Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 1)


The first season of the Malayalam-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss was telecast on Asianet from 24 June 2018 to 30 September 2018, lasting 99 episodes. It was produced by Endemol Shine India and actor Mohanlal was the host of the show. The show follows a total of 18 contestants, who are isolated from the outside world for 98 days in a custom built house. Each week, one or more of the housemates are evicted by a public vote.
For the first season, a splendid home had been set up in Lonavala. The winner was awarded a prize worth. The show is being aired on Asianet channel and is also available on VOD and OTT platform Hotstar. Some new elements called 'Unseen', 'Spicy specials' and 'Bigg Boss Plus' was introduced by way of unseen and extra footage's uploaded on Hotstar. Bigg Boss Plus is aired on Asianet Plus and shows part of the day that weren't included in the episode, from 'wake-up call' to 'lights out'.
The show aired its grand finale on September 30, 2018, declaring Sabumon Abdusamad as the winner of the first season, while Pearle Maaney was the runner-up. The other finalists were Shiyas Kareem, Srinish Aravind and Aristo suresh.

Housemates

These are the housemates who entered the Bigg Boss house in alphabetical order:
HousemateOccupationDay enteredDay exitedStatus
Aditi RaiActressDay 1Day 95
Anjali AmeerModel, actressDay 35Day 45
Anoop ChandranActorDay 1Day 70
Archana SuseelanTV actressDay 1Day 91
Aristo SureshActor, singerDay 1Day 98
Basheer BashiEntrepreneurDay 1Day 84
David JohnModelDay 1Day 7
Deepan MuraliTV actorDay 1Day 28
Diya SanaActivistDay 1Day 42
Hima ShankarActressDay 1Day 21
Hima ShankarActressDay 49Day 77
Manoj K. VermaBusinessmanDay 1Day 4
Pearle MaaneyTelevision presenter, actressDay 1Day 98
Ranjini HaridasTelevision presenterDay 1Day 63
Sabumon AbdusamadActorDay 1Day 98
Shiyas KareemModelDay 15Day 98
Shweta MenonActressDay 1Day 35
Sreelakshmi SreekumarTelevision presenterDay 1Day 27
Srinish AravindTV actorDay 1Day 98

Guests

Episodes

Weekly summary

The main events in the house are summarized in the table below. A typical week begins with nominations, followed by the luxury budget task, punishment than a task for immunity or anything else and then the eviction of a housemate during the Sunday or Saturday. Evictions, tasks, and other notable events for a particular week are noted in order of sequence.

Nominations table

Ratings and Viewership

Official ratings are taken from BARC India.