The
highly
awaited
maiden
season
of
Bigg
Boss
Kannada
OTT
is
all
set
to
premiere
on
August
6th.
Ahead
of
the
grand
premiere
of
the
popular
reality
show,
the
makers
held
a
star-studded
event
for
the
media
on
Monday.
Parameshwar
Gundkal,
the
Head
of
Business
Colors
Kannada,
who
runs
Bigg
Boss
Kannada,
refused
to
divulge
too
many
details
about
the
new
season.
However,
the
makers
have
shared
that
the
first
episode
will
stream
on
Saturday
at
7
pm
on
Voot.
Hosted
by
Kiccha
Sudeep,
Bigg
Boss
Kannada
OTT
will
last
42
days
and
will
feature
some
popular
faces
from
cinema,
TV
and
radio
as
the
contestant.
Some
of
the
top
performing
participants
will
then
progress
on
to
the
regular
Bigg
Boss
Kannada
Season
9,
which
will
take
off
thereafter.
Parameshwar
added
that
the
show
will
be
live
streamed
throughout
the
day
this
year
and
the
viewers
will
be
given
direct
access
to
all
the
happening
that
will
unfold
in
the
infamous
glasshouse.
Meanwhile,
the
highlights
of
the
last
24
hours
will
then
be
presented
as
a
one-and-a-half-hour
episode
at
7
pm
every
night.
Also,
at
the
end
of
42
days,
the
show
will
not
have
one
winner,
but
multiple
winners
and
each
one
of
them
will
get
direct
entry
into
Bigg
Boss
Kannada
Season
9,
which
will
air
on
Colors
Kannada
channel.
Kiccha
Sudeep,
who
has
hosted
all
the
seasons
of
Bigg
Boss
Kannada,
will
be
on
board
this
mini-season
as
well.
The
actor
will
make
an
appearance
every
Saturday
to
interact
with
the
contestant
and
to
announce
to
the
evictee’s
name.
According
to
media
reports,
the
contestants
are
already
at
the
Bigg
Boss
House
in
Innovative
Film
City
in
Bangalore,
and
are
undergoing
to
quarantine
process.
Some
of
the
popular
names
who
are
rumoured
to
take
part
in
the
show
include
actors
Namratha
Gowda,
Rekha
Vedavyas,
Naveen
Krishna,
Tarun
Chandra,
Chandan
Sharma,
Dileep
Raj
and
director
Ravi
Srivastava
among
others.