Bigg Boss 7 also known as Bigg Boss 7: Ulta Pulta, is a reality show and the seventh season of the Indian Telugu-language reality television series Bigg Boss produced by Endemol Shine India (now merged with Banijay). The show premiered on 3 September 2023, on Star Maa and Disney+ Hotstar, with Nagarjuna returning as a host for the fifth time in a row.
The season's finale took place on 17 December 2023 with Pallavi Prashanth winning the title along with 50 lakh prize money, 15 lakh worth diamond jewelry and a luxurious car, while Amardeep Chowdary emerged as the first runner-up.
Production Eye Logo On 10 July 2023, the makers unveiled the title logo. Coming on the logo, the seventh number has been placed between the English Bigg Boss words to represent the seventh season. Moreover, the eye symbol which is the trade mark of this show is also present in this logo. Neon logo of Bigg Boss 7 takes center stage, casting a luminous glow that engulfs your screen. The vibrant blend of blue and red emanates a pulsating energy, embodying the essence of excitement and passion. Its sleek design adds an international touch, promising an entertainment experience like no other.
Teasers On 18 July 2023, the show makers released a promo with host Akkineni Nagarjuna and next promo teased the unique "Ulta-Pulta" tagline referring to the uniqueness that this season is about to have and also said that this season will be different and against audience expectations and imaginations.
Concept The concept for this season of Bigg Boss was "Ulta-Pulta", which meant everything would be opposite from the previous seasons.
24x7 streaming The show is streamed 24/7 on Disney+ Hotstar and an hour-long episode every day on Star Maa. The episodes are being shown on a 24-hour live stream, from Monday to Friday.
Voting process One vote can be made through Disney+Hostar app (per account) and missed call (per mobile number) unlike earlier where users were allowed to make 10 votes per Disney+Hostar account and per phone number.
Housemates status S.no.HousemateDay enteredDay exitedStatusRef.1PrashanthDay 1Day 1052AmardeepDay 1Day 1053SivajiDay 1Day 1052nd Runner-up4YawarDay 1Day 1055PriyankaDay 1Day 1054th Runner-up6ArjunDay 35Day 1055th Runner-up7ShobhaDay 1Day 988GauthamDay 1Day 919RathikaDay 1Day 28 Day 49Day 8410AshwiniDay 35Day 8311BholeDay 35Day 7012TejaDay 1Day 6313SandeepDay 1Day 5614PoojaDay 35Day 4915NayaniDay 35Day 4216SubhasreeDay 1Day 3517DaminiDay 1Day 2118ShakeelaDay 1Day 1419KiranDay 1Day 7
Housemates The participants in the order of appearance and entered to the house are:
Original entrants Priyanka Jain – Television actress. She is known for her performances in the TV shows Mouna Raagam and Janaki Kalaganaledu etc. Sivaji – Film actor and politician. Damini Bhatla – Singer. Her notable works include "Paccha Bottasi" (from Baahubali: The Beginning) and "Blast Baby" (from Godfather). Prince Yawar – Model and television actor. Subhashree Rayaguru – Actress and lawyer. Shakeela – Former actress and politician. She has featured in over 250 films and is also the member of the Indian National Congress Sandeep – Dance choreographer. Shobha Shetty – Television actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Monitha in Karthika Deepam. Tasty Teja – YouTuber and comedian. He is known for his food vlogs on YouTube. Teja has also appeared in the TV show Jabardasth Rathika Rose – Actress and internet celebrity. Gautham Krishna – Actor and doctor. He is known for his leading role in the film Aakasa Veedhullo. Kiran Rathod – Actress. Her notable works include Andaru Dongale Dorikite and Kevvu Keka. Pallavi Prashanth – Farmer and YouTuber. Amardeep Chowdary – Television actor. He is best known for his role in Siri Siri Muvvalu, Janaki Kalaganaledu, and many movies.
Wild card entrants in 2.0 launch Ambati Arjun – Film and television actor. He is best known for his role in Agnisakshi and Devatha serials. Aswini Shree – Actress and Internet celebrity. Bhole Shavali – Music director, writer and playback singer. He is known for his work for using words like "Yamaho Yama," "Banthi Poola Janaki," and "Dhanalaxmi Thalupu Thadithe" etc. in his songs for the hatke vibes. Pooja Murthy – Television actress. She is known for her performance in the TV show Gundamma Katha. Nayani Pavani - Social media influencer, internet celebrity and a dancer.
Twists Money offer For the first time in the show's history, the first five contestants who had entered the house were allowed to walk out of the show after taking the money briefcase. The host offers from 5 Lakhs to 20 Lakhs for the first five contestants Priyanka, Sivaji, Damini, Yawar, Subhashree, and later increased to 35 Lakhs. However, All five contestants have not accepted the offer and expressed their determination to remain in the house and ready to face the challenges.
Power astra In week 1-4, contestants had to compete in tasks to win the Power Astra. The winner of Power Astra will become confirmed housemate and get immunity from nomination.
Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Power AstraContendersPriyanka Rathika SandeepSivajiAmardeep Shakeela SivajiYawarPriyankaShobhaYawarSubhasreePrashanthPower AstraWinnerSandeepSivajiShobhaPrashanth
Bedroom allotment This season's house had three bedrooms: VIP Bedroom, Deluxe Bedroom and Standard Bedroom with different comforts and privileges.Key: indicates VIP Room indicates Deluxe Room indicates Standard Room indicates Secret Room indicates the Power Astra Winner. indicates the House Captain. indicates the Guest. Week 1Allotment by Vijay DeverakondaSandeepSandeepSivaji SandeepShobhaPrashanthBholePoojaNayani Yawar Arjun Gautham Shobha Sivaji PriyankaNone AmardeepNonePrashanthNot AssignedStandardVIPDeluxeStandardDeluxeStandardVIPStandardDeluxeAmardeepDeluxeStandardDeluxeStandardVIPDeluxeVIPStandardVIPSivajiNot AssignedDeluxeVIPDeluxeVIPDeluxeVIPDeluxeVIPDeluxeYawarNot AssignedStandardVIPStandardVIPStandardDeluxePriyankaNot AssignedStandardVIPStandardVIPStandardVIPArjunDeluxeVIPDeluxeStandardDeluxeVIPShobhaNot AssignedStandardVIPStandardVIPStandardVIPStandardGauthamNot AssignedStandardSecretDeluxeVIPStandardDeluxeRathikaNot AssignedStandardStandardVIPStandardAshwiniDeluxeStandardDeluxeBholeDeluxeStandardDeluxeTejaNot AssignedDeluxeStandardDeluxeVIPStandardSandeepStandardVIPStandardVIPDeluxePoojaDeluxeStandardNayaniDeluxeSubhashreeDeluxeDaminiNot AssignedDeluxeShakeelaNot AssignedDeluxeKiranNot Assigned
Bigg Boss 2.0 launch On Day 35, Bigg Boss 2.0 was launched with five wild card entrant's, Arjun, Ashwini, Bhole, Pooja and Nayani entered into the house. The episode started with a bang by eliminating Subhashree by audience voting. After her elimination, Gautham was also announced eliminated by the decision of the housemates but later host sent him to the secret room until further orders from Bigg Boss. At the end, Host Nagarjuna confirmed that all the contestants are now considered as confirmed Housemates.
Special powers HOL, HOB and HOK During Bigg Boss 2.0 launch, Host gave a special power called HOL (Heads of Luggages) to first two wild card entrant's Arjun and Ashwini. After attaining this power, these two need to decide the luggage allocation to the remaining housemates of the house. The next three wild card entrant's Bhole, Pooja and Nayani were given a power called HOB (Heads of Beds). These three contestants need to give a unanimous decision of allocating beds to the housemates. Gautam was given a power called HOK (Head of Kitchen), he had to take care of the ration management. These three powers ended at the end of Week 6.
Mutual funds Housemates had the earn coins when win Captaincy. These coins can be used to redeem special powers or luxuries. By the end of the season, the housemate with the most coins will win a special gift. Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15Amardeep100🪙Arjun100🪙Prashanth100🪙Priyanka100🪙Sivaji100🪙Yawar100🪙Shobha100🪙Gautham100🪙Sandeep100🪙Coins transferred to Amardeep
Guest appearances WeekDayGuest(s)Purpose of VisitRef.Week 1Launch DayVijay DevarakondaTo promote his film Kushi.Naveen PolishettyTo promote his film Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty. Week 3 Day 21Ram PothineniTo promote his film Skanda. Week 5 Day 35SiddharthTo promote his film Chinna.Ravi Teja, Nupur Sanon and Gayatri BhardwajTo promote their film Tiger Nageswara Rao. Week 6 Day 42Anil Ravipudi and SreeleelaTo promote their film Bhagavanth Kesari. Week 7 Day 46Ohmkar, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Nandu and Avika GorTo promote their web series Mansion 24. Day 49Vagdevi, Lalasa and Sirisha Performed singing as a part of Dusshera special episode.Dimple Hayathi, Reba Monica John and Payal RajputDance performance as part of Dusshera special episode. Week 9 Day 62KarthiTo promote his film Japan. Day 63Raghava Lawrence and S. J. SuryahTo promote their film Jigarthanda DoubleX.Eesha RebbaEntered into the house for the promotional campaign of Whisper.Week 10Day 65Kenny (Sivaji's Son)Entered the house as a part of "BB College" Task Guest.Surekha Reddy (Arjun's Wife)Rama (Ashwini's Mother) Day 66Manga (Gautham's Mother)Shiva Kumar (Priyanka's Fiancee)Seema (Bhole's Wife) Day 67Tejaswini Gowda (Amardeep's Wife)Ratamma (Shobha's Mother)Shuja Ahmed (Yawar's Brother)Day 68Ramulu (Rathika's Father)Satyanarayana (Prashanth's Father) Day 70Vaishnav Tej and SreeleelaTo promote their film Aadikeshava.Ritika Singh and Faria AbdullahDance Performance as part of Diwali special episode.Kajal AgarwalTo promote her film Satyabhama. Week 11 Day 77Srikanth, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Rahul Vijay and Shivani RajashekarTo promote their film Kotabommali P.S Week 13 Day 91Ashika Ranganath Unveiled the glimpse of Naa Saami Ranga film.NaniTo promote his film Hi Nanna. Week 14 Day 98M. M. KeeravaniUnveiled the first single of Naa Saami Ranga film.
Nomination table