Bigg Boss Tamil 2


Bigg Boss Tamil 2 was the second season of the reality television series, Bigg Boss Tamil, and was hosted by Kamal Haasan. The season had 17 housemates, and was filmed with 60 cameras. It ran for 15 weeks, it humorously described events in the house.
The first season's lavish house set, on the outskirts of Chennai at EVP Film City in Chembarambakkam, was renovated just before the start of this season. The renovated house included a "jail room" to increase the severity of punishment for contestant mistakes.
The winner of Bigg Boss Tamil 2 was Riythvika, who won a trophy and a cash prize of 50 lakhs. Aishwarya Dutta was the runner-up, and the other finalists were Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan and Janani Iyer.

Housemates

The housemates, in order of their eviction from the house, were:

Entrants

Original entrants

  1. Yashika Aannand, a model and actress known for her roles in the films Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru and Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu
  2. Ponnambalam, an actor and stuntman who has appeared primarily as an antagonist in Tamil films
  3. Mahat Raghavendra, an actor known for his roles in the films Mankatha, Jilla and Chennai 600028 II
  4. Daniel Annie Pope, an actor known for his role in the film Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara
  5. Vaishnavi, a journalist, writer, activist and radio jockey who is the granddaughter of Tamil writer Saavi.
  6. Janani Iyer, an actress known for playing lead roles in the films Avan Ivan, Thegidi and Adhe Kangal
  7. Ananth Vaidyanathan, a singing trainer known for his roles in Star Vijay's Super Singer and Avan Ivan
  8. Ramya NSK, playback singer and granddaughter of N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram
  9. Sendrayan, an actor known for his roles in the films Moodar Koodam and Metro
  10. Riythvika, an actress known for her roles in the films Madras, Kabali and Iru Mugan
  11. Mumtaz, an actress and dancer who has appeared primarily in character roles and item numbers in Tamil films
  12. Balaji, an actor who has appeared as a comedian in Tamil films and Tamil TV serials and is a judge in Star Vijay's Kalakka Povathu Yaaru
  13. Mamathi, a television actress, anchor and video jockey who hosted Hello Tamizha and appeared in the Sun TV series Vani Rani
  14. Nithya, mother of one and the season's "ordinary" contestant
  15. Shariq, an actor who appeared in the film Pencil and the son of Riyaz Khan and Uma Riyaz Khan and grandson of Kamala Kamesh
  16. Aishwarya Dutta, an actress who appeared in the films Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum and Paayum Puli

    Wildcard entrant

WeekDayGuestPurpose of visit
10Oviya To give the housemates advice and wish them luck
426Karthi, Soori and PandirajTo promote their film, Kadaikutty Singam
530Snehan To take a class as part of the week-five luxury-budget task
532Children from Chennai orphanagesTo spend time with the housemates
641Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Sathyaprakash and Mohamaad GhibranTo promote their film, Vishwaroopam 2
747Arya, Sathish, Dhivyadharshini and Santhosh P. JayakumarTo promote their film, Ghajinikanth
854Harish Kalyan and Raiza Wilson and ElanTo promote their film, Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
856Kamal Haasan To announce the evicted housemate for week eight
1172Mumtaz's mother, brother and nephewTo surprise Mumtaz, Janani and Yashika as part of the week's luxury-budget task
1172Janani's mother and sisterTo surprise Mumtaz, Janani and Yashika as part of the week's luxury-budget task
1172Yashika's brother and sisterTo surprise Mumtaz, Janani and Yashika as part of the week's luxury-budget task
1173Daniel's mother and girlfriendTo surprise Daniel, Aishwarya and Riythvika as part of the week's luxury-budget task
1173Aishwarya's motherTo surprise Daniel, Aishwarya and Riythvika as part of the week's luxury-budget task
1173Riythvika's parentsTo surprise Daniel, Aishwarya and Riythvika as part of the week's luxury-budget task
1173A jokerTo entertain the housemates as part of the week's luxury-budget task
1174Sendrayan's wife and parentsTo surprise Sendrayan, Balaji and Vijayalakshmi as part of the week's luxury-budget task
1174Nithya Balaji and Poshika BalajiTo surprise Sendrayan, Balaji and Vijayalakshmi as part of the week's luxury-budget task
1174Vijayalakshmi's husband and sonTo surprise Sendrayan, Balaji and Vijayalakshmi as part of the week's luxury-budget task
1385–91Gayathri Raghuram, Harathi Ganesh, Snehan, Suja Varunee and Vaiyapuri Guests for a week
1388–89Aarav To announce the Ticket to Finale task and release the first look of his film, Raja Bheema
1497Samvitha and Jayakumar To bring the items bought with the week's luxury budget
1599Vaishnavi Prasad and Ramya NSK To spend time with the finalists, give them advice and wish them luck
15100Shariq Hassan Khan and Nithya Balaji To spend time with the finalists, give them advice and wish them luck
15101Yashika Aannand and Thadi Balaji To spend time with the finalists, give them advice and wish them luck
15102Sendrayan and Mahat Raghavendra To spend time with the finalists, give them advice and wish them luck
15103All evicted housemates, except Ponnambalam and MumtazReunion with the finalists
15104Aishwarya's friend, SwaroopaTo spend time with Aishwarya, Riythvika, Janani and Vijayalakshmi
15104KalaiyarasanTo spend time with Aishwarya, Riythvika, Janani and Vijayalakshmi
15104Ashok SelvanTo spend time with Aishwarya, Riythvika, Janani and Vijayalakshmi
15104Kreshna and SunainaTo spend time with Aishwarya, Riythvika, Janani and Vijayalakshmi
15105--
15105All evicted housemates, except PonnambalamInvited to the Bigg Boss Tamil 2 Grand Finale.
15105Vijay DevarakondaTo unveil the season's trophy
15105DancersTo escort Janani out of the Bigg Boss house after she finished fourth
15105Aarav To escort Vijayalakshmi out of the Bigg Boss house after she finished third
15105Kamal HaasanTo bring the final two housemates, Riythvika and Aishwarya, from the Bigg Boss house to the stage

Weekly summary

Week 1Entrances
Yashika Aannand, Ponnambalam, Mahat Raghavendra, Daniel Annie Pope, Vaishnavi Prasad, Janani Iyer, Ananth Vaidyanathan, Ramya NSK, Sendrayan, Riythvika, Mumtaz, Thadi Balaji, Mamathi Chari, Nithya Balaji, Shariq Hassan Khan and Aishwarya Dutta
Week 1House captain
Janani
Week 1Captain's competition
Mahat and Mumtaz
Week 1In jail
None
Week 1Nominations
Ananth, Mumtaz, Nithya and Riythvika
Week 1Luxury budget tasks
  • Housemates provided feedback on each other
  • Feela Peela: Housemates are divided into two teams; one team tells a story, and the other must expose the lies in the story.
  • Ivar Yaar Endru Therigiradha: Housemates were divided into two teams, with one team telling a story and the other finding out who wrote it.
  • Sonnapadi Kelu: Housemates were divided into eight two-person teams, and each team must follow instructions in an envelope.nowrap| Fourth place

    Events

  • The partial audio launch of the Kamal Haasan's film Vishwaroopam 2 was held on 30 June 2018 during the ongoing season with Shruti Haasan invited as a special guest of the show to inaugurate the audio launch.
  • In episode 53 aired on 8 August 2018, the Bigg Boss housemates were issued the notice of the death of 5-time former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi who died on 7 August 2018. They paid tribute to him and shared their memories of him during the show.
  • On 10 September 2018 an air conditioning mechanic fell from the second floor of the set. His injuries resulted in death.
  • On 26 September 2018, the Bigg Boss 2 votings were viewed in Vijay TV. When viewed, the votes of actresses Janani Iyer and Vijayalakshmi Feroz had decreased after a couple of hours instead of increasing. A rumour spread that the voting process is fake and the deducted votes from them were transferred to actress Aishwarya Dutta's votes in the final week of Bigg Boss 2.

    Nominations table

Reception

According to BARC India, the season had a TRP of 9.7 overall and 12.8 in Chennai alone, in its opening week in urban areas with 3.7 Crore viewers.
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