Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) season 1

Bigg Boss 1 is the first season of the Telugu-language version of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss. was premiered on 16 July 2017 on Star Maa. Jr NTR hosted the show. For this season of Bigg Boss, a lavish house set was constructed in Lonavala. Siva Balaji was the winner. The prize money for the winner was Rs. 50 lakhs (5,000,000 or 50,00,000).

Housemates
The participants in the order they entered the house are: ! Entered

Original Entrants

 * 1) Archana Shastry — Film actress
 * 2) Sameer Hasan — Film actor
 * 3) Mumaith Khan — Film actress
 * 4) Prince Cecil — Film actor
 * 5) Madhu Priya — Singer
 * 6) Jyothi Lakshmi — Film actress
 * 7) Siva Balaji — Film actor
 * 8) Kalpana Raghavendar — Singer
 * 9) Mahesh Kathi — Movie critic
 * 10) Kathi Karthika — Television presenter
 * 11) Sampoornesh Babu— Film actor
 * 12) Aadarsh Balakrishna — Film actor
 * 13) Hari Teja — Film actress
 * 14) Dhanraj — Comedian
 * 1) Dhanraj — Comedian

Wild Card entries

 * 1) Diksha Panth — Film actress
 * 2) Navdeep — Film actor

Reception
The Bigg Boss Telugu program is regarded as one of the most expensive Telugu television shows. The launch of season 1 opened with 16.18 TVR and became the most watched Telugu television show.