weeks immunity.
	Day 6	Host appearance and fun tasks	Nagarjuna conducts a task and Sandeep gets the "power-astra"
	Day 7	Ratings, elimination, and task to Kiran after elimination	Public opinion in the form of ratings was informed to participants Kiran was evicted Kiran was asked to select who is Ulta and Pulta according to her, she completed the task, episode ends
Week 2	Day 8	Nominations	Unlike the usual process followed, Bigg Boss called participants one by one into a pit and all the people who wish to nominate the person standing in the pit should nominate the person at that time. The person in the pit gets slushed after the reason was stated by each nominator Sandeep having the immunity and being the holder of power astra, he got the chance to nominate a participant directly, he chooses Yawar and hence Yawar was nominated directly, other participants were ordered not to nominate Yawar again Nominations continued, Damini was called to the pit but nominated by none. Teja, Sivaji, Prashanth get nominated, episode ends
	Day 9	Nominations continue
	Day 10
	Day 11
	Day 12	Immunity Contender Task	Sivaji gets the "power-astra" and gets immunity up to 5th week
	Day 13
	Day 14	Entertainment and Eviction	Shakeela was evicted

Nomination table

First Level	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5			Second Level	Week 6		Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15
					Day 29	Day 35			Day 36	Day 42
Nominees for Power Astra	None	Priyanka Rathika Sandeep Sivaji	Amardeep Shakeela Sivaji	Shobha Priyanka Yawar	Subhasree Prashanth Yawar	None		Nominees for Captaincy	Gautham Prashanth Sandeep Teja	Amardeep Prashanth Priyanka Sandeep Shobha Sivaji Teja Yawar		Arjun Ashwini Prashanth Priyanka Sandeep Sivaji	Gautham Prashanth Priyanka Sandeep Shobha	Arjun Gautham Rathika Shobha Teja Yawar
Power Astra Winner		Sandeep	Sivaji	Shobha	Prashanth			House Captain	Prashanth	Yawar		Arjun	Gautham	Shobha
Power Astra's Nomination		Yawar	Teja (to save) Amardeep (to evict)	Gautham Priyanka Rathika Subhashree Teja Yawar	Not eligible			House Captain's Nomination	Nayani Amardeep	N/A	Gautham Amardeep	Teja Bhole	Amardeep Rathika
								Deputy Captain(s)	None		Sivaji Sandeep	Gautham Teja	Shobha Rathika
Vote to:	Evict						2.0 Launch	Vote to:	Evict	Return	Evict
Amardeep	Yawar Teja	Sivaji Prashanth	Gautham Subhashree	Prashanth Subhashree	Subhashree Sivaji	Gautham	Moved to Second Level	Amardeep	Ashwini Yawar	N/A	Bhole Ashwini	Sivaji Bhole	Bhole Arjun
Arjun	Entered in Second Level							Arjun	Sandeep Amardeep	N/A	Bhole Ashwini	House Captain	Shobha Amardeep
Ashwini	Entered in Second Level							Ashwini	Amardeep Shobha	N/A	Pooja Arjun	Shobha Priyanka	Yawar Rathika
Bhole	Entered in Second Level							Bhole	Amardeep Sandeep	N/A	Shobha Priyanka	Shobha Gautham	Priyanka Amardeep
Gautham	Shobha Yawar	Prashanth Rathika	Rathika Amardeep	Yawar Teja	Amardeep Sivaji	Nominated	Evicted by Housemates (Day 35)	Gautham	Sandeep (to save)	N/A	Bhole Sivaji	Prashanth Bhole	House Captain
Prashanth	Shakeela Kiran	Teja Gautham	Teja Damini	Amardeep Gautham	Power Astra Winner	Gautham	Moved to Second Level	Prashanth	House Captain	N/A	Sandeep Teja	Gautham Amardeep	Amardeep Teja
Priyanka	Prashanth Rathika	Sivaji Prashanth	Yawar Gautham	Nominated	Sivaji Yawar	Gautham	Moved to Second Level	Priyanka	Teja Ashwini	N/A	Ashwini Bhole	Bhole Ashwini	Rathika Bhole
Rathika	Priyanka Damini	Teja Prashanth	Subhashree Gautham	Nominated	Evicted (Day 28)			Rathika	Evicted in First Level	Guest	Evicted in First Level	Shobha Amardeep	Priyanka Shobha
Shobha	Kiran Gautham	Sivaji Prashanth	Subhashree Rathika	Power Astra Winner	Immune	Gautham	Moved to Second Level	Shobha	Amardeep Ashwini	N/A	Teja Bhole	Sivaji Yawar	Rathika Yawar	House Captain
Sivaji	Gautham Damini	Shobha Amardeep	Power Astra Winner	Gautham Priyanka Rathika Subhashree Teja Yawar	Amardeep Priyanka	Gautham	Moved to Second Level	Sivaji	Amardeep Pooja	N/A	Gautham Amardeep	Shobha Priyanka	Amardeep Teja
Yawar	Shakeela Gautham	Shakeela Amardeep	Priyanka Damini	Priyanka Teja	Amardeep Priyanka	Gautham	Moved to Second Level	Yawar	Shobha Pooja	House Captain		Shobha Sandeep	Shobha Ashwini
Teja	Prashanth Kiran	Prashanth Rathika	Prashanth Gautham	Nominated	Gautham Yawar	Nominated	Moved to Second Level	Teja	Sandeep Nayani	N/A	Pooja Prashanth	Ashwini Sandeep	Arjun Rathika	Evicted (Day 63)
Sandeep	Rathika Yawar	Power Astra Winner	Teja (to save) Amardeep (to evict)	Gautham Priyanka Rathika Subhashree Teja Yawar	Immune	Teja	Moved to Second Level	Sandeep	Yawar Arjun	N/A	Bhole Prashanth	Ashwini Bhole	Evicted (Day 56)
Pooja	Entered in Second Level							Pooja	Teja Yawar	N/A	Bhole Ashwini	Evicted (Day 49)
Nayani	Entered in Second Level							Nayani	Teja Amardeep	N/A	Evicted (Day 42)
Subhashree	Rathika Shobha	Teja Prashanth	Teja Priyanka	Rathika Amardeep	Amardeep Priyanka	Evicted (Day 35)		Subhashree	Evicted in First Level	Guest	Evicted in First Level
Damini	Rathika Shobha	Sivaji Prashanth	Yawar Subhashree	Evicted (Day 21)				Damini	Evicted in First Level	Guest	Evicted in First Level
Shakeela	Yawar Prashanth	Sivaji Prashanth	Evicted (Day 14)					Shakeela	Evicted in First Level
Kiran	Shobha Prashanth	Evicted (Day 7)						Kiran	Evicted in First Level
Notes	-	1, 2	1, 3	1, 4, 5	1, 6, 7	8	9	Notes	10, 11		12	13	-
Against Public Vote	Damini Gautham Kiran Prashanth Rathika Shakeela Shobha Yawar	Amardeep Gautham Prashanth Rathika Shakeela Shobha Sivaji Teja Yawar	Amardeep Damini Gautham Priyanka Rathika Subhashree Teja Yawar	Gautham Priyanka Rathika Subhashree Teja Yawar	Amardeep Gautham Priyanka Sivaji Subhashree Teja Yawar	Gautam Teja	none	Against Public Vote	Amardeep Ashwini Nayani Pooja Sandeep Shobha Teja Yawar		Amardeep Ashwini Bhole Gautham Prashanth Pooja Teja	Amardeep Ashwini Bhole Gautham Priyanka Sandeep Shobha Sivaji	Amardeep Arjun Bhole Priyanka Rathika Shobha Teja Yawar
Re-entered	none							Re-entered	Gautam	Sivaji		Rathika	none
Walked								Walked	none	Sivaji	none
Secret Room	none					Gautham		Secret Room	none
Evicted	Kiran	Shakeela	Damini	Rathika	Subhashree	Gautham		Evicted	Nayani		Pooja	Sandeep	Teja
Ref.								Ref.

Color Keys

  indicates the Power Astra Winner.

  indicates the House Captain.

  indicates the Nominees for house captaincy.

  indicates that the Housemate was safe prior to nominations.

  indicates that the Housemate was directly nominated for eviction before the regular nominations process.

  indicates the winner.

  indicates the first runner-up.

  indicates the second runner-up.

  indicates the third runner-up.

  indicates the fourth runner-up.

  indicates that the contestant was moved to secret room.

  indicates that the contestant has re-entered the house.

  indicates that the contestant walked out of the show.

  indicates that the contestant was ejected from the house.

  indicates that the contestant was evicted.

  indicates that the contestant was evicted by housemates.

Nomination notes

• ^1 :   Confirmed housemates the winners of Power Astra were immune from nominations.
• ^2 : In week 2, Sandeep as first Power Astra winner had a special power to directly nominate one housemate. He chose Yawar.
• ^3 : In week 3, Sandeep and Sivaji as Power Astra winners had a special power to swap one nominated housemate with one not nominated housemate. They mutually chose to save Teja and nominate Amardeep.
• ^4 : In week 4, Sandeep, Sivaji and Shobha choose five housemate to nominate. Those housemates will nominate two housemates, but Sandeep, Sivaji and Shobha will mutually choose one of the two to nominate.
• ^5 : At the end of nominations, Sandeep, Shivaji and Shobha had a special power to directly nominated one housemate. They chose Teja.
• ^6 : As a punishment for getting physical in Task, Teja was directly nominated for week 5.
• ^7 : Contestants decided that Sivaji is not a fair umpire in the task and does not deserve to be a confirmed housemate. Sivaji lost his Power Astra and became a contestant.
• ^8 : Seven safe housemates had to vote to evict one of the Bottom 2 nominated housemates Gautam and Teja. Gautam was fake-evicted and moved to secret room.
• ^9 : Bigg Boss Season 7 2.0 - Second Level begin with new twists and turns.
• ^10 : New housemates had to nominate two old housemates and old housemates had to nominate one new housemate & one old housemate.
• ^11 : After Week 6 Nominations, Gautam returned from Secret Room and had a special power to save one nominated housemate.
• ^12 : On Day 42, Sivaji left the house for a medical emergency check-up and returned back on the same day.
• ^13 : On Day 49, Host Nagarjuna revealed that Rathika received the least votes from the housemate to return to the house. She entered the house and was immune for a week.