Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Winner: Kalyan Padala Becomes 1st Commoner To Lift Trophy; Here's What He Earned

Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Winner: The Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 grand finale drew huge attention on 21 December 2025, as viewers watched the last contest with suspense. Host Nagarjuna Akkineni led the closing episode, which mixed emotion, drama and stage shows, while the finalists waited for the final verdict on the Rs 35 lakh prize and trophy. Nagarjuna Akkineni made a stylish entrance in a sharp blue outfit, building energy inside the studio and among fans at home.

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Interestingly, Bigg Boss Telugu 9 witnessed a tough fight between the top 5 finalists including Sanjana, Kalyan Padala, Demon Pavan, Emmanuel and Thanuja Puttaswamy. Much to everyone's surprise, Sanjana became the first contestant to get eliminated followed by Emmanuel and Demon Pavan. While Thanuja and Kalyan became the top 2 finalists, Kalyan Padalal lifted the trophy

Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Finale: Kalyan Padala Creates History

Interestingly, Kalyan Padala, who had entered Bigg Boss Telugu 9 as a commoner through Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Agnipariksha, and became the first commoner to win the reality show.

Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Winner Kalyan Padala Earnings

To note, Kalyan Padala had charged around Rs 28 thousand daily for participating in Bigg Boss Telugu 9 which made his weekly remuneration to be around Rs 2 lakhs and his total salary to be around Rs 30 lakhs. While he has won the show, Kalyan Padala also won a cash prize of Rs 35 lakhs and a brand new Maruti Suzuki Victoris worth over Rs 10.5 lakhs along with a voucher of Rs 5 lakhs from one of the presenters.

Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Kalyan Padala Net Worth

According to media reports, Kalyan has a net worth of Rs 20-25 lakhs which will now increase post winning Bigg Boss Telugu 9.