'Bigg Boss Kannada 10' Contestant List: Check Complete Profiles With PICS

Kiccha Sudeep-hosted 'Bigg Boss Kannada' season 10 was launched on Sunday. This time, 18 contestants are entering the house.

In a new twist for the show, a contestant could enter the house only if they managed to secure more than 80 percent of the votes from the guests present in the auditorium.

This time, the show will be shot at a specially designed house near a 'Dodda Aalada Mara' in Bengaluru. The previous editions were filmed in Innovative Film City.

Contestants' List

Namratha Gowda
Bengaluru girl Namratha Gowda is a television actress who was seen in serials like Krishna Rukmini, 'Putta Gowri Maduve and 'Naagini 2'.

Snehith Gowda began his acting career in the 2016 drama movie 'Chiravada Nenapu'. His breakthrough came with the Kannada television series 'Nammane Yuvarani', where he portrayed the role of Pranam Rajguru, catapulting him to fame.

Ishani is a rapper. He was brought up in Dubai and Los Angeles.

Vinay Gowda is a popular Kannada actor who shot to fame with his portrayal of Lord Shiva in 'Hara Hara Mahadev' and Ravana in 'Jai Hanuman' after making his debut film 'Ambari'. He had emerged victorious in 'Super Jodi' season 1. 'Nandini 1',' 'Bayasade Bali Bande,' 'Marali Manasaagide,' and 'Namma Lacchi' are some of his works.

Santhosh Kumar, who is popularly known as Tukali Santu, is an actor. He shot to fame with 'Comedy Khiladigalu'.

Neetu Vanajjakshi is a transgender who was born as Manjunath. In 2020, she had won the Miss International Queen. She is a tattoo artist and owns a resturant named 'Gama Gama'. She was earlier seen in Zee Kannada's 'Super Queen'.

She came to the limelight with S Narayan's 'Ambika' serial. Since then, she has been part of several TV serials such as 'Rangoli', 'Sambanda', 'Bande Baratava Kala', etc. She has also been part of several movies including 'Dil', 'Simhadriya Simha', etc.

Snake Shyam
MS Balasubramania, also known as Snake Shyam, is a passionate snake enthusiast and wildlife conservationist hailing from Mysore, India. From 2013 to 2018, he served as a member of the Mysore City Corporation.

Despite lacking formal herpetology training, Shyam is widely recognized across the Mysore region as a "naturalist on wheels." He is involved in rescuing and rehabilitating snakes while imparting knowledge about them to the public. He was featured in National Geographic's Croc Chronicles: Snakes, Karma, Action special and has also appeared on the Discovery channel. Mysore city has honored him by naming a street after him and dedicating its first "urban forest" to him and fellow environmentalist Hyder Ali Khan.

By his own admission, he has rescued and released over 58,000 snakes since he commenced this mission in 1980.

Bhagyasri
Bhagyasri is a TV actress who has been part of a few TV actress 'Lakshmana' and 'Baduku'.

Gaurish Akki

Gaurish Akki is a well-known Kannada journalist. He has also acted in a few movies, He directed 'Cinema My Darling'.

Michael Ajay
Nigerian Michael Ajay is both a basketball player and an entrepreneur.

However, the below contestants' entry to the house was put on hold as they did not get enough votes from the viewers. In the end, they have been sent to the house for a week. They will be given tasks based on which it will be decided whether they will stay in the house or not.

Drone Prathap
25-year-old Drone Prathap was a one-time hero among youths in Karnataka after he allegedly claimed to have made 600 crones using parts from mixer grinder. Kannada TV channels had hailed him. He had claimed that he visited 87 countries. But his happiness did not last long as the same media called him a fraud.

Bullet Rakshak is the son of late Kannada comedian Bullet Prakash. He has been quite popular among youngsters through his social media videos.

Varthur Santhosh
Varthur Santhosh is a common man and a farmer by profession.

Karthik Mahesh
Karthik Mahesh is a TV actor who earned popularity after appearing in the role named Chandru alongside Umashree, Sanjana Burli, Manju Bhasini, Dhanush, Pavan Kumar and Chandana in 'Puttakkana Makkalu'.

Tanisha Kuppanda
Tanisha embarked on her acting journey with the Kannada film 'Kaarana' in 2016. She also worked in numerous Kannada and Tamil films, including 'Durga' (2016), 'Hope' (2022), 'Body God' (2022), 'Undenama' (2023), and 'Pentagon' (2023). She is also working in the Tamil film 'En Kadali.'

Some of her notable TV shows include 'Saakshi' (2016), 'Saptamatruka' (2017), and 'Ashwininakshtra' (2017).

Sangeetha Sringeri shot to fame in the role of Sathi and Parvatii in 'Hara Hara Mahadeva'. Additionally, in 2014, she achieved a position in the top 10 at the Femina Miss India beauty pageant and secured the runner-up title at the world supermodel contest.

Her journey in Sandalwood started with 'A+', but it was Rakshit Shetty's 'Charlie 777' which garnered him a lot of attention.