Bigg Boss
Season 7
Season 7 eye logo
Presented by	Nagarjuna
No. of days	105
No. of housemates	19
Winner	Pallavi Prashanth
Runner-up	Amardeep Chowdary
No. of episodes	106
Release
Original network	Star Maa Disney+ Hotstar
Original release	3 September (2023-09-03) – 17 December 2023 (2023-12-17)
Season chronology
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Bigg Boss 7 also known as Bigg Boss 7: Ulta Pulta, is a reality show and the seventh season of the Indian Telugu-language reality television series Bigg Boss produced by Endemol Shine India (now merged with Banijay). The show premiered on 3 September 2023, on Star Maa and Disney+ Hotstar, with Nagarjuna returning as a host for the fifth time in a row.^[1][2][3]

The season's finale took place on 17 December 2023 with Pallavi Prashanth winning the title along with ₹35 lakh prize money, 15 lakh worth diamond jewelry and a luxurious car,^[4] while Amardeep Chowdary emerged as the first runner-up.^[5]

On 10 July 2023, the makers unveiled the title logo. Coming on the logo, the seventh number has been placed between the English Bigg Boss words to represent the seventh season. Moreover, the eye symbol which is the trade mark of this show is also present in this logo. Neon logo of Bigg Boss 7 takes center stage, casting a luminous glow that engulfs your screen. The vibrant blend of blue and red emanates a pulsating energy, embodying the essence of excitement and passion. Its sleek design adds an international touch, promising an entertainment experience like no other.^[1]

On 18 July 2023, the show makers released a promo with host Akkineni Nagarjuna and next promo teased the unique "Ulta-Pulta" tagline referring to the uniqueness that this season is about to have and also said that this season will be different and against audience expectations and imaginations.^[6]

The concept for this season of Bigg Boss was "Ulta-Pulta", which meant everything would be opposite from the previous seasons.^[7]

The show is streamed 24/7 on Disney+ Hotstar and an hour-long episode every day on Star Maa. The episodes are being shown on a 24-hour live stream, from Monday to Friday.^[6]

One vote can be made through Disney+Hostar app (per account) and missed call (per mobile number) unlike earlier where users were allowed to make 10 votes per Disney+Hostar account and per phone number.^[8]

The participants in the order of appearance and entered to the house are:

• Priyanka Jain – Television actress. She is known for her performances in the TV shows Mouna Raagam and Janaki Kalaganaledu etc.^[27]
• Sivaji – Film actor and politician.^[27]
• Damini Bhatla – Singer. Her notable works include "Paccha Bottasi" (from Baahubali: The Beginning) and "Blast Baby" (from Godfather).^[27]
• Prince Yawar – Model and television actor.^[27]
• Subhashree Rayaguru – Actress and lawyer.^[27]
• Shakeela – Former actress and politician. She has featured in over 250 films and is also the member of the Indian National Congress^[27]
• Sandeep – Dance choreographer.^[27]
• Shobha Shetty – Television actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Dr. Monitha in Karthika Deepam.^[27]
• Tasty Teja – YouTuber and comedian. He is known for his food vlogs on YouTube. Teja has also appeared in the TV show Jabardasth^[27]
• Rathika Rose – Actress and internet celebrity.^[27]
• Gautham Krishna – Actor and doctor. He is known for his leading role in the film Aakasa Veedhullo.^[27]
• Kiran Rathod – Actress. Her notable works include Andaru Dongale Dorikite and Kevvu Keka.^[27]
• Pallavi Prashanth – Farmer and YouTuber.^[27]
• Amardeep Chowdary – Television actor. He is best known for his role in Siri Siri Muvvalu, Janaki Kalaganaledu, and many movies.^[27]

• Ambati Arjun – Film and television actor. He is best known for his role in Agnisakshi and Devatha serials.^[28]
• Aswini Shree – Actress and Internet celebrity.^[28]
• Bhole Shavali – Music director, writer and playback singer. He is known for his work for using words like "Yamaho Yama," "Banthi Poola Janaki," and "Dhanalaxmi Thalupu Thadithe" etc. in his songs for the hatke vibes.^[28]
• Pooja Murthy – Television actress. She is known for her performance in the TV show Gundamma Katha.^[28]
• Nayani Pavani - Social media influencer, internet celebrity and a dancer.^[28]

For the first time in the show's history, the first five contestants who had entered the house were allowed to walk out of the show after taking the money briefcase. The host offers from 5 Lakhs to 20 Lakhs for the first five contestants Priyanka, Sivaji, Damini, Yawar, Subhashree, and later increased to 35 Lakhs. However, All five contestants have not accepted the offer and expressed their determination to remain in the house and ready to face the challenges.^[29]

In week 1-4, contestants had to compete in tasks to win the Power Astra. The winner of Power Astra will become confirmed housemate and get immunity from nomination.

This season's house had three bedrooms: VIP Bedroom, Deluxe Bedroom and Standard Bedroom with different comforts and privileges.
Key:

  indicates VIP Room

  indicates Deluxe Room

  indicates Standard Room

  indicates Secret Room

  indicates the Power Astra Winner.

  indicates the House Captain.

  indicates the Guest.

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6		Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15
Allotment by	Vijay Deverakonda	Sandeep	Sandeep Sivaji		Sandeep Shobha Prashanth	Bhole Pooja Nayani		Yawar	Arjun	Gautham	Shobha	Sivaji	Priyanka	None	Amardeep	None
Prashanth	Not Assigned	Standard			VIP			Deluxe	Standard	Deluxe	Standard	VIP	Standard		Deluxe
Amardeep	Not Assigned	Deluxe				Standard			Deluxe	Standard	VIP	Deluxe	VIP	Standard	VIP
Sivaji	Not Assigned	Deluxe	VIP		Deluxe	VIP			Deluxe			VIP	Deluxe		VIP	Deluxe
Yawar	Not Assigned	Standard						VIP	Standard			VIP	Standard	Deluxe
Priyanka	Not Assigned	Standard									VIP	Standard	VIP	Standard		VIP
Arjun						Deluxe			VIP	Deluxe	Standard	Deluxe			VIP
Shobha	Not Assigned	Standard		VIP		Standard				VIP		Standard	VIP	Standard
Gautham	Not Assigned	Standard				Secret	Deluxe		VIP		Standard			Deluxe
Rathika	Not Assigned	Standard							Standard	VIP	Standard
Ashwini						Deluxe			Standard	Deluxe
Bhole						Deluxe		Standard	Deluxe
Teja	Not Assigned		Deluxe			Standard		Deluxe	VIP	Standard
Sandeep	Standard	VIP				Standard		VIP	Deluxe
Pooja						Deluxe		Standard
Nayani						Deluxe
Subhashree	Deluxe
Damini	Not Assigned	Deluxe
Shakeela	Not Assigned	Deluxe
Kiran	Not Assigned

On Day 35, Bigg Boss 2.0 was launched with five wild card entrant's, Arjun, Ashwini, Bhole, Pooja and Nayani entered into the house. The episode started with a bang by eliminating Subhashree by audience voting. After her elimination, Gautham was also announced eliminated by the decision of the housemates but later host sent him to the secret room until further orders from Bigg Boss. At the end, Host Nagarjuna confirmed that all the contestants are now considered as confirmed Housemates.^[14]

During Bigg Boss 2.0 launch, Host gave a special power called HOL (Heads of Luggages) to first two wild card entrant's Arjun and Ashwini. After attaining this power, these two need to decide the luggage allocation to the remaining housemates of the house. The next three wild card entrant's Bhole, Pooja and Nayani were given a power called HOB (Heads of Beds). These three contestants need to give a unanimous decision of allocating beds to the housemates.^[30] Gautam was given a power called HOK (Head of Kitchen), he had to take care of the ration management. These three powers ended at the end of Week 6.

Housemates had the earn coins when win Captaincy. These coins can be used to redeem special powers or luxuries. By the end of the season, the housemate with the most coins will win a special gift.

First Level	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5			Second Level	Week 6		Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15
					Day 29	Day 35			Day 36	Day 42								Day 92		Day 105
Nominees for Power Astra	None	Priyanka Rathika Sandeep Sivaji	Amardeep Shakeela Sivaji	Shobha Priyanka Yawar	Subhasree Prashanth Yawar	None		Nominees for Captaincy	Gautham Prashanth Sandeep Teja	Amardeep Prashanth Priyanka Sandeep Shobha Sivaji Teja Yawar		Arjun Ashwini Prashanth Priyanka Sandeep Sivaji	Gautham Prashanth Priyanka Sandeep Shobha	Arjun Gautham Rathika Shobha Teja Yawar	Arjun Sivaji	Amardeep Arjun Prashanth Priyanka	Amardeep Arjun Ashwini Gautham Prashanth Priyanka Rathika Shobha Sivaji Yawar	None	No Captain
Power Astra Winner		Sandeep	Sivaji	Shobha	Prashanth			House Captain	Prashanth	Yawar		Arjun	Gautham	Shobha	Sivaji	Priyanka	Captaincy Cancelled	Amardeep
Power Astra's Nomination		Yawar	Teja (to save) Amardeep (to evict)	Gautham Priyanka Rathika Subhashree Teja Yawar	Not eligible			House Captain's Nomination	Nayani Amardeep	Gautham Amardeep		Teja Bhole	Amardeep Rathika	Bhole Gautham Sivaji Yawar Rathika	Gautham Priyanka	Yawar Sivaji		Prashanth Yawar
								Deputy Captain(s)	None		Sivaji Sandeep	Gautham Teja	Shobha Rathika	Amardeep Priyanka	Prashanth Yawar	Amardeep Shobha		Arjun Sivaji
Vote to:	Evict			Task	Evict		2.0 Launch	Vote to:	Evict					Task	Evict			WIN
Prashanth	Shakeela Kiran	Teja Gautham	Teja Damini	Amardeep Gautham	Power Astra Winner	Gautham	Moved to Second Level	Prashanth	House Captain	Sandeep Teja		Gautham Amardeep	Amardeep Teja	Gautham	Arjun Rathika	Gautham Rathika	Shobha Priyanka	Amardeep Shobha	Finalist	Winner (Day 105)
Amardeep	Yawar Teja	Sivaji Prashanth	Gautham Subhashree	Prashanth Subhashree	Subhashree Sivaji	Gautham	Moved to Second Level	Amardeep	Ashwini Yawar	Bhole Ashwini		Sivaji Bhole	Bhole Arjun	Bhole	Gautham Yawar	Yawar Rathika	Prashanth Gautham	House Captain	Finalist	1st Runner-up (Day 105)
Sivaji	Gautham Damini	Shobha Amardeep	Power Astra Winner	Gautham Priyanka Rathika Subhashree Teja Yawar	Amardeep Priyanka	Gautham	Moved to Second Level	Sivaji	Amardeep Pooja	Gautham Amardeep		Shobha Priyanka	Amardeep Teja	Amardeep	House Captain	Gautham Arjun	Arjun Gautham	Priyanka Amardeep	Finalist	2nd Runner-up (Day 105)
Yawar	Shakeela Gautham	Shakeela Amardeep	Priyanka Damini	Priyanka Teja	Amardeep Priyanka	Gautham	Moved to Second Level	Yawar	Shobha Pooja	House Captain		Shobha Sandeep	Shobha Ashwini	Amardeep Yawar	Shobha Amardeep	Amardeep Arjun	Gautham Priyanka	Shobha Priyanka	Finalist	3rd Runner-up, Walked (Day 105)
Priyanka	Prashanth Rathika	Sivaji Prashanth	Yawar Gautham	Nominated	Sivaji Yawar	Gautham	Moved to Second Level	Priyanka	Teja Ashwini	Ashwini Bhole		Bhole Ashwini	Rathika Bhole	Bhole Gautham Sivaji Yawar Rathika	Rathika Ashwini	House Captain	Sivaji Prashanth	Amardeep Yawar	Finalist	4th Runner-up (Day 105)
Arjun	Entered in Second Level							Arjun	Sandeep Amardeep	Bhole Ashwini		House Captain	Shobha Amardeep	Gautham	Prashanth Shobha	Yawar Sivaji	Sivaji Priyanka	Amardeep Yawar	Finalist	5th Runner-up (Day 105)
Shobha	Kiran Gautham	Sivaji Prashanth	Subhashree Rathika	Power Astra Winner	Immune	Gautham	Moved to Second Level	Shobha	Amardeep Ashwini	Teja Bhole		Sivaji Yawar	Rathika Yawar	House Captain	Yawar Ashwini	Sivaji Arjun	Prashanth Yawar	Yawar Sivaji	Evicted (Day 98)
Gautham	Shobha Yawar	Prashanth Rathika	Rathika Amardeep	Yawar Teja	Amardeep Sivaji	Nominated	Evicted by Housemates (Day 35)	Gautham	Sandeep (to save)	Bhole Sivaji		Prashanth Bhole	House Captain	Sivaji	Arjun Amardeep	Prashanth Sivaji	Prashanth Sivaji	Evicted (Day 91)
Rathika	Priyanka Damini	Teja Prashanth	Subhashree Gautham	Nominated	Evicted (Day 28)			Rathika	Evicted in First Level	Guest	Evicted in First Level	Shobha Amardeep	Priyanka Shobha	Bhole Gautham Sivaji Yawar Priyanka	Shobha Priyanka	Amardeep Prashanth	Evicted (Day 84)
Ashwini	Entered in Second Level							Ashwini	Amardeep Shobha	Pooja Arjun		Shobha Priyanka	Yawar Rathika	Bhole Gautham Sivaji Yawar Priyanka	Priyanka Amardeep	Refused to nominate	Evicted (Day 83)
Bhole	Entered in Second Level							Bhole	Amardeep Sandeep	Shobha Priyanka		Shobha Gautham	Priyanka Amardeep	Amardeep	Evicted (Day 70)
Teja	Prashanth Kiran	Prashanth Rathika	Prashanth Gautham	Nominated	Gautham Yawar	Nominated	Moved to Second Level	Teja	Sandeep Nayani	Pooja Prashanth		Ashwini Sandeep	Arjun Rathika	Evicted (Day 63)
Sandeep	Rathika Yawar	Power Astra Winner	Teja (to save) Amardeep (to evict)	Gautham Priyanka Rathika Subhashree Teja Yawar	Immune	Teja	Moved to Second Level	Sandeep	Yawar Arjun	Bhole Prashanth		Ashwini Bhole	Evicted (Day 56)
Pooja	Entered in Second Level							Pooja	Teja Yawar	Bhole Ashwini		Evicted (Day 49)
Nayani	Entered in Second Level							Nayani	Teja Amardeep	Evicted (Day 42)
Subhashree	Rathika Shobha	Teja Prashanth	Teja Priyanka	Rathika Amardeep	Amardeep Priyanka	Evicted (Day 35)		Subhashree	Evicted in First Level	Guest	Evicted in First Level
Damini	Rathika Shobha	Sivaji Prashanth	Yawar Subhashree	Evicted (Day 21)				Damini	Evicted in First Level	Guest	Evicted in First Level
Shakeela	Yawar Prashanth	Sivaji Prashanth	Evicted (Day 14)					Shakeela	Evicted in First Level
Kiran	Shobha Prashanth	Evicted (Day 7)						Kiran	Evicted in First Level
Notes	-	1, 2	1, 3	1, 4, 5	1, 6, 7	8	9	Notes	10, 11		12	13	-	14	15	16	17,18	19	20,21	22,23	24
Against Public Vote	Damini Gautham Kiran Prashanth Rathika Shakeela Shobha Yawar	Amardeep Gautham Prashanth Rathika Shakeela Shobha Sivaji Teja Yawar	Amardeep Damini Gautham Priyanka Rathika Subhashree Teja Yawar	Gautham Priyanka Rathika Subhashree Teja Yawar	Amardeep Gautham Priyanka Sivaji Subhashree Teja Yawar	Gautam Teja	none	Against Public Vote	Amardeep Ashwini Nayani Pooja Sandeep Shobha Teja Yawar		Amardeep Ashwini Bhole Gautham Prashanth Pooja Teja	Amardeep Ashwini Bhole Gautham Priyanka Sandeep Shobha Sivaji	Amardeep Arjun Bhole Priyanka Rathika Shobha Teja Yawar	Bhole Gautham Rathika Sivaji Yawar	Amardeep Arjun Ashwini Gautham Priyanka Rathika Shobha Yawar	Amardeep Arjun Ashwini Gautham Prashanth Rathika Sivaji Yawar	Arjun Gautham Prashanth Priyanka Shobha Sivaji Yawar	Amardeep Arjun Prashanth Priyanka Shobha Sivaji Yawar	Amardeep Arjun Prashanth Priyanka Sivaji Yawar
Re-entered	none							Re-entered	Gautham	Sivaji		Rathika	none
Walked								Walked	none	Sivaji	none
Secret Room								Secret Room	Gautham	none
Evicted	Kiran	Shakeela	Damini	Rathika	Subhashree	Gautham		Evicted	Nayani		Pooja	Sandeep	Teja	Bhole	No Eviction	Ashwini	Gautham	Shobha	Arjun	Priyanka	Yawar
																Rathika			Sivaji	Amardeep	Prashanth
Ref.	[45][26]	[46][25]	[47][24]	[48][16]	[49][14]			Ref.	[50][23]	[51]	[52][17]	[53][22]	[54][21]	[55][20]	[56][44]	[57][58][19][18]	[59][15]	[60][13]	[12][11]	[10][9]	[5][4]

Color Keys

  indicates the Power Astra Winner.

  indicates the House Captain.

  indicates the Nominees for house captaincy.

  indicates that the Housemate was safe prior to nominations.

  indicates that the Housemate was directly nominated for eviction before the regular nominations process.

  indicates the winner.

  indicates the first runner-up.

  indicates the second runner-up.

  indicates the third runner-up.

  indicates the fourth runner-up.

  indicates the fifth runner up.

  indicates that the contestant was moved to secret room.

  indicates that the contestant has re-entered the house.

  indicates that the contestant walked out of the show.

  indicates that the contestant was ejected from the house.

  indicates that the contestant was evicted.

  indicates that the contestant was evicted by housemates.

• ^1 :   Confirmed housemates the winners of Power Astra were immune from nominations.
• ^2 : In week 2, Sandeep as first Power Astra winner had a special power to directly nominate one housemate. He chose Yawar.
• ^3 : In week 3, Sandeep and Sivaji as Power Astra winners had a special power to swap one nominated housemate with one not nominated housemate. They mutually chose to save Teja and nominate Amardeep.
• ^4 : In week 4, Sandeep, Sivaji and Shobha choose five housemate to nominate. Those housemates will nominate two housemates, but Sandeep, Sivaji and Shobha will mutually choose one of the two to nominate.
• ^5 : At the end of nominations, Sandeep, Shivaji and Shobha had a special power to directly nominated one housemate. They chose Teja.
• ^6 : As a punishment for getting physical in Task, Teja was directly nominated for week 5.
• ^7 : Contestants decided that Sivaji is not a fair umpire in the task and does not deserve to be a confirmed housemate. Sivaji lost his Power Astra and became a contestant.
• ^8 : Seven safe housemates had to vote to evict one of the Bottom 2 nominated housemates Gautam and Teja. Gautam was fake-evicted and moved to secret room.
• ^9 : Bigg Boss Season 7 2.0 - Second Level begin with new twists and turns.
• ^10 : New housemates had to nominate two old housemates and old housemates had to nominate one new housemate & one old housemate.
• ^11 : After Week 6 Nominations, Gautam returned from Secret Room and had a special power to save one nominated housemate.
• ^12 : On Day 42, Sivaji left the house for a medical emergency check-up and returned back on the same day.
• ^13 : On Day 49, Host Nagarjuna revealed that Rathika received the least votes from the housemate to return to the house. She entered the house and was immune for a week.
• ^14 : In week 10, Ashwini, Priyanka, Rathika and Shobha were the queens in power. Other housemates had to nominate one housemate and represent to the queens, the queens then mutually choose to accept one of the two to nominate. After 4 rounds, the queens had to mutually nominate one of them. It was a tie between Priyanka and Rathika, so Captain Shobha chose to nominate Rathika.
• ^15 : On Day 77, Host Nagarjuna announced that the elimination was cancelled due to Yawar surrendering the Eviction Pass, rendering it unusable.
• ^16 : During week 12 nominations process, Ashwini refused to nominate, therefore was directly nominated by Bigg Boss.
• ^17 : On Day 81, Bigg Boss cancelled the last captaincy task for the week, due to Sivaji and Shobha are not came to final decision for shoot the photo of their choice in captaincy contender task.
• ^18 : On Day 90, Host declared that Arjun won the Finale Astra task and became the 1st finalist of the season, so he was exempted from the nomination list.
• ^19 : On Day 90, Host declared Amardeep as captain for week 14 as he became runner-up of Finale Astra task but he will not get immunity.
• ^20 : On Day 98, Amardeep, Arjun, Prashanth, Priyanka, Sivaji and Yawar announced as Top 6 finalists.
• ^21 : On Day 105, Priyanka become as 4th runner-up while Arjun become as 5th runner-up.
• ^22 : On Day 105, Yawar accepted 15 lakh rupees from prize money then he walked out of the house and become as 3rd runner-up.
• ^23 : On Day 105, Sivaji become as 2nd runner-up.
• ^24 : On Day 105, Prashanth won the title and Amardeep become as 1st runner-up.