Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) season 2
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| Bigg Boss | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
 Season 2 eye logo | |
| Presented by | Nani |
| No. of days | 112 |
| No. of housemates | 18 |
| Winner | Kaushal Manda |
| Runner-up | Geetha Madhuri |
| No. of episodes | 113 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Star Maa |
| Original release | 10 June – 30 September 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
Bigg Boss 2 is the second season of the Telugu-language version of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss. It premiered on 10 June 2018 on Star Maa. Nani hosted the show.[1] It was the second longest season (112 days) in Indian versions of Bigg Boss. Unlike the first season, this season featured general public along with celebrities as housemates.[2] For this season of Bigg Boss, a lavish house set has been constructed in Backlots of Annapurna Studios 7 Acres, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.[3]
The season was extended by one week (112 days) instead of the actual 105 days format of the show. Among the five finalists, Kaushal Manda emerged as the winner with highest number of public votes, followed by Geetha Madhuri as runner-up, Tanish Alladi, Deepti Nallamothu and Samrat Reddy as third, fourth and fifth respectively.
Housemates status
[edit]| Housemate | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaushal | Day 1 | Day 112 | Winner |
| Geetha | Day 1 | Day 112 | 1st Runner up |
| Tanish | Day 1 | Day 112 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Deepti | Day 1 | Day 112 | 3rd Runner up |
| Samrat | Day 1 | Day 112 | 4th Runner up |
| Roll Rida | Day 1 | Day 105 | Evicted |
| Amit | Day 1 | Day 98 | Evicted |
| Syamala | Day 1 | Day 28 | Evicted |
| Day 54 | Day 91 | ReEvicted | |
| Nutan Naidu | Day 1 | Day 14 | Evicted |
| Day 54 | Day 68 | Walked | |
| Day 75 | Day 84 | Evicted | |
| Ganesh | Day 1 | Day 83 | Evicted |
| Pooja | Day 45 | Day 77 | Evicted |
| Deepthi S | Day 1 | Day 70 | Evicted |
| Babu G | Day 1 | Day 63 | Evicted |
| Nandini | Day 8 | Day 56 | Evicted |
| Tejaswi | Day 1 | Day 42 | Evicted |
| Bhanu Sri | Day 1 | Day 35 | Evicted |
| Kireeti | Day 1 | Day 21 | Evicted |
| Sanjana | Day 1 | Day 7 | Evicted |
Housemates
[edit]
Original entrants
[edit]The participants in the order they entered the house are:
Celebrities
[edit]- Geetha Madhuri - Singer
- Amit Tiwari - Actor
- Deepti Nallamothu - TV9 Anchor
- Tanish - Actor
- Babu Gogineni - Indian humanist, rationalist and human rights activist
- Bhanu Sree - Actress
- Roll Rida - Rapper and singer
- Syamala - Anchor and actress
- Kireeti Damaraju - Actor
- Deepthi Sunaina - Social media personality and actress
- Kaushal Manda - Actor and model
- Tejaswi Madivada - Actress
- Samrat Reddy - Actor and cricketer
Commoners
[edit]- Ganesh - Radio Jockey, Vijayawada.
- Sanjana Anne - Model, Miss Hyderabad, Miss India Participant, Vijayawada.
- Nutan Naidu - Social Activist, Visakhapatnam.
Wild Card
[edit]- Nandini Rai - Actress, Model
- Pooja Ramachandran - Actress, Model
Reception
[edit]- Host Nani has been targeted for biased hosting.[4] Later, host Nani responded to accusations of bias and replied that he is not biased and he treats every housemate equally.[5]
- The audience expressed their annoyance with host Nani, Star Maa and producer Endemol Shine India about voting and evictions of the show.[6][4][7]
Guests
[edit]| Week(s) | Guest(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Week 2 | Srinivas Reddy and Vennela Kishore | To promote the film Jamba Lakidi Pamba. |
| Week 4 | Sai Dharam Tej and Anupama Parameswaran | To promote the film Tej I Love You[8] |
| Week 6 | Pradeep Machiraju | To inform about his new show - Pradeep's Pelli Choopulu[9] |
| Lakshmi Manchu | To promote the film W/O Ram[10] | |
| Week 8 | Kamal Haasan, Pooja Kumar, Ghibran, and Shamdat Sainudeen |
To promote the film Vishwaroopam II[11] |
| Week 11 | Anasuya Bharadwaj | As a guest to Mehendi Task[12] |
| Taapsee Pannu, Aadhi Pinisetty and Ritika Singh | To promote the film Neevevaro[13] | |
| Host Nani | On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan festival. | |
| Week 13 | Chandini Chowdary & Raja Goutham | To Promote the film Manu |
| Sunil Varma & Allari Naresh | To Promote the film Silly Fellows[14] | |
| Week 14 | All Housemates family members | As a part of weeks luxury budget task[15] |
| One Joker and six unknown people | To irritate housemates and stolen food from the house, While housemates are in freeze command by Bigg Boss[15] | |
| Week 16 | Sudheer Babu and Nabha Natesh | To promote the film Nannu Dochukunduvate.[16] |
| Vangaveeti Santhosh (Common Audience) | Winner of amazon wild card entry contest entered the house to meet and present some gifts to all housemates.[17] | |
| All Evicted contestants except Nutan Naidu on day 110 | As a guests to family party of Bigg Boss 2.[18] | |
| Beauticians on day 111 | To give contestants a makeovers for the grand finale.[19] | |
| Venkatesh Daggubati on day 112 | To present the trophy to the winner.[20] |
References
[edit]- ^ "'Bigg Boss Telugu 2' marks TV debut of Nani as host, show goes on air from June 10". The Indian Express. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 2 first promo is out; Auditions open for commoners". Times Of India. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Biggboss house had been constructed in Hyderabad". The Indian Express. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Bigg Boss Telugu 2: Nani targeted for biased hosting". IB Times. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 2: Nani breaks silence on 'biased' hosting comments". IB Times. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 2 eviction: Kaushal Army upset with Nani, Star Maa for eliminating Nuthan Naidu". IB Times3 September. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 2 12th week eviction: Is this reason for Nuthan Naidu's elimination?". IB Times. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 2: Sai Dharam Tej, Anupama to appear as celebrity guests to promote Tej I Love You". IB Times. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 2 written update, July 19, 2018: Pradeep reveals his reasons to enter the house". Times Of India. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 2 next special guest: Lakshmi Manchu promotes Wife of Ram on Nani's show". IB Times. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Kamal Haasan promotes Vishwaroopam 2 on Nani's Bigg Boss Telugu 2". The Indian Express. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 2: Anasuya Bharadwaj makes surprise entry in Nani hosted show". 21 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Aadhi Pinisetty, Taapsee Pannu, Ritika Singh promote Neevevaro on Bigg Boss Telugu 2". 24 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 2, actors Sunil and Allari Naresh graced the show to promote their film silly fellows". Times Of India. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Bigg Boss Telugu 2 written update, September 12, 2018: Housemates share emotional moments with families". Times Of India. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 2 written update, September 24, 2018: Sudheer Babu, and his co-star Nabha Natesh entered into the house". Times Of India. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 2 written update, September 25, 2018: Tanish flawlessly imitates Geetha". Times Of India. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 2 Day 110 Highlights: Finalists set for a reunion". Times Of India. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Telugu 2 finale live updates: Finalists Geetha, Kaushal, Deepthi, Tanish, Samrat treated with beauty regimes". IB Times. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Bigg Boss 2 Telugu: Top 10 Highlights of Bigg Boss Telugu 2 Grand Finale". The Times of India. October 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2020.