Kiccha Sudeep hosted Bigg Boss Kannada Season 12 gets tentative start window

Kannada superstar is on a jam-packed schedule over the next few months. He’s already got Billa Ranga Baashaa in production, which is currently on a break to accommodate set work, given that it is a story set in the distant future and, hence, requires world building, and he’s starting a new film with Max director Vijay Kartikeyaa on July 7, 2025, which he is hoping to have in theatres in December this year.

Amid juggling the schedules of both Billa Ranga Baashaa and the as-yet-untitled #Kiccha47 with Sathya Jyothi Films, Sudeep also has the responsibility of hosting Bigg Boss Kannada. Well, only days ago, Sudeep had confirmed that he is returning to the popular reality show that he’s been hosting since Day 1, but had bid adieu to after Season 11. The actor and the showrunners apparently ironed out whatever issues there were that prompted his exit and he will be back at the helm, with a 4-year contract.

Bigg Boss Kannada 12 to start by end of September 2025

Sudeep’s immediate condition, though, was that Bigg Boss Kannada 12 could not be started as early as the team was hoping to. He’d asked them to push it ahead by 3-4 weeks and on July 5, at the official announcement of his film with Vijay, the superstar revealed that the 12th season will begin by the end of September only.

Sudeep fans have been divided over his decision to return to the Bigg Boss Kannada fold, given that in the last couple of years, the actor-host had difficulty reining in particular contestants, while the quality of the show also suffered following the departure of Parameshwar Gundkal from the channel.

Last year, Sudeep had been very vocal about how stressful juggling the shoot of one film – Max – and the weekend episodes of Bigg Boss Kannada 11 had been for him. Since the film was entirely shot in Mahabalipuram with a lot of night schedules, he’d often go without much sleep before the Bigg Boss shoot, which was taking a toll on his health.

By the looks of it, the actor will have a similarly stressful schedule, as he will be in Chennai for Vijay’s film, then the outskirts of Bengaluru for Billa Ranga Baashaa, and will spend a lot of time commuting between cities or within Bengaluru, which is a nightmare by itself.