21:42 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 LIVE Updates: Commoner contestants occupy main Bigg Boss house
In the final twist of the evening, host Nagarjuna announced that commoner contestants Srija Dammu, Priya Shetty, Demon Pawan, Harita Harish, Kalyan Padala, and Manish Maryada will occupy the main Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. Meanwhile, celebrity contestants Sanjjanaa Galrani, Suman Shetty, Thanuja Puttaswamy, Flora Saini, Jabardasth Emmanuel, Rithu Chowdary, Bharani Shankar, Shrasti Verma, and Ramu Rathod will stay in the second house, which has lesser amenities.
21:38 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 LIVE: Ramu Rathod to handle cooking duties for a week
Host Nagarjuna assigns commoner Priya Shetty the task of selecting a co-contestant for cooking duties, and she chooses Sanjjanaa Galrani.
21:35 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch Live Updates: Manish Maryada enters Bigg Boss house
Bigg Boss Agnipariksha jury member and actor Bindu Madhavi picks Manish Maryada as the sixth commoner contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house.
21:25 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch Live: Priya Shetty enters Bigg Boss house
Priya Shetty enters the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house as the fifth commoner contestant, chosen through audience voting.
21:18 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Live: Suman Shetty enters Bigg Boss house
Host Nagarjuna welcomes comedian Suman Shetty, the 13th contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. Suman has worked across south Indian film industries.
21:16 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Updates: Ramu Rathod to handle washing duties for a week
Host Nagarjuna assigns commoner Srija Dammu the task of choosing a co-contestant for washing duties, and she picks Ramu Rathod.
21:08 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch Live: Srija Dammu enters Bigg Boss house
Bigg Boss Agnipariksha jury member and actor Navdeep picks Srija Dammu as the fourth commoner contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house.
21:02 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch Live Updates: Ramu Rathod enters Bigg Boss house
Host Nagarjuna welcomes singer Ramu Rathod, the 11th contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. Ramu is best know for crooning the song “Ranu Bombayi Ki Ranu”.
20:54 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch Updates: Sanjjanaa Galrani enters Bigg Boss house
Host Nagarjuna welcomes actor Sanjjanaa Galrani, the 10th contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. She is known for her performances in films like Ganda Hendathi, Bujjigadu, Dandupalya 2, among others. In her introduction clip, Sanjjanaa opens up about being dragged into the 2020 drug racket case.
20:49 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu Live Updates: Rithu Chowdary to handle kitchen duties for a week
Commoner Demon Pawan is assigned the task of selecting a co-contestant for kitchen duties for a week, and he chooses celebrity contestant Rithu Chowdary.
20:46 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Live: Demon Pawan enters Bigg Boss house
Demon Pawan enters the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house as the third commoner contestant, chosen through audience voting.
20:38 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch Updates: Bigg Boss allows Bharani Shankar to participate in Nagarjuna show
In a surprising twist, Bigg Boss allows actor Bharani Shankar to participate in Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9. He is the eighth contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu house.
Bharani has worked on shows like Mahalakshmi, Trishulam, Thrill, Mutyala Muggu, Seetamalakshmi, Intiki Deepam Illalu, Bhagyarekha, Tarangalu, Amma Kosam, Savithri, and Prem Nagar. On the film front, Bharani was seen in Baahubali, Crazy Uncles, and Aaviri.
20:37 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch Live Updates: Rithu Chowdary enters Nagarjuna’s show
Host Nagarjuna welcomes social media influencer Rithu Chowdary, the seventh contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house.
20:34 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch Live: Bharani Shankar chooses red box over Bigg Boss house
Actor Bharani Shankar made a entry on the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 stage, carrying a red box and requesting to take it inside the Bigg Boss Telugu 9 house. Host Nagarjuna explained that the show’s rules forbid personal belongings, but Bharani stood firm on his demand, resulting in a stalemate. Consequently, he was not seen entering the house.
20:23 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Live: Jabardasth Emmanuel to handle housekeeping duties for a week
Commoner Harita Harsh is assigned the task of selecting a co-contestant for housekeeping duties for a week, and he chooses celebrity contestant Jabardasth Emmanuel.
20:20 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Updates: Harita Harish enter Nagarjuna’s show
Harita Harish becomes the second commoner to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house.
20:10 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch: Shrasti Verma enter Nagarjuna’s show
Host Nagarjuna welcomes choreographer Shrasti Verma, the fifth contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. She has worked on several major films, including Pushpa 2, Jailer, Vikrant Rona, Game Changer, and Rangasthalam.
19:58 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Launch LIVE: Jabardasth Emmanuel enter Nagarjuna’s show
Host Nagarjuna welcomes Jabardasth Emmanuel, the fourth contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. He is known for his comedy skits.
19:55 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Launch LIVE Updates: Flora Saini to handle washroom cleaning duties for a week
Commoner Kalyan is tasked with selecting either Flora Saini or Thanuja Puttaswamy to handle washroom cleaning duties for a week, and he picks Flora.
19:52 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch LIVE: Commoner Kalyan Padala enters Bigg Boss house
Kalyan Padala becomes the first commoner to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. Kalyan earned his spot after participating in the pre-show Bigg Boss Agnipariksha.
19:44 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch LIVE UPDATES: Flora Saini enters Nagarjuna’s show
Host Nagarjuna welcomes Flora Saini, the second contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. Flora has appeared in over 50 films across the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi film industries. In her introduction clip, she also opened up about facing domestic abuse.
19:35 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 Grand Launch LIVE UPDATES: Thanuja Puttaswamy enters Nagarjuna’s show
Host Nagarjuna welcomes Thanuja Puttaswamy, the first contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. Thanuja is best known for her role as Parvathi in the popular serial Mudda Mandaram and was also one of the finalists in the cooking comedy show Cooku with Jathiratnalu.
19:20 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 LIVE UPDATES: Nagarjuna meets Bigg Boss Agnipariksha contestants
After touring the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 houses, host Nagarjuna meets the top 13 commoner contestants selected through the pre-show Bigg Boss Agnipariksha.
19:18 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch LIVE UPDATES: Nagarjuna gives a tour of the second house
Host Nagarjuna gives a tour of the second house, which has a more muted and minimalistic design. The second house is a new addition to the Bigg Boss Telugu format.
19:12 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 Launch LIVE UPDATES: Nagarjuna gives a tour of the house
Host Nagarjuna completes a series of tasks to unlock access to areas like the kitchen, bedroom, lounge area and more inside the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house.
19:10 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 Launch LIVE UPDATE: Bigg Boss gives Nagarjuna a task
Host Nagarjuna successfully completes a task to make his entry into the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house.
19:04 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 Grand Launch LIVE: Host Nagarjuna dances to ‘Soniya Soniya’
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 host Nagarjuna kick-starts the show with a high-energy performance to the Ratchagan song “Soniya Soniya”.
18:45 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 Launch LIVE: Makers share sneak peek of Nagarjuna show
The promo’s caption read, “Commoners with raw fire vs celebrities with star power, double surprises, double entertainment, double the dose of Bigg Boss.”
18:31 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch LIVE: 30 mins to launch episode
The wait is almost over! Just 30 minutes to go for the grand launch of Nagarjuna-hosted Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9. The show will air on Star Maa and stream on JioHotstar from 7 pm.
18:15 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 LIVE: How long will Bigg Boss Telugu 9 run?
The new season of Bigg Boss Telugu is expected to run for about 100 to 120 days, culminating in a grand finale in December 2025.
18:01 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch LIVE: List of celebrity contestants
According to reports, the celebrities expected to participate in Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 include Ritu Chowdary, Tanuja Gowda, Sanjana Galrani, Asha Saini, Shrashti Varma, Debjani, Bharani Kumar, Suman Setty, Ramu Rathod, and Jabardasth Emmanuel.
17:41 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 Launch LIVE: Two houses this year
This season, Nagarjuna-hosted Bigg Boss Telugu introduces a unique double-house concept, featuring one lavishly designed house and another kept simple.
17:22 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Launch LIVE: Commoners undergo Agnipariksha
In an innovative twist, the makers of Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 introduced a special pre-show event called Agnipariksha to select commoner contestants. The event, hosted by Sreemukhi, spanned two weeks and featured former contestants Abijeet, Bindu Madhavi, and Navdeep as judges. After rigorous rounds of testing, they selected Divya, Prasanna, Pawan, Shreya, Anusha, and Swetha to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu 9 house.
17:04 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch LIVE: A mix of commoners and celebrities as contestants
This year, Bigg Boss Telugu promises to be more exciting than ever, featuring a dynamic mix of commoners and celebrities competing for the coveted winner’s trophy.
16:48 (IST) 7 Sep 2025
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Launch LIVE: When and where to watch launch of new season
Wondering where to watch the launch of Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9? The grand premiere will be telecast live on Star Maa and simultaneously streamed on JioHotstar from 7 PM tonight.
