Bigg Boss Telugu: From Siva Balaji to Akhil Sarthak, a quick look at what former winners and runner-ups are doing now

Bigg Boss Telugu season 5 is all set to premiere on September 5 (Sunday). Fans are quite excited about the contestants participating in this season. The list of Bigg Boss Telugu 3 contestants includes celebs across TV, film, music and social media as well. Ahead of the glitzy launch on Sunday, here’s a quick look at what the popular ex-Bigg Boss Telugu contestants are doing now.

The popular actor emerged as the winner of the debut season of the reality show hosted by Jr NTR. He is known for his straightforward, affable nature and was a rebel with a reason. However, on the career front, his Bigg Boss stint did not do wonders for the actor as expected by many. Besides producing a film in which he played the lead, he made a few guest appearances on TV. Siva Balaji made headlines with his fight against corporate schools charging fees during the lockdown.

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This actor’s performance in Bigg Boss Telugu season 1 hosted by Jr NTR was well admired. However, he was more focused on his acting career in movies and went onto feature in successful films like PSV Garuda Vega, Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava, Colour Photo and others.

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Bigg Boss Telugu 2 winner Kaushal Manda earned stardom with the reality show. The contestant made a huge noise with his stint in the house and controversial fan club ‘Kaushal Army’. Kaushal after a while made an unsuccessful re-entry into TV with his show Suryavamsham. However, the show soon went off-air before the lockdown took over. He is now playing the antagonist in an upcoming Telugu movie starring Aadi in the lead role.

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The Bigg Boss Telugu 2 runner-up was a popular playback singer even before taking part in the TV reality show. She was back to her forte without venturing into TV or silver screen. She was later blessed with daughter Daakshaayani and she is currently striking a fine balance between family and playback career.

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The songwriter-playback singer shot to fame with Bigg Boss Telugu season 3 which crowned him as the winner. Besides a few appearances on TV and hosting Bigg Boss Telugu 4 buzz, Rahul Sipligunj has set up his own clothing line up, too. He is currently focused on his independent music and acting debut with Krishna Vamsi’s upcoming Telugu film. His latest music single starring BFF Ashu Reddy is creating a lot of buzz on the internet.

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The ace TV host who stood as the runner up of season 3 was back to her forte. She made her TV comeback with ‘Start Music Reloaded’ which didn’t last for long. She went on to host Celebrity Kabaddi League before it was stalled due to the pandemic. She hosted the limited-episode series Bomma Adirindhi later. Sreemukhi recently replaced Varshini as the host in ‘Comedy Stars’.

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Abhijeet Duddala, who was crowned as the winner of Bigg Boss Telugu season 4, was rather confined to spending time with family, listening to new scripts and creating a few travel vlogs post his BB stint. He is yet to announce his upcoming film/TV project.

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The Bigg Boss Telugu season 4 runner-up is basking in the success of the reality TV series. He has announced his debut Telugu film featuring him in the lead role soon after stepping out of the BB house. He was listed in the Most Desirable Men on Telugu TV by Hyderabad Times as well. From a brief social media detox to entertaining fans on Sixth Sense 4 with his special performance, Akhil isn’t missing out on an opportunity to entertain fans.

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