The
highly
anticipated
grand
finale
of
Bigg
Boss
Kannada
Season
9
was
held
on
December
31st.
Roopesh
Shetty
emerged
as
the
winner
of
the
Kiccha
Sudeep-hosted
show.
Rakesh
Adiga
ended
up
as
the
first
runner-up,
while
Deepika
Das
came
in
third
place.
After
a
142-day
journey,
Mangalore
boy
Roopesh
Shetty
bagged
the
coveted
trophy
along
with
a
cheque
of
Rs
60
lakh
rupees.
Rakesh,
on
the
other
hand,
was
awarded
a
cash
prize
of
Rs
12
lakh.
Talking
about
Roopesh,
he
has
garnered
a
massive
fan
following
on
social
media,
with
his
stint
on
the
OTT
and
TV
season
of
the
show.
Most
of
the
former
contestants
were
also
seen
rooting
for
Shetty
to
win.
The
grand
finale
night
was
filled
with
fun,
entertainment,
and
emotions.
Host
Sudeep
entered
the
BB
house
to
personally
escort
the
top
two
finalists.
The
family
members
of
the
finalists
and
all
the
ex-housemates
of
the
season
were
also
present
on
the
big
night.
On
Sudeep’s
announcement
of
the
winner,
an
overwhelmed
Roopesh
thanked
Bigg
Boss,
Sudeep,
and
all
his
supporters
who
voted
for
him.
Sudeep
first
hands
over
a
cash
prize
of
Rs
10
lakh
to
first
runner-up
Rakesh.
This
is
followed
by
the
host
handing
over
the
trophy
and
the
cash
prize
of
Rs
60
lakh
to
Roopesh.
For
the
uninitiated,
the
finale
race
was
a
close
call
between
Rakesh
and
Roopesh
as
they
both
were
always
perceived
as
strong
players
from
day
one.
However,
Roopesh’s
tremendous
growth
and
effervescent
personality
managed
to
wow
the
audience.
His
close
friendship
with
Sanya
Iyer
also
won
him
a
lot
of
fans
on
the
show.
Hence,
his
victory
bought
a
lot
of
cheer
and
happiness
to
all
the
viewers
of
the
show.