Eight
months
after
Bigg
Boss
Telugu
4's
finale,
the
makers
of
the
show
are
all
set
to
kick
start
a
new
season!
Yes,
you
read
that
right!
Superstar
Nagarjuna
Akkineni
will
be
returning
with
the
highly
anticipated
fifth
season
of
Bigg
Boss
Telugu.
The
new
season
of
the
controversial
reality
show
will
premiere
on
September
5,
Sunday
at
6
pm.
Confirming
the
same,
Star
Maa's
latest
tweet
read,
"Time
to
end
the
boredom.
#BiggBossTelugu5
starting
September
5th
at
6
PM
on
#StarMaa."
The
mini-screen
audience
can
watch
the
grand
premiere
of
Bigg
Boss
Telugu
5
on
Star
Maa.
The
event
can
also
be
streamed
online
on
Disney+
Hotstar.
The
regular
episodes
will
air
from
Monday
to
Friday
at
9.30
pm
and
on
Saturday
and
Sunday
at
9
pm.
Well,
the
makers
are
leaving
no
stone
unturned
to
enthrall
the
audiences.
Bigg
Boss
Telugu
5
will
reportedly
have
18
contestants
from
various
walks
of
life
who
will
be
locked
inside
the
madhouse
for
as
many
as
100
days.
The
contestants
will
be
subjected
to
a
mandatory
COVID-19
test
and
a
subsequent
14-day
quarantine
period
before
the
grand
premiere.
According
to
reports,
a
medical
team
will
be
monitoring
the
health
of
each
contestant
right
through
the
duration
of
the
show.
On
a
related
note,
the
show
will
also
have
a
neck
and
neck
contest
with
other
Telugu
reality
shows
like
Jr
NTR's
Evaru
Meelo
Koteeswarulu
and
Tamannaah
Bhatia's
MasterChef
Telugu.
Notably,
Tarak's
EMK
premiered
on
August
22,
and
the
audiences
have
already
welcomed
the
infotainment
show
with
open
arms.
On
the
other
hand,
MasterChef's
premiere
date
is
yet
to
be
made
official.
Though
Bigg
Boss
Telugu
5
was
expected
to
go
on
air
in
July,
the
makers
had
to
postpone
the
plan
owing
to
the
pandemic.
Nagarjuna
is
hosting
the
fifth
season
of
Bigg
Boss
Telugu
for
the
third
consecutive
time.
The
show's
first
promo
featuring
the
handsome
superstar
was
dropped
on
August
14.