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Bigg Boss Kannada Winners Season 1-12 Full List: Gilli Nata Wins Bigg Boss Kannada 12 Finale
Bigg Boss Kannada winners list: Bigg Boss Kannada continues to remain one of the most followed reality shows on Kannada television, with every season ending in strong viewer interest around its winners, runners-up and prize money, which has remained at ₹50 lakh (about US$59,000) from the first season in 2013 through to season 11 in 2025. As BBK 12 is ending tonight with a star-studded finale, we thought of revisiting the winner, runner-up and winner prize money of the seasons (1-11).
The show started in Kannada on 24 March 2013 with host Sudeepa in Lonavala, airing on ETV Kannada, and across 99 episodes and 98 days the first season crowns Vijay Raghavendra as winner and Arun Sagar as runner-up, setting the format that later seasons keep with a large cast and a high-value cash prize.
Bigg Boss Kannada 12 Winner: Gilli Nata Wins BBK 12 Finale?
Gilli Nata was the clear favourite to win the show as he has resonated with the audience. He has managed to strike a chord with the viewers, emerging as a fan favourite. Be it his comic punches or ability to make the other contestants laugh, he has tickled the funny bone of the audience with his antics.
While Ashwini Gowda and Rakshitha Shetty were strong contenders for the Bigg Boss Kannada 12 winner's trophy, they were not able to garner the required votes on JioHotstar.
Bigg Boss Kannada winners list and seasons overview
Over time Bigg Boss Kannada shifts channels, moving from ETV Kannada to Star Suvarna in season 2, then to Colors Kannada and Colors Super for later years, but each edition continues to hand the same ₹50 lakh prize to the winner while featuring different house locations, including a move to Bengaluru from season 3 onwards.
Season 2 runs from 29 June 2014 to 5 October 2014 on Star Suvarna with 99 episodes over 98 days, where Akul Balaji claims the top spot and Srujan Lokesh finishes as runner-up, while season 3, based in Bengaluru and telecast on Colors Kannada, airs between 25 October 2015 and 31 January 2016 across 99 episodes and 98 days, producing Shruti as winner and Chandan Kumar as runner-up among 18 participants.
| Season | Host | Location | Episodes | Run dates | Channel / Network | Days | Housemates | Prize Money | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudeepa | Lonavala | 99 | 24 March 2013 – 30 June 2013 | ETV Kannada | 98 | 15 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Vijay Raghavendra | Arun Sagar |
| 2 | Sudeepa | — | 99 | 29 June 2014 – 5 October 2014 | Star Suvarna | 98 | 15 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Akul Balaji | Srujan Lokesh |
| 3 | Sudeepa | Bengaluru | 99 | 25 October 2015 – 31 January 2016 | Colors Kannada | 98 | 18 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Shruti | Chandan Kumar |
| 4 | Sudeepa | — | 113 | 9 October 2016 – 29 January 2017 | Colors Kannada | 112 | 18 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Pratham | Kirik Keerthi |
| 5 | Sudeepa | — | 106 | 15 October 2017 – 28 January 2018 | Colors Super | 105 | 20 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Chandan Shetty | Divakar |
| 6 | Sudeepa | — | 99 | 21 October 2018 – 27 January 2019 | Colors Super | 98 | 20 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Shashi Kumar | Naveen Sajju |
| 7 | Sudeepa | — | 113 | 13 October 2019 – 2 February 2020 | Colors Kannada | 112 | 20 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Shine Shetty | Kuri Pratap |
| 8 | Sudeepa | — | 118[a] + 46 | 28 February 2021 – 9 May 2021; 23 June 2021 – 8 August 2021 | Colors Kannada | 71 + 117 | 20 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Manju Pavagada | Aravind KP |
| 9 | Sudeepa | — | 98 | 24 September 2022 – 31 December 2022 | Colors Kannada | 98 | 18 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Roopesh Shetty | Rakesh Adiga |
| 10 | Sudeepa | — | 112 | 8 October 2023 – 28 January 2024 | Colors Kannada | 111 | 19 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Karthik Mahesh | Drone Prathap |
| 11 | Sudeepa | — | 120 | 29 September 2024 – 26 January 2025 | Colors Kannada | 119 | 20 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Hanumantha Lamani | Trivikram |
Bigg Boss Kannada winners list and format details
Later seasons keep a similar structure, with season 4 on Colors Kannada running from 9 October 2016 to 29 January 2017 across 113 episodes and 112 days, where Pratham wins and Kirik Keerthi finishes second, while season 5 on Colors Super between 15 October 2017 and 28 January 2018 spans 106 episodes and 105 days, crowning Chandan Shetty and placing Divakar as runner-up.
Season 6, also on Colors Super, takes place between 21 October 2018 and 27 January 2019 with 99 episodes and 98 days, featuring 20 contestants and ending with Shashi Kumar as winner and Naveen Sajju as runner-up, and season 7 returns to Colors Kannada from 13 October 2019 to 2 February 2020 over 113 episodes and 112 days, with a 20-member cast, where Shine Shetty wins ahead of runner-up Kuri Pratap.
Bigg Boss Kannada winners list
Season 8 is notable because the telecast splits into two parts, first running 71 days from 28 February 2021 to 9 May 2021 and then resuming for 46 more episodes between 23 June 2021 and 8 August 2021, during which 20 housemates compete over 118 episodes plus the resumed run, finally ending with Manju Pavagada as winner and Aravind KP as runner-up.
The ninth season aired on Colors Kannada from 24 September 2022 to 31 December 2022 with 98 episodes and equal calendar days, including 18 contestants and ending with Roopesh Shetty as champion and Rakesh Adiga as runner-up, while season 10, airing between 8 October 2023 and 28 January 2024 over 112 episodes and 111 days with 19 housemates, announced Karthik Mahesh as winner and Drone Prathap as runner-up for the same ₹50 lakh reward.
The eleventh season, running on Colors Kannada from 29 September 2024 to 26 January 2025, stretched across 120 episodes and 119 days with 20 contestants. Hanumantha Lamani lifted the trophy while Trivikram finished as runner-up, continuing the pattern of stable prize money and long-format entertainment for Bigg Boss Kannada viewers.
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