The eighth season of Bigg Boss, the Malayalam-language edition of the Indian reality television series, is hosted by Mohanlal for the eighth consecutive season. The season premiered on 6 September 2026 on Asianet, with episodes also streaming on JioHotstar.
The season was announced on 21 May 2026 by host Mohanlal on his birthday. The makers introduced a pre-show, Bigg Boss Agnipareeksha, to select commoner contestants for the main season. The pre-show was used to select six commoners who subsequently entered the eighth-season house. The season has a total of 27 contestants, which is the highest number in any version of Indian Bigg Boss.
Production
Development
Following the conclusion of the seventh season, Mohanlal signed an agreement to continue as the host of Bigg Boss Malayalam for three additional seasons, according to The Times of India.
In May 2026, reports indicated that the production team had begun preparations for the eighth season, including recruitment and production-related work.
Logo
The logo for the eighth season was unveiled on 21 May 2026, coinciding with Mohanlal's birthday. Reports about the logo highlighted the number 8, the franchise's eye motif and elements associated with the season's theme of democracy and the Agnipareeksha selection process.
House location
The eighth season is filmed at EVP Film City in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where the Malayalam version's house was also located in the previous season.
Pre-show
Bigg Boss Agnipareeksha is a pre-selection reality show introduced to select commoner contestants for the eighth season. The show premiered on 15 August 2026 on Asianet and JioHotstar. It was hosted by Reneesha Rahiman, with Akhil Marar, Riyas Salim and Ranjini Haridas serving as judges.
The pre-show, Bigg Boss Agnipareeksha, began with 40 commoner contestants competing for places in the main season. During the grand premiere of Bigg Boss Malayalam season 8, host Mohanlal revealed the four contestants who had secured places in the main Bigg Boss house: Eldho George, Rakesh Jacob, Loletta Loryne Rodrigues and Shijin S. Later, two more contestants, Shibina and Tashi, entered the house as wild-card contestants.
Housemates status
Sr Housemate Status1AiswaryaDay 0 2 Anjali Day 0 Day 27 -- 3Azif Day 04EldhoDay 05GautamDay 0 6 Mridula Day 0 Day 27 -- 7NehaDay 08NilinaDay 289NobyDay 010RahulDay 011ShijinDay 0 12SreerajDay 013TashiDay 714VedangiDay 28 15VigneshDay 016VipinDay 28 17SuvarnaDay 28Day 3018SreelakshmiDay 0 Day 27 19JaseelaDay 0 Day 27 20Sumesh Day 0 Day 27 21 Gayathri Day 0 Day 2 Day 9 Day 2722LolettaDay 0Day 2723RakeshDay 0Day 2724ShibinaDay 7Day 2125SreelayaDay 0Day 1426RiniDay 0Day 727DhanyaDay 0Day 6
Housemates The participants are given below in the order of their entrance into the Bigg Boss House.
Original entrants Gayathri Suresh - Actor, model and dancer Sreeraj K S (Kadal Komban) - Content creator, adventurer Mridula Vijay - Television actor Sreelakshmi Arackal - Social activist Vignesh Venu (Wikky Thug) - Content creator Rini Ann George - Actress, model, journalist Noby Binu - Actor and writer Aiswarya Madhu - Radio Jockey Sreelaya - Television actor and dancer RJ Anjali - Radio Jockey and actor Sumesh Chandran - Film and television actor. Neha Fathima - Content creator Dhanya (Kaali) - Fight master, actor, dancer, and bike rider Goutham G Sasi - Stand-up comedian Muhammad Azif (Azifeeee) - Content creator Jaseela Parveen - Actor, model and content creator Rahul Easwar - Social activist Eldho George - Teacher, politician (commoner) - Selected from the Agnipareeksha Rakesh Jacob – Carpenter (commoner) - Selected from the Agnipareeksha Loletta Loryne Rodrigues – Student (commoner) - Selected from the Agnipareeksha Shijin S - Dance coach (commoner) - Selected from the Agnipareeksha
Wildcard entrants Shibina – Model (commoner) -Selected from the Agnipareeksha Tashi Raj – Digital strategist (commoner) -Selected from the Agnipareeksha Nilina Elizabeth Joseph – Model, content creator Suvarna Pulthukkiyil – Linguist and physicist Vipin Das Nair – Actor Vedangi Cherukattu – Advocate and content creator
Guest appearances Week(s) Day(s) Guest(s) Purpose of visitsWeek 1Day 0MohanlalWeek 3Day 21Dain Davis, Vidya Vijay and Harishma
Weekly summary Week 1 Entrances On Day 0: During the grand premiere on 6 September 2026, hosted by Mohanlal, a total of 21 housemates entered the Bigg Boss house. The contestants, introduced in sequence, were: Gayathri Suresh, Sreeraj K. S., Mridula Vijay, Sreelakshmi Arackal, Vignesh Venu, Rini Ann George, Noby Binu, Aiswarya Madhu, Sreelaya, RJ Anjali, Sumesh Chandran, Neha Fathima, Dhanya, Gautam G Sasi, Muhammed Asif, Jaseela Parveen and Rahul Easwar as the celebrity contestants and Eldho George, Rakesh Jacob, Loletta Loryne Rodrigues and Shijin S as the commoner contestants. House leader Jaseela Supporters : Mridula and Sumesh Nominations On Day 1: Asif, Dhanya, Eldho, Neha, Noby, Rahul, Rini, Shijin and Sreeraj were nominated for eviction process for the first week. TaskHouse leader task On Day 1: One person had to come with two supporters to compete in the leadership task. Each team had to stand on the podiums kept in the garden area. There were three pairs of podiums, and each pair consisted of three podiums. The teams had to compete against each other and remain standing on the podiums until the buzzer sounded. Eldho, Jaseela, and Noby became the final leadership nominees. The housemates then voted, and Jaseela won. She, along with her supporters Mridula and Sumesh, received nomination immunity as a reward.Mid-week eviction On Day 2: Bigg Boss asked all the housemates to gather in the special room called "Janasabha". He asked them to choose one housemate for eviction. The final decision was given to the leader of the week, Jaseela, who chose Gayathri for eviction. Bigg Boss then evicted Gayatri from the house.Weekly task On Day 2 to 4: Puthunagaram Bigg Boss announced that the house had been turned into a demolished Bigg Boss city, with its facilities no longer functioning. The housemates had to rebuild the city through weekly tasks, which included reopening the bedroom and restoring the water and gas supplies by completing various physical challenges. The House Leader and their supporters were secretly given a fund of ₹100,000 to improve the house and complete the tasks. If they spent more than ₹50,000, they would lose their chance to continue in power the following week, while spending less than ₹50,000 would give them a chance to remain in power. Jail On Day 5 : The housemates voted for Sreeraj, Sreelaya, Sreelakshmi to jail for the week. Following the leader’s decision, Sreeraj & Sreelaya were sent to jail. Exits On Day 2: Gayathri Suresh was evicted from the house following the decision of the house leader. On Day 6: Dhanya was evicted from the Bigg Boss House after facing public voting. On Day 7: Rini Ann George was evicted from the Bigg Boss House after facing public voting. Week 2 Entrances On Day 7: Shibina and Tashi Raj entered the Bigg Boss house as wild card commoner contestants, playing as a single contestant. On Day 9: Gayathri Suresh re-enterd the house. House leader Rahul Supporters : Vignesh and Loletta Nominations On Day 8: Aiswarya, Anjali, Jaseela, Loletta. Neha, Noby, Sreelakshmi, Sreelaya, Sreeraj and Sumesh were nominated for eviction process for this week. TaskHouse leader task On Day 8: The week one's leadership spent the allotted fund within the permitted limit and was eligible to continue if they won the Confidence Vote. They lost the vote, resulting in the collapse of the leadership. In a new election, Eldho was elected House Leader with 15 votes. However, Bigg Boss offered a chance to bring back evicted housemate Gayatri if Eldho resigned and handed the leadership to Rahul. Eldho accepted, and Rahul became the new House Leader. Leader then selected Vignesh Venu and Loletta Loryne Rodrigues as supporters.Weekly task On Day 9 to 11: BB City 2.0 This week, the House Leader and their team had ₹70,000 remaining from the previous week's fund. The housemates earned money as salaries by completing weekly tasks, while the House Leader and their team acted as the authority responsible for awarding contracts for the rebuilding work. The tasks involved renovating and rebuilding different parts of BB City, including roads, bridges and other infrastructure. The top two housemates who earned the most money during the tasks were directly nominated for the House Leader task. Jail On Day 12 : The housemates voted for Mridula, Aiswarya and Tashi & Shibina to jail for the week. After losing the task, Mridula and Aiswarya were sent to jail. Exits On Day 14: Sreelaya was evicted from the Bigg Boss House after facing public voting. Week 3 House leader Noby Supporters : Tashi and Rakesh Nominations On Day 11: Rakesh, Shijin and Mridula were directly nominated by the Week 2 House Leader during the weekly task. On Day 15: Two hammers and eggs bearing the contestants’ photos will be placed in the garden. After the buzzer, contestants race to grab the hammers. The leader decides who gets the chance to use the hammer to smash the eggs in each round. There will be seven rounds, and only those who get the chance to smash an egg will be eligible to nominate. Aiswarya, Gautam, Gayathri, Jaseela, Mridula, Rakesh, Shibina, Shijin, Sreeraj and Sumesh were nominated for eviction process for this week. TaskHouse leader task On Day 12: Noby and Asif were directly selected as the top performers of the weekly task, while Gayathri was selected by the House Leader of week 2 for the House Leader task. Three containers will be placed in the garden area. After the buzzer, snowballs will fall from the sky, and the nominees and their supporters must collect the balls and place them in their respective containers. Noby won the task.Weekly task On Day 16 to 18: As part of the weekly task, all housemates except the House Leader and their supporters were denied entry to the house and had to stay in the garden area, where only limited resources were available. They could use the toilets only with permission from the House Leader and their team. Through a series of tasks, the outsiders competed for the opportunity to enter the house and join the ruling team, allowing them to access the house and its facilities. Jail On Day 19 : The housemates voted for Tashi, Shijin and Shibina to jail for the week. After the court task, as instructed by the leader Tashi and Shijin were sent to jail. Exits On Day 21: Shibina was evicted from the Bigg Boss House after facing public voting. Week 4 House leader Shijin Supporters : Sreeraj and Neha Nominations* On Day 20: Aiswarya, Anjali, Asif, Eldho, Gautam, Gayathri, Jaseela, Loletta, Mridula, Neha, Noby, Rahul, Rakesh, Sreelakshmi, Sreeraj, Sumesh, Tashi and Vignesh were nominated for eviction process for this week. TaskHouse leader task On Day 22 & 23: Bigg Boss asked the housemates to select five leadership candidates, each of whom then chose five supporters. The supporters competed on behalf of their respective candidates. The winning candidate and their supported contestant then competed against each other in the leadership task, after which the housemates voted to select the leader.Weekly task On Day 23 to 25: Ghost house in The basic story of the task was that Peeli, a girl from a village, fell in love with a young man, but his family killed her to prevent their marriage. After her death, she returned as a ghost, killed the family and formed a group of followers. Years later, she attacked a forest guard, but Mepadan helped him escape, leaving him with nail scars that allowed him to move between the 'Amanushikar' and the 'Gramavasikal'. After many years, Peeli returned again.