| Bigg Boss Kannada | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 Season 8 logo | |
| Presented by | Sudeep |
| No. of days | 120 |
| No. of housemates | 20 |
| Winner | Manju Pavagada |
| Runner-up | Aravind KP |
| No. of episodes | 120 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Colors Kannada Voot Select |
| Original release | 28 February – 8 August 2021 |
| Season chronology | |
The eighth season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television game show Bigg Boss premiered on 28 February 2021.[1] It is produced by Endemol Shine India under the control of Banijay and broadcast on Colors Kannada with Kiccha Sudeepa as the host.
The season was suspended on 8 May 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last episode was aired after a show run for 71 days and later it continued from 23 June 2021 onwards.[2][3]
Since the show was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic on day 71 and the day 72 resumed from 23 June 2021 onwards with a new title called Bigg Boss Second Innings and twelve non evicted contestants have entered the house to compete till the finale of the 8th season.[4] [5][6]
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- ^ "Bigg Boss Kannada Season 8 cancelled due to raging Covid-19 pandemic". The Indian Express. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Sudeep's Bigg Boss Kannada 8 'second innings' to begin this week". Indian Express. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Sudeep's Bigg Boss Kannada 8 'second innings' to begin this week". Indian Express. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Kannada 8 version 2.0 to resume this month, Sudeep to return as its host". The Indian Express. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Kannada 8 to resume after lockdown; second innings' premiere date announced - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.