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Bigg Boss (Malayalam TV series) season 7

The seventh season of Bigg Boss, the Malayalam-language edition of the Indian reality television series of the same name, premiered on 3 August 2025. Produced by Endemol Shine India and Banijay, the show is broadcast on Asianet and live streamed (deferred) on JioHotstar. Mohanlal hosts the season for the consecutive seventh year.

Production
Creative Team: Arjun Menon is the Project Head of this show. The show is produced by Endemol Shine Group. Riya Cheriyan is the Creative Director. Saif Mohammad is the Associate Creative Director. Abhilash is the Task and PCR Head. Vineesh Nair, Anoop Prakash, Pearl, and Shruthi are the Episode Directors. Development The season was initially expected to premiere in March 2025, following the pattern of previous seasons. However, reports suggested a delay due to various factors, including selection of contestants and the host Mohanlal's commitments to his films L2: Empuraan and Thudarum . Earlier reports indicated a potential premiere in June 2025. It premiered on 3 August 2025. Eye logo The official logo of the seventh edition was unveiled on 21 May 2025 coinciding with host Mohanlal's birthday. The logo features a vibrant blend of pink magenta, purple, and dark blue hues. At its center is the franchise's iconic 'eye' symbol, surrounded by seven jewel-like elements that represent the season number. A stylized number '7' (or "L" as in Lalettan) is also prominently incorporated within the design, indicating the edition of the show. House location Unlike previous seasons, which utilized sets in Mumbai and Chennai, Season 7 introduced a new house constructed specifically for the Malayalam version in Chennai. This move aimed to provide a dedicated space for the show, aligning with the practices of other language versions of Bigg Boss. ==Housemate status==
Housemates
The participants are given below in the order of their entrance into the Bigg Boss House. Original entrants • Aneesh Tharayil – Writer, farmer, and government employee (commoner). • Anumol RS – Television actress and anchor. • Aryan Kathuria – Model and actor from Mumbai, recognized for his role in the film Vadakkan. • Kalabhavan Sariga P G – Comedy artist and Malayalam folk singer. • Akbar Khan – Playback singer and live stage performer. • RJ Bincy – Radio jockey and television anchor. • Oneal Sabu – Lawyer-turned-food vlogger, culinary specialist. • Binny Sebastian – Physician and television actress known for being in TV Series Geeta Govindam. • Abhilash – Social media influencer and television actor known for being in TV Series Kaathodu Kaathoram. • Rena Fathima – Social media content creator. • Ranjeet Munshi – Comedian, film and television actor known for his role in MunshiGizele ThakralModel, entrepreneur, actress and former contestant on Bigg Boss Hindi season 9. • Sarika K B – Television anchor and interviewer. • Shanavas Shanu – Television actor known for his roles in Kumkumapoovu and Seetha. • Nevin Cappresious – Fashion Stylist and Choreographer. • Adhila Nasarin – LGBTQ+ rights advocate, Noora's partner, IT professional, content creator. • Noora Fathima – LGBTQ+ rights advocate, Adhila's partner, IT professional, content creator. • Shaitya Santhosh – lawyer and reality television personality. • Renu Sudhi – Social media personality known for acting videos and photoshoots; wife of late actor Kollam Sudhi. • Appani Sarath – Actor, recognized for his role in the film Angamaly Diaries, Velipadinte Pusthakam, Antony. Wildcard entrants • Jishin Mohan – Television actor. • Anwara Sulthana (aka Mastani) – Online media personality. • Praveen. P (aka Marketing Mallu) – Social media content creator. • Akash Sabu (aka Sabuman) – Dancer and social media content creator. • Lakshmi Harikrishnan – Actress, architect and social media content creator. ==Guest appearances==
Weekly summary
On Day 11: Oneal Sabu and Sarika K. B. were temporarily suspended from the main house and moved to a secret room known as the "Dead Zone" for a period of 48 hours. On Day 14: 3 selected contestants were given bicycles and required to ride continuously around a circular track. The objective was to force opponents out of the track without exiting themselves. The task was conducted in two rounds, with one contestant eliminated in each round. The last remaining contestant on the track was declared the new House Captain. • On Day 8 (Part 1): Aneesh Tharayil, Oneal Sabu, Rena Fathima, Renu Sudhi, Sariga Kalabhavan, and Sarika K. B. were nominated for the mid-week eviction process. • On Day 8 (Part 2): Adhila Nasarin, Noora Fathima, Akbar Khan, Anumol R. S., Aryan Kathuria, RJ Bincy, Dr. Binny Sebastian, Gizele Thakral, Nevin Cappresious, Sarath Appani, Shaitya Santhosh, and Shanavas Shanu were nominated for the second week's eviction process On Days 16–18: A multi-day task was conducted, in which the housemates were divided into two teams. The teams competed in a series of sub-tasks, including Yum-Yuck, Animal, and debates to gain access to the Panippura area and retrieve their personal belongings. On Day 22: 3 selected contestants were each asked to stand within individual circles containing toy hens. The objective was to throw all the hens from their own circle into the circles of the other two contestants. If any toy hen landed outside the designated circles, the contestant was required to retrieve it and throw it again. At the end of the task, the contestant whose circle contained no hens or the fewest—was declared the House Captain for the week. On Day 15: Akbar, Anumol, Oneal, Rena, Sarath, Sariga PG, Sarika KB, Shaitya, Shanavas were nominated for the third week's eviction process • On Day 27: During the weekend episode on 30 August 2025, hosted by Mohanlal, additional 5 housemates entered the Bigg Boss house as Wildcard entrants. The contestants were: Jishin Mohan, Mastani, Ved Lakshmi, Praveen P, Sabuman. On Days 22–25: The task granted complete control of the house to two selected contestants, who acted as rulers during the task period. Similar to monarchs, these contestants held the authority to make decisions and command the other housemates throughout the duration of the task. On Day 27: 3 selected contestants were tied together by their legs with a rope and competed against each other. The contestant who untied the rope first was declared the House Captain. On Day 22: Abhilash, Adhila, Aryan, Binny, Noora, Oneal, Renu were nominated for the fourth week's eviction process On Days 30–32: The task involved contestants being divided into teams, with the objective of protecting their own caps while attempting to snatch the caps of opposing teams. On Day 36: 3 selected contestants were each given a box containing balls of four mixed colors. The task required them to quickly separate and arrange the balls by color into four distinct lines. The contestant who completed the arrangement fastest was declared the Week 6 House Captain. On Day 26: Akbar, Binny, Oneal, Rena, Aryan, Renu, Shaitya, Shanavas, Adhila, Noora, Sharath, Abhilash, Anumol, Aneesh and Gizele were nominated for the fifth week's eviction process On Days 37–39: The first task involved contestants acting as factory workers tasked with producing a specific number of chappals for the factory owner, Noora Fathima. The owner rewarded contestants with gold coins for best performance and black coins for weaker efforts. The second task was a circus-themed challenge, where contestants performed skits and were similarly awarded coins based on their performances. On Day 43: Selected contestants were each given a box full of stickers and tasked with running in lines to paste the stickers onto a board placed at a distance. The contestant who pasted the most stickers on the board was declared the House Captain for the week. On Day 36: Aryan, Praveen, Lakshmi, Mastani, Sabuman, Akbar, Nevin, Aneesh, Abhilash, Anumol, Rena, Binny, Adhila were nominated for the sixth week's eviction process On Days 44–46: The Bigg Boss house was transformed into a hotel for the task titled BB Hotel. Housemates were assigned various staff roles, including Manager, Chief Chef, Assistant Chef, Security Guard, Housekeeping, Waiters, Janitor, Assistant Janitor, and Entertainment Performers. Additionally, a guest portrayed a bankrupted visitor who was required to follow instructions from the Manager and Chief Chef. Throughout the task, surprise guests from outside visited the hotel and provided tips to the housemates based on their performance. On Day 47: 3 selected contestants were each given a podium with sheets of paper and tasked with making paper airplanes. The playing area was divided into three airport zones: Trivandrum, Kochi, and Kannur, each awarding different points based on distance. Contestants earned points by landing their airplanes in these zones, and the participant with the highest total score was declared the House Captain for the following week. On Day 43: Adhila, Aryan, Binny, Lakshmi, Nevin, Noora, Rena, Sabuman, Shanavas were nominated for the seventh week's eviction process On Days 51–53: The housemates took on roles as juice-factory owners, bottle agents, and quality inspectors. The task involved cleaning empty bottles, filling them with juice, and getting them approved by quality inspectors to earn points. Multiple factories, Orange, Lemon, and later Mango, competed, and housemates had to manage production, ensure quality, and complete the process within the time limit. On Day 57, selected contestants were given three boards with the word CAPTAIN on each board. A common box containing shuffled letters was placed for all contestants, while the letter N was placed separately on a podium. Contestants had to quickly run and fill in the letters, and the one who completed the word CAPTAI first could take the letter N from the podium and place it on the board to become the captain for the next week. On Day 50: Abhilash, Adhila, Akbar, Aneesh, Aryan, Binny, Gizele, Jishin, Lakshmi, Sabuman and Shanavas were nominated for the eighth week's eviction process During Days 57 to 60, the family members of the contestants visited the Bigg Boss house on separate days. In order to earn the opportunity to meet their loved ones, contestants were required to complete specific tasks. Each contestant first undertook a common task: solving a puzzle board by correctly assembling pieces to reveal either a family photo or a Bigg Boss poster. Following this, each contestant was assigned a unique individual task. • Day 57: • Shanavas & Aneesh: Held a scale in their mouth, balanced dice on it, and dropped them into a bowl. • Day 58: • Akbar: Arranged plates and glasses alternately (plate–glass–plate–glass) in a tub of water. • Adhila & Noora: Flipped matchboxes into bowls, ensuring one landed in each. • Sabuman: Threw balls into glasses. • Day 59: • Gizele: Built a pyramid using soft drink cans with the help of a stick. • Aryan: Moved biscuits from forehead to mouth without using hands. • Anumol: Arranged bricks in a line and toppled them to roll a ball into a box. • Day 60: • Lakshmi: Blew ping pong balls across ten water-filled glasses, placing one ball in each glass. • Oneal: Slid balls along a rope into three pots, one per pot. • Nevin: Shook his head to swing teabags, attached to three hats, in a crisscross motion. Each selected contestant is tied with a long ribbon. They must move around to free themselves. The one who unties the ribbon first and plants the flag labeled "CAPTAIN" in the given mud bowl will become the captain for the next week. On Days 64–67: The contestants were given roles and costumes of versatile Malayalam film characters and they have to behave resembling that characters and dance competition forming groups will be held. Those who gain maximum gold coins through the performance will be given immunity powers. On Day 66: A selected contestant should secretly eat food from the activity area. Gradually, the task expands to five contestants, each completing the food step by step. In the final stage, along with finishing food they have to bring a stranger from the activity area into the house and hide him, all while keeping the task completely secret from other housemates. The three chosen contestants are given one rope, and each must hold a specific point — the beginning, middle, or end. Whoever maintains their hold the longest without any movement will be selected as the captain for the upcoming week. On Days 72-74: The contestants have to complete 3 tasks on 3 different days so as to secure points and those who score maximum points will have some special advantages for Ticket to Finale Task. Day 72: Parakkum Thalika, Red and yellow balls will randomly fall from the sky whenever a siren sounds and contestants need to collect it. Each red ball is worth 3 points and each yellow ball is worth 1 point. Day 73: Paavashasthram, Parts of toys will be released from a machine, and contestants must assemble them to create complete toys. They must also guard their toys from being stolen by others. After three rounds, the total number of completed toys will be counted and each toy is worth 5 points. Day 74: Scratch & Win, Several scratch cards are hidden throughout the house. In this buzzer-to-buzzer round, contestants must search for and scratch the cards they find. Some cards award 1 or 2 points, while others contain traps. On Day 75: A selected contestant must secretly convince five other contestants to vote for the person they want to nominate for a prank eviction, without revealing it to the target or three other contestants. 3 chosen contestants were directly selected as Captains of next week without any immunities like saving from eviction. On Days 78–82: All the housemates need to participate in all of the tasks part of the Ticket to Finale. All the housemates receive points on how they play each task given. Eventually, the housemate with the most points at the end wins the ticket to the finale and enters the Finale Week without getting evicted. Noora Fathima received the most points and won the Ticket to Finale and got entry to the Finale Week The Ticket to Finale winner Noora Fathima is directly selected as captain of next week. On Days 86-88: The contestants were given a series of tasks collect money and which will be debited from Winner's price money, through which contestant can collect maximum amount by winning tasks. ==Nomination table==
Nomination table
} None Notes : indicates the House Captain. : indicates the Nominees for house captaincy. : indicates that the Housemate was directly nominated for eviction prior to the regular nominations process. : indicates that the Housemate was nominated for eviction due to the regular nominations process. : indicates that the Housemate was granted immunity from nominations. : indicates ticket to finale winner. : 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 contestant as Weak Performer of the week. : indicates the contestant has re-entered the house. : indicates that the Housemate was in Dead Zone. : indicates that the Housemate was in the Secret Room for violating Bigg Boss rules. : indicates a new wildcard contestant. : indicates the Eviction free pass has been used on a housemate. : indicates the contestant has been walked out of the show. : indicates the contestant has been evicted. • : Day 3: Akbar was automatically self-nominated for eviction in the second week after failing to complete a partnered segment task of collecting the second golden coin of the weekly task with Aryan. • : Day 4: After winning the gold coin in the weekly task, Abhilash gained a special power. Exercising this advantage, he selected Shanavas, who, along with Aryan, had lost the gold coin to him, for direct nomination in the following week's eviction. • : Day 8: The process of nominations began with Part 1, where housemates were selected to potentially face a mid-week eviction, first undergoing staying in the Dead Zone, after a series of tasks which happen within the next three days. Following this, Part 2 of the nominations took place, determining which housemates would be subject to public voting for eviction for being nominated by at least two people minimum. • : Day 11: Oneal and Sarika KB were taken temporarily out of the Bigg Boss House (for 48 hours) to be in the Dead Zone, which later had been revealed to have been a Secret Room of Punishments, after having the least amount of points. • : Day 13: After being revealed in the weekend episode, by the host, that Oneal and Sarika KB have been in the secret room called Dead Zone, they were later brought back into the House. == Reception ==
Reception
The show premiered with record-breaking viewership across both television and digital platforms. The season accumulated approximately 136 million hours of watch time on JioHotstar (formerly Disney+Hostar), marking it as one of the most-watched editions of the series. Krishnan Kutty, Head of Cluster, Entertainment (South) at JioHotstar, described the achievement as a "stunning feat" and noted it as a reflection of evolving entertainment consumption patterns in Kerala. On television, the premiere week recorded the highest viewership ratings in the history of the Malayalam version of the show. The launch episode attained a Television Rating Point (TVR) of 15.3, while the regular episodes during the first week averaged a TVR of approximately 11.4 in the HD+SD category. According to a report published by Endemolshine India, Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7 topped the regional television rating charts with a TVR of 12.1, making it the highest-rated regional edition of the Bigg Boss franchise during that period. The article notes that the Malayalam version, hosted by Mohanlal, outperformed the Hindi edition hosted by Salman Khan and the Telugu edition hosted by Nagarjuna Akkineni. The grand finale of Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7 achieved an unprecedented television rating, registering a TRP of 22.00(SD18.77), the highest ever recorded for any episode in the history of the Malayalam edition of the show. This marked a significant milestone for the series, surpassing all previous finale and special-episode ratings. The exceptional viewership reflected the season's strong audience engagement, wide social media traction, and the popularity of the finalists. With an estimated reach of over 40 million viewers, the finale set a new benchmark for Malayalam reality television. Ratings and viewership Official ratings are taken from BARC India. (TRP of the episodes telecasting in Asianet only) Weekly TRP Rating (U+R, 2+ Category) * Denotes The TRP Rating in U, 15+ Category == Controversies ==
Controversies
During a weekly task, Lakshmi, a wildcard entrant, had made derogatory remarks about Adhila and Noora's sexuality. Shortly after, Mastani, another wildcard entrant, made similar hateful remarks and accused the couple of "normalizing" what she referred to as "LGBTQ culture" in society. ==References==
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