Bigg Boss Kannada OTT: Jayshree Aradhya, Jashwanth, Sonu and Somanna fail to make it to Bigg Boss Kannada 9

The first season of Bigg Boss Kannada OTT, which was exclusively live streamed on Voot Select 24*7, has come to an end after a 42-day run. The six week show began with 16 contestants, of which two left due to medical reasons, while six others, Kiran Yogeshwari, Akshata Kuki, Spoorthi Gowda, Chythrra Hallikeri, Uday Surya, Nandini, were eliminated during the course of the show.

In the finale week, there were eight contestants, Roopesh Shetty, Sanya Iyer, Rakesh Adiga, Aryavardhan, Jashwanth Bopanna, Sonu Srinivas Gowda, Jayshree Aradhya and Somanna Machimada, of which only four could possibly make it to the TV Season – Big Boss Kannada Season 9, which kicks off on September 24.

While Aryavardhan, Roopesh Shetty, Rakesh Adiga and Sanya made it to Bigg Boss Kannada Season 9, which will be telecast on Colors Kannada, Jayshree, Jashwanth, Somanna and Sonu were eliminated in that order.

While Jayshree was nominated for elimination every week during her six week stay in the house and managed to persevere, even though she often felt isolated, Jashwanth’s limited Kannada skills were seen as a possible reason that he didn’t qualify for Bigg Boss Kannada Season 9. With Somanna, though, it was expected that he would not head to the 100-day season, as he has a successful career as a television journalist.

Sonu, interestingly, was one of the least liked contestants when she entered the house and was massively trolled for the kind of content she used to put out on her social media pages. In fact, she was expected to be among the first to be voted out, yet week-on-week she managed to be saved, which is testimony to the fact that the social media influencer has quite a fan following.

Meanwhile, Bigg Boss Kannada Season 9 will have a total of 18 contestants, nine of who will be participants from earlier seasons. According to the promo that Colors Kannada has released, it appears that Anupama Gowda, Deepika Das and Prashant Sambargi will be a part of this season. Who else do you think will be back? The buzz is that the showrunners are gunning to have the more ‘controversial’ contestants on this season, to ensure a healthy dose of TRP-raising moments.