Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Finale: Here’s What Thanuja Puttaswamy Will Be Taking Home As 1st Runner Up

Updated: Sunday, December 21, 2025, 22:42 [IST]

Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Finale: The Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 grand finale, hosted by the ever-charismatic Nagarjuna Akkineni, captivated audiences on December 21, 2025, delivering a rollercoaster of emotions, performances, and shocking twists as the top contenders battled for glory. Nagarjuna's grand entry in a sleek blue ensemble set the stage ablaze, with celebrity guests like Megastar Chiranjeevi adding star power to the Rs 35lakh prize and a trophy. The elite top 5- Kalyan Padala, Thanuja Puttaswamy, Nanduri Emmanuel, Uppala Pavan Kumar (Demon Pawan), and Sanjjanaa Galrani- had fans on edge after weeks of intense tasks and voting wars.

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Eliminations unfolded in heart-pounding sequence: Sanjjanaa became the first contestant to get eliminated, followed by Emmanuel. On the other hand, Demon Pawan became the second runner up and walked out with a Rs 15 lakh money bag offer. The money bag twist heightened suspense, tempting finalists with cash-outs amid Nagarjuna's witty banter and nostalgic flashbacks. In a nail-biter finale, Thanuja Puttaswamy and Kalyan Padala emerged as the top 2 finalists who had locked horns for the winner's trophy

Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Tanuja Becomes First Finalist

Much to everyone's surprise, Thanuja emerged as the first runner up of Bigg Boss Telugu 9 after losing the trophy to Kalyan Padala

Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Finale: What Thanuja Won As 1st Runner Up?

Well, Thanuja did not get any prize money as a first runner up of Bigg Boss Telugu 9. However, she did take a hefty amount home. For the uninitiated, Thanuja charged over Rs 35 thousand per day for participating in Bigg Boss Telugu 9 making her weekly salary to be Rs 2.5 lakhs as per Siasat. While she was in the show for complete 15 weeks, Thanuja's total earnings turned out to be Rs 37.5 lakhs from Bigg Boss Telugu 9.