Bigg Boss Kannada 13 is the thirteenth season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television series Bigg Boss. Kichcha Sudeep is set to return as a host for the thirteenth consecutive year.
Pre show Ahead of the launch of the thirteenth season, the makers introduced a pre-selection format titled Bigg Boss: Agniparikshe. The format was officially unveiled through a promotional teaser released on 4 August 2026.
According to the announcement, Agniparikshe was designed as a talent-based selection process for commoner contestants before the main season began. Participants were expected to undergo multiple tasks, evaluations and screening rounds to secure a place inside the Bigg Boss Kannada house. The format was reported to be inspired by the Telugu spin-off Bigg Boss Agnipariksha, which previously served as a digital pre-show for selecting non-celebrity contestants in the Telugu version of the franchise. Colors Kannada announced the launch on 16 August 2026.
Housemates status Sl.NoHousematesDay enteredDay exitedStatus1AsiyaDay 12DhanushDay 13GaganDay 14GanaviDay 215JagadeeshDay 16KavyaDay 17KiranDay 18ManjunathDay 19Prashant Day 2110SangeethaDay 111SonikaDay 2112SoundharyaDay 113TandavDay 1Day 18Day 25 14YashasDay 115LikithDay 1Day 2816VaishnaviDay 1Day 2117AvinashDay 1Day 2118Om PrakashDay 1Day 819PrathamaDay 1Day 7
Housemates The participants in the order of appearance and entered to the house are: Original entrants:
Celebrities: Jagadeesha MB aka Jaggu Mamma – Actor. He is known for his appearance in Love Mocktail 3. Soundarya Shetty – Model, Dancer and Reality television personality known for Mtv Splitsvilla X6. Avinash Shatamarshan – Actor, writer and director. He is known for Kannadakkaagi Ondannu Otti and Dayavittu Gamanisi. Prathama Prasad – Actress. She is known for her work in Kannada cinema and television. Gagan Chinappa – Actor. Sangeetha Bhat Sudarshan – Actress. She is known for her appearances in television dramas Panjaradha Gili, Bhagyavantharu and Chandrachakori and movie debut in Preethi Geethi Ityaadi. Kavya Gowda – Actress. She is known for her appearance in television dramas Bhagyalakshmi. Om Prakash Rao – Film director and comedian . He is known for his work in the Kannada film industry. Also a housemate from Bigg Boss Kannada season 4. Asiya Firdose – Actress. She is known for her appearance in Shravani Subramanya. Tandav Ram – Bodybuilder and actor. He is known for his appearances in Jodi Hakki. Vaisnavi – Actress . She is known for her appearance in television dramas Mithuna Raashi and PremaKavya Yashas Krishna – Engineer and actor. He is known for his appearance in Pavitra Bandhan.
Commoners: All the commoners were selected through Bigg Boss: Agniparikshe, a pre-show.
Kiran Shashtri – Spiritual guru. Likith Gondi – Content creator. Dhanush Manjunath – Actor and Guinness World Record holder. Mahakavi Manja – Writer.
Wildcard entrants:
Ganavi Gowda – Reality television personality. She is known for being the runner-up of the reality show Halli Power. Prashanth Gowda – comedian and reality television personality. He is known for Gicchi GiliGili, Boys vs Girls and Quatle Kitchen. Sonika Gowda – Actress, entrepreneur and model. She is known for her work in Kannada films, including Shataya Gataya, Naane Raja and Khushi Khushiyagi.
Nominations table #BB13Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15Day TBAGrand FinaleDay 105NomineesforHouseCaptainNoneAsiyaSangeethaNoneGanaviPrashantNoneHouseCaptainSangeethaTandavCaptain'sNominationsVaishnaviVote to:noneEvictnoneEvict AsiyaNominatedGaganAvinashNominatedLikithManjunathGanaviTandavDhanushNominatedAvinashYashasNominatedYashasSangeethaTandavGaganGaganSafeAsiyaSoundharyaNominatedKiranDhanushManjunathDhanush GanaviNot in houseKiranYashasKavyaJagadeesh JagadeeshaSafeKavyaLikithNominatedKiranDhanushGanaviGaganKavyaSafeKiranAvinashNominatedDhanushManjunathGanaviManjunath KiranNominatedTandavKavyaNominatedNoteligibleSonikaGanavi ManjunathNominatedSoundharyaKavyaNominatedKiranSangeetha PrashantKiranPrashantNot in houseManjunathKiranManjunathYashas SangeethaSafeAvinashManjunath HouseCaptainLikithKiran ManjunathTandavSonikaNot in houseLikithYashasYashasSoundarya SoundharyaNominatedManjunathGagan NominatedDhanushKiranSonikaManjunath TandavSafeKiranManjunathNominated Evicted(Day 18) DhanushYashas YashasSafeTandavAvinashNominatedLikithDhanushTandavDhanush LikithSafeAvinashJagadeeshaNominatedJagadeeshaKiran Evicted(Day 28)VaishnaviNominatedAvinashKiranNominated Evicted(Day 21)AvinashNominatedAsiyaDhanushNominated Evicted(Day 21)Om PrakashNominatedWalked(Day 8)PrathamaNominated Evicted(Day 7)Notes12345AgainstPublicVoteAsiyaAvinashDhanushKiranManjunathOm PrakashPrathamaSoundharyaVaishnaviAsiyaAvinashGaganKavyaKiranManjunathSoundharyaTandhavVaishnaviAsiyaAvinashDhanushGaganJagadeeshKavyaKiranLikithManjunathSoundharyaTandavVaishnaviYashasAsiyaAvinashDhanushGaganJagadeeshKavyaKiranLikithManjunathSoundharyaVaishnaviYashasDhanushKiranLikithManjunathSangeethaYashasDhanushGaganGanaviManjunathSonikaTandavYashas Re-enteredNoneTandav Walked NoneOmPrakashNoneEvictedPrathama NoEviction Tandav AvinashLikithVaishnavi
indicates the House Captain. indicates that the candidate was selected by live audience vote to enter the house. indicates that the candidate was rejected on-stage or evicted from the house. indicates that the housemate was directly nominated for eviction prior to regular nominations. indicates that the housemate was granted immunity. indicates the winner. indicates the first runner-up. indicates the second runner-up. indicates the third runner-up. indicates the fourth runner-up.
Nomination notes : In week 1, housemates left in Aircraft were nominated and housemates moved to the main house were safe. : On Day 8, Om Prakash left the house due to medical reasons. : Mid-Week eviction. : Double eviction. : In week 4, Hijacker Sonika took away Kiran's eligibility to nominate.
Release Latest seasons of Kannada , Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi editions of Bigg Boss were premiered on 6 September 2026. Ahead of the premiere, a promotional video featuring the hosts of all four South Indian editions— Kiccha Sudeepa, Vijay Sethupathi, Nagarjuna and Mohanlal was released.
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