Bigg Boss Tamil 5: Kamal Haasan kickstarts the new season with 18 contestants

After Bigg Boss Telugu 5, Bigg Boss Tamil’s season 5 is launched too. The new season went on air on Sunday with Kamal Haasan as the host of the show once again. Audiences witnessed a grand launch with Kamal Haasan kickstarting the new season on a high note. The host gave the viewers a virtual tour of the huge and lavish Bigg Boss house. He, later, welcomed 18 participants to the show.

The 18 contestants who entered the BB house are Isai Vani, Madhumita, Namitha Marimuthu, Abishek Raja, Priyanka Deshpande, Abhinay Vaddi, Pavni, Chinna Ponnu, Akshara Reddy, Iykki Berry, Thamarai Selvi, Cibi, Raju, Nadia Chang, Varun, Imman Annachi, Suruthi, and Niroop.

The new season sees actors, TV hosts, singers, and mimicry artists among others and the makers kick-started the premiere with much fanfare and gala performances. They even celebrated the birthday of popular Youtuber and movie reviewer Abishek Raja. We also saw musician Benny Dayal wishing Priyanka on a video call.

Check out the latest promo:

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— Vijay Television (@vijaytelevision) October 4, 2021

Before entering the show, the contestants underwent a mandatory quarantine period due to the Covid-19 pandemic. What’s new this season? Bigg Boss Tamil features a transwoman contestant. Yes, Namitha Marimuthu is a popular model. She earlier represented India and won the Miss Trans Star International, a beauty pageant for transgender women. Namitha made her acting debut with a Tamil film named Nadodigal 2. Namitha gifted a book to Haasan, which was written by a transgender IPS officer. Kamal said it was an honor to welcome her.

Talking about the show, the Bigg Boss house features an underground jail. The winner of this season will be announced after few months. Last season’s winner was Aari Arujunan.

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