Bigg Boss 1 is the first season of the Telugu-language version of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss. was premiered on 16 July 2017 on Star Maa. Jr NTR hosted the show. For this season of Bigg Boss, a lavish house set was constructed in Lonavala. Siva Balaji was the winner. The prize money for the winner was Rs. 50 lakhs (5,000,000 or 50,00,000).
Housemates
The participants in the order they entered the house are: ! Entered
Original Entrants
Archana Shastry — Film actress
Sameer Hasan — Film actor
Mumaith Khan — Film actress
Prince Cecil — Film actor
Madhu Priya — Singer
Jyothi Lakshmi — Film actress
Siva Balaji — Film actor
Kalpana Raghavendar — Singer
Mahesh Kathi — Movie critic
Kathi Karthika — Television presenter
Sampoornesh Babu— Film actor
Aadarsh Balakrishna — Film actor
Hari Teja — Film actress
Dhanraj — Comedian
Wild Card entries
Diksha Panth — Film actress
Navdeep Pallapolu — Film actor
Reception
The Bigg Boss Telugu program is regarded as one of the most expensive Telugu television shows. The launch of season 1 opened with 16.18 TVR and became the most watched Telugu television show.