Bigg Boss 7 is the seventh season of the Tamil-Indian reality television series of Bigg Boss, launched on Star Vijay and digitally streamed on Disney+ Hotstar from 1 October 2023. Kamal Haasan hosted the show for the seventh time. This was the last season for Kamal Haasan as a host for the series franchise.
The Grand Finale of the show took place on 14 January 2024, Archana Ravichandran was the first wild card entrant to emerge as the winner in the TV franchise of Bigg Boss (excluding the Hindi digital spin-off known as Bigg Boss OTT 2). Manichandra was the runner-up.
Production Eye logo The eye logo was officially released on 18 August 2023. The logo of the season was shaped in an oval kind of manner with a full bronze/gold iris and dark grey designs in the eye.
House themes The house was once again located in EVP Film City, Chennai, for the eighth time, including the Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1) series, which was located in EVP. During the launch promo, it was said that this season will contain "Two Separate Houses".
Luxury house The main (luxury) house looked much different than the previous season's house. This time the theme was fantasy land and there were bright and sweet colour shades such as pink, purple, light blue and magenta shades.
Rooms/Areas in the house included: confession room dining room storeroom massive, shared bedroom living area bathroom jail garden area smoke corners
Small house The "Small House" or "chinna veedu" was revealed on the launch day. On Day 1, the house captain selected six housemates from the main house to be shifted to the Small House following a task. Contestants had to accomplish certain assignments to re-enter the main house.
Rooms/Areas in the side house included: a small confession room kitchen single/shared bedroom consisting of four beds couches have been replaced with floor mats glass to see through the main house small outdoor sitting area
Concept The concept for this season of Bigg Boss was "Rendula Onnu Paakkalaam", which means the audience would be able to see double entertainment.
Teaser Star Vijay officially released the "Sneak Peek Teaser" on 18 August 2023 featuring actor Kamal Haasan as the host for the seventh time in the series. The launch promo of the season was released on 25 August 2023. The second promo was released on 1 September 2023, the expected third promo was released on 15 September 2023, with a launch date of 1 October 2023.
Voting process The host Kamal Haasan and television network Star Vijay had informed the audience that only one vote can be made through the Disney+ Hotstar app (per account) and missed call (per mobile number) unlike earlier where users were allowed to make ten votes per Disney + Hostar account and per phone number.
Release The season was officially debuted on 1 October 2023 on Star Vijay, with Haasan returning as the host for the seventh time in the franchise.
Housemate status
NoHousematesStatus1Archana Day 28Day 1052ManichandraDay 1Day 1053MayaDay 1Day 105 4Dinesh Day 28Day 105 3rd Runner-up5VishnuDay 1Day 105 4th Runner-up6Vijay Day 1 Day 21 Day 56 Day 1037VichithraDay 1Day 988Poornima Day 1Day 96Walked with ₹16L9Raveena Day 1Day 9110NixenDay 1Day 9111VickramDay 1Day 8412SureshDay 1Day 7613Ananya Day 1 Day 7 Day 56Day 7414Jovika Day 1Day 6315AkshayaDay 1Day 5616BravoDay 28Day 5517Gana Day 28Day 4918AishuDay 1Day 4219Anna Day 28Day 3520Pradeep Day 1Day 34 21Vinusha Day 1Day 2822YugendranDay 1Day 2823Bava Day 1Day 7
Housemates Entry of housemates into the house:
Original entrants Cool Suresh, a film and television actor. Poornima Ravi, an actress and YouTuber known for her YouTube channel Araathi and her role in the film Plan Panni Pannanum and Annapoorani. Raveena Daha, a film and television actress who had a lead role in the TV serial Mouna Raagam 2. Pradeep Antony, an actor known for his roles in the films Aruvi, Vaazhl and Dada. Nixen, a rapper, lyricist and actor. Manichandra, a dancer and choreographer Jovika Vijayakumar, a social media influencer and star kid, elder daughter of Season 3 and Bigg Boss Ultimate contestant Vanitha Vijayakumar. Akshaya Udayakumar, an actress who appeared in the film Love Today. Vinusha Devi, an actress and model who played the titular character in the TV serial Bharathi Kannamma and also played the lead role in the sequel Bharathi Kannamma 2. Aishu ADS, a dancer and social media influencer. Vishnu, a television and film actor who played the lead role in the TV serials Office, Sathya and its sequel Sathya 2. Maya S. Krishnan, a theatre and film actress, model and singer who appeared in films such as Vaanavil Vaazhkai, Thodari, Vikram and Leo. Saravana Vickram, a television actor who played the role of Kannan in the first season of the TV serial Pandian Stores. Yugendran, a playback singer and YouTuber known for his roles in the films Poovellam Un Vaasam, Bagavathi and Thirupaachi. He is the son of the playback singer Malaysia Vasudevan. Vichithra, a former film and television actress who appeared in the films Thalaivasal, Rasigan, Muthu and Villadhi Villain and participated in the comedy-based cooking show, Cooku with Comali (season 4). Bava Chelladurai, a Tamil writer, storyteller, activist and actor who appeared in the films Naadodigal 2, Walter and Jai Bhim Ananya Rao, a television personality and model, who appeared in Netflix India's original IRL - In Real Love. Vijay Varma, a dancer and model who has appeared in various dance reality shows and films including Thalaivaa as a backup dancer.
Wildcard entrants Dinesh Gopalsamy, a television actor known for his roles in television series such as Poove Poochudava, Nachiyarpuram and Kizhakku Vaasal. He is the estranged husband of Season 6 contestant Rachitha Mahalakshmi. Anna Bharathi, an actress, comedy artist, and social media influencer known for her standup comedies and debate shows. Archana Ravichandran, a video jockey, a television personality and television actress known for her role as Archana in the television serial Raja Rani 2. RJ Bravo, a radio jockey, social media influencer and entrepreneur who has hosted radio programs in the UAE. Gana Bala, a playback singer and actor who predominantly sings Tamil movie songs belonging to the Gaana genre of Tamil Nadu.
Twists
Launch day captaincy
On launch day, each housemate must convince the others that he or she deserves to become the captain of Week 1. The winner of this verbal battle becomes the captain for Week 1.
Star medal In this season, the best performers of weekly tasks will be awarded a star medal. The housemate who collects five star medals can use it as an eviction free pass to escape from eviction. This pass is only valid till Week 10.
Cursed Stone (Sabakkal) On Day 17, Bigg Boss revealed a new twist called "Sabakkal" (which is Cursed Stone). The housemates need to vote for someone from Bigg Boss House to receive this cursed stone. The housemate receiving this stone will be sent to Small Boss House and will be directly nominated for Week 4. However, this stone will not remain with the same person as it will switch to another housemate given by the one holding the stone until the Bigg Boss announces the final person to move to another house.
Earthquake (Boogambam) On Day 50, Bigg Boss announced that each housemate must complete three tasks in order to prevent three wildcard contestants from entering the house. The wildcard contestants pending to enter are former housemates who were evicted from the house earlier in the season. Each failed task will result in one wildcard contestant entering the house and each completed task will prevent one wildcard contestant from entering the house.
Tasks Result Wildcard entry EntrantsTask 1FailedConfirmedAnanya RaoTask 2PassedBlockedTask 3FailedConfirmedVijay Varma
Main House vs. Small House Introduction of Small Boss house For the first time in the history of Bigg Boss Tamil, this season has two houses: Bigg Boss house and Small Boss house. The following rules have to be obeyed in the respective houses.
Every week, members of the Small Boss house will be nominated by the captain. The nominated members have to be inside the Small House for that whole week and are expected to not leave that house for any reason. The Small House is controlled by "Chinna Boss" (Small Boss). They cannot listen to the voice of Big Boss. Housemates in the main house need to nominate housemates from the Small House for eviction process and Small House members need to nominate Bigg Boss housemates for eviction. House activities for every week including Cooking and Vessel Washing should only be done by Small House members. House cleaning and bathroom cleaning for every week will be decided based on the tasks given by Big Boss. The losers of these tasks should perform those activities. Weekly tasks and all other tasks must only be done by Big Boss members; Small House members cannot participate in any task given by Bigg Boss. Daily menu for cooking will be decided by Bigg Boss housemates and will be put up in board, Small house members have to cook accordingly from the ration provided to them. They have no rights to change the menu. Unlike previous seasons, house rations have to be acquired by shopping in Bigg Boss market and the bill amount has to repaid by various Shopping Repayment Tasks. Housemates in the Small House are expected to not leave that house for any reason. If they fail to follow instructions, they will face consequences in their stay at the Bigg Boss House. The Small House is controlled by Chinna Boss (Small Boss).
Chinna Boss Unlike previous seasons, where a single main voice, the Bigg Boss, controlled the whole house, this season "Chinna Boss" has been introduced to be the main voice for housemates in the Small House. Housemates in the side house will only follow orders given by Chinna Boss and will not hear the voice of Bigg Boss like the housemates in the Bigg House.
Housemate allotment HousemateLaunch DayWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8 Archana ManichandraMain House ↔ MayaMain House ↔ DineshMain House ↔ VishnuMain House ↔ VijayMain House ↔ VichithraMain House ↔ PoornimaMain House ↔ NixenMain House ↔ RaveenaMain House ↔ VickramMain House ↔ SureshMain House ↔ Ananya JovikaMain House ↔Small House ↓Main House ↑Small House ↓ AkshayaSmall House ↓Main House ↑ BravoSmall House ↓ BalaSmall House ↓Main House ↑ AishuMain House ↔Small House ↓Main House ↑ Annabharathi'Main House ↔Small House ↓ PradeepMain House ↔Small House ↓Main House ↑ VinushaSmall House ↓ YugendranMain House ↑ Bava
Gold stars Housemates individually receive a gold star from Bigg Boss if they complete a task outstandingly or with work and task ethic. The housemate with the most gold stars by Week 10 of the season will receive the special power to save themselves from the nomination process in any week they desire after Week 10, hence they will escape eviction for one week. Saravana Vickram had the most stars after Week 10 and was saved from Week 11 nominations. He was also given the power to directly nominate one contestant.
Housemates Gold Stars Leaderboard ArchanaNone DineshManichandra MayaVichithra VijayVishnu PoornimaNixenRaveenaVickram
Bigg Boss Jail WeekIn jailDay(s)NoneNoneNoneNone6AkshayaDay 3910VishnuDay 6812VichithraArchanaDay 82NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone
Female housemates Male housemates
Guest appearances