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{{Short description|Telugu reality television series}}
{{Fan POV|date=December 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox television season
| image = Bigg Boss 4 Logo.jpg
| image_alt =
| bgcolor = #e0c56e
| caption = Season 4 eye logo
| module1 = {{Infobox reality competition season
| presenter = [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]]<br />(Week 1–6, 8–15)<br />[[Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha]]<br />(Week 7)
| num_days = 105
| num_housemates = 19
| winner = [[Abijeet]]
| runner_up = Akhil Sarthak
}}
| num_episodes = 106
| network = [[Star Maa]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2020|9|6|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2020|12|20|df=y}}
| season_number = 4
| starring =
| prev_season = [[Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) season 3|Season 3]]
| next_season = [[Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) season 5|Season 5]]
}}
'''''Bigg Boss 4''''' is the fourth season of the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] version of the Indian reality television series ''[[Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series)|Bigg Boss]]'' based on Dutch series [[Big Brother (franchise)|''Big Brother'']]. The show premiered on 6 September 2020 on [[Star Maa]] and [[Disney+ Hotstar]] with [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] hosting the season for the second time, while [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha]] appeared as a guest host for a week.

The season's finale took place on 20 December 2020 with [[Abijeet]] winning the title along with {{INR}}2.5 million prize money and a bike, while Akhil Sarthak emerged as the first runner-up.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-21 |title=Bigg Boss Telugu 4 winner is Akhil Sarthak, Abhijeet Dudhulla emerges as first runner-up in star-studded finale |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/bigg-boss-telugu-4-winner-is-abhijeet-duddala-akhil-emerges-as-first-runner-up-in-star-studded-finale/story-KzjjBBO4G0vtoFc5F8RFgM.html |access-date=2020-12-23 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

==Production==
===Delay===
The makers were scheduled to launch on the last week of June 2020 but it was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2020 |title=Nagarjuna's Bigg Boss Telugu Season 4 to Premiere in August: Report |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/nagarjunas-bigg-boss-telugu-season-4-to-premiere-in-august-report-2639711.html |access-date=2020-08-26 |website=News18}}</ref> On 20 July 2020, the makers unveiled the title logo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=K. |first=Janani |title=Nagarjuna begins shoot for Bigg Boss Telugu Season 4: Back on floors |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/nagarjuna-begins-shoot-for-bigg-boss-telugu-season-4-back-on-floors-1706778-2020-08-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802104847/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/nagarjuna-begins-shoot-for-bigg-boss-telugu-season-4-back-on-floors-1706778-2020-08-01 |archive-date=2 August 2020 |access-date=2020-08-26 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Season 4 was initially planned to launch on 30 August 2020 but was pushed to 6 September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vyas |date=2020-08-26 |title=Bigg Boss Telugu Season 4 to begin from Sep 6? |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/bigg-boss-telugu-season-4-to-begin-from-sep-6-641838 |access-date=2020-08-26 |website=The Hans India |language=en}}</ref>

===''Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz''===
'''''Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz''''' is an Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu-language]] television talk show about the reality television series ''[[Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series)|Bigg Boss Telugu]]''. The host [[Rahul Sipligunj]] conducts the talk show with the evicted contestants of ''Bigg Boss 4'' on every Monday. The show premiered on 7 September 2020 onwards on Star Maa Music. The unseen portions of episodes that were not aired on television are streamed on [[Disney+ Hotstar]] and aired on Star Maa Music as ''[[Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) season 4#Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz|Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss 4 Telugu Buzz Anchor Revealed in 2020 {{!}} Telugu, Boss, Anchor |url=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/661255157781489941/ |access-date=2020-09-26 |website=Pinterest |language=en}}</ref>

===Reception===
The launch of season 4 opened with 18.5 TVR, the highest among all ''[[Bigg Boss]]'' editions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 September 2020 |title=Bigg Boss Telugu records highest TRPs among all editions |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bigg-boss-telugu-records-highest-trps-among-all-editions-133460 |access-date=2020-09-23 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>

On Week 7, [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha]] hosted the show in absence of the main host Nagarjuna due to his movie shooting and the episode was also extended to 3 hours, from the usual 1½ hours.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

The grand finale of season 4 became the most-watched and created a record with viewership as it garnered the highest TRP rating of 19.51 TVR and in the two [[Telugu language|Telugu]] speaking states it received 21.7 TVR.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2020 |title=Bigg Boss 4 Telugu Finale episode acquires record breaking TRP |url=https://www.tollywood.net/bigg-boss-4-telugu-finale-episode-acquires-record-breaking-trp/ |access-date=2021-01-01 |website=tollywood.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2021 |title=Bigg Boss Telugu grand finale becomes the biggest show of 2020 |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/regional/bigg-boss-telugu-grand-finale-becomes-the-biggest-show-of-2020-210101 |access-date=2021-01-02 |website=Indian Television Dot Com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Voting process ===
''Bigg Boss 4'' Telugu voting process took place online, viewers voted for their favourite contestant through Disney+ Hotstar or by giving a missed call.

==Housemates status==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:85%; line-height:25px; width:auto;"
! scope="col" |Sr
! scope="col" |Housemate
! scope="col" |Day entered
! scope="col" |Day exited
! scope="col" |Status
|-
| 1
| Abhijeet
| Day 1
| {{nowrap|Day 105}}
| {{Won|Winner}}
|-
| 2
| Akhil
| Day 1
| Day 105
| {{Runner-up|1st Runner-up}}
|-
| 3
| Sohel
| Day 1
| {{nowrap|Day 105}}
| {{Quit|{{nowrap|Walked, 2nd Runner-up}}}}
|-
| 4
| Ariyana
| Day 1
| {{nowrap|Day 105}}
| style="background:#DDA0DD; text-align:center;" |3rd Runner-up
|-
| 5
| Harika
| Day 1
| {{nowrap|Day 105}}
| style="background:#FF69B4; text-align:center;" |4th Runner up
|-
| 6
| Monal
| Day 1
| Day 98
| {{Eliminated|Evicted}}
|-
| 7
| Avinash
| Day 11
| Day 91
| {{Eliminated|Evicted}}
|-
| 8
| Lasya
| Day 1
| Day 77
| {{Eliminated|Evicted}}
|-
| 9
| Mehaboob
| Day 1
| Day 70
| {{Eliminated|Evicted}}
|-
| 10
| Amma
| Day 1
| Day 63
| {{Eliminated|Evicted}}
|-
| 11
| Noel
| Day 1
| Day 53
| {{Quit|Walked|health_issue}}
|-
| 12
| Divi
| Day 1
| Day 49
| {{Eliminated|Evicted}}
|-
| 13
| Kumar
| Day 7
| Day 42
| {{Eliminated|Evicted}}
|-
| 14
| Sujatha
| Day 1
| Day 35
| {{Eliminated|Evicted}}
|-
| 15
| Gangavva
| Day 1
| Day 34
| {{Quit|Walked}}
|-
| 16
| Swathi
| Day 19
| Day 28
| {{Eliminated|Evicted}}
|-
| 17
| Devi
| Day 1
| Day 21
| {{Eliminated|Evicted}}
|-
| 18
| Kalyani
| Day 1
| Day 14
| {{Eliminated|Evicted}}
|-
| 19
| Surya
| Day 1
| Day 7
| {{Eliminated|Evicted}}
|-
|}

==Housemates==
The participants in the order of appearance as they entered in the house.

=== Original entrants ===
* [[Monal Gajjar]] – Indian film actress and a model. She appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi films.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title='Bigg Boss Telugu 4': Meet the contestants of Nagarjuna-hosted show |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/television/photo-gallery-bigg-boss-telugu-4-meet-the-contestants-of-nagarjuna-hosted-show-2841567 |access-date=2020-09-10 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Surya Kiran (director)|Surya Kiran]] – Indian director who works in Telugu language films. He is known for directing ''[[Satyam (2003 film)|Satyam]]''.<ref name=":1" />
* Lasya Manjunath – Film actress, model, and a TV presenter. She worked in many Telugu television programs like ''Mondi Mogudu Penki Pellam'', and''Maa Voori Vanta.''<ref name=":1" />
* [[Abijeet Duddala]] – Indian film actor prominently working for [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film industry]]. He made his acting debut with the film ''[[Life Is Beautiful (2012 film)|Life Is Beautiful]]'' (2012)<ref name=":1" />
* Jordaar Sujatha – [[News presenter]] in [[HMTV]]. She became famous with popular shows like ''Teenmaar vaarthalu'', ''Jordhar Vaarthalu''.<ref name=":1" />
* Mehaboob Shaikh – [[YouTube personality]], Dancer, TikTok Artist. He is known as "Mehaboob Dilse".<ref name=":1" />
* Devi Nagavalli – [[News presenter]], journalist for the popular Telugu news channel [[TV9 Telugu|TV9]]. She became popular with her show ''Weekend live discussions''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Devi Nagavalli profile, photos and all you know about the news presenter |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/bigg-boss-telugu-4-contestant-devi-nagavalli-profile-photos-and-all-you-know-about-the-news-presenter/articleshow/77934952.cms |access-date=2020-09-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
* Alekhya Harika – [[YouTube personality]] dancer, film actress, model.
* [[Syed Sohel]] – Television actor. He is best known for his role in the ''Krishnaveni'' serial on [[Star Maa]]. He appeared in the movie ''[[Eureka (2020 film)|Eureka]]''<ref name=":1" />
* Ariyana Glory – TV presenter, part of [[Gemini Comedy]]. She worked in well known channels like Studio Network and [[Sun TV Network]].<ref name=":1" />
* Amma Rajasekhar – Choreographer and Indian director. He predominantly works for the Telugu film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Amma Rajasekhar: From movies to judging dance reality shows, everything you need to know about the choreographer-turned-director |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/bigg-boss-telugu-4-contestant-amma-rajasekhar-from-movies-to-judging-dance-reality-shows-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-choreographer-turned-director/articleshow/77931364.cms |access-date=2020-09-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
* [[Karate Kalyani]] – Indian film actress and comedian. She is known for appearing in the film ''[[Chatrapathi (2005 film)|Chatrapathi]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Karate Kalyani: From supporting roles to Harikatha, here's all you need to know about the artiste |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/bigg-boss-telugu-4-contestant-karate-kalyani-from-supporting-roles-to-harikatha-heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-artiste/articleshow/77936983.cms |access-date=2020-09-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
* [[Noel Sean]] – Playback singer, [[rapper]], actor and composer working in the Indian [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film industry]]. He is the first rapper in the Tollywood industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Noel Sean: From managing MM Keeravani's audio label to radio jockeying, all you need to know about this multi-talented artiste |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/bigg-boss-telugu-4-contestant-noel-sean-from-managing-mm-keeravanis-audio-label-to-radio-jockeying-all-you-need-to-know-about-this-multi-talented-artiste/articleshow/77947851.cms |access-date=2020-09-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
* Divi Vadthya – Model and Indian film actress. She is known for her portrayal of Pooja's friend in the Telugu action-drama film '' [[Maharshi (2019 film)|Maharshi]]'' in 2019.<ref name=":1" />
* Akhil Sarthak – Television actor. He is best known for his role in the ''Kalyani'' serial. He is the "Third Most Desirable Man" on Television.<ref name=":1" />
* [[Gangavva]] – [[YouTube personality]], Actor. She is best known for web series ''My Village Show Comedy'' with her grandson.<ref name=":1" />

=== Wildcard entrants ===
* Kumar Sai – Film actor. He is best known for his role in films such as ''[[Ee Rojullo]]'' (2011) and ''[[Bus Stop (2012 film)|Bus Stop]]'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vyas |date=2020-09-14 |title=Bigg Boss Telugu: All you have to know about new housemate Kumar Sai Pampana |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/bigg-boss-telugu-all-you-have-to-know-about-new-housemate-kumar-sai-pampana-645449 |access-date=2020-09-14 |website=The Hans India |language=en}}</ref>
*Avinash – Film actor, comedian. He is best known for the Indian Telugu-language reality television comedy show ''[[Jabardasth (TV series)|Jabardasth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Telugu 4 contestant Avinash: Here's all you need to know about this ventriloquist-turned-comedian |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/bigg-boss-telugu-4-contestant-avinash-heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-this-ventriloquist-turned-comedian/articleshow/77947939.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref>
* [[Swathi Deekshith]] – Film actress. She has worked in the Telugu, Bengali, and Tamil film industries. She is well known in Telugu films ''[[Jump Jilani]]'' and ''[[Ladies & Gentlemen (2015 film)|Ladies & Gentlemen]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bigg Boss Telugu 4: Actress Swathi Dixit likely to be the next wild card contestant |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/bigg-boss-telugu-4-actress-swathi-dixit-likely-to-be-the-next-wild-card-contestant/articleshow/78250120.cms |access-date=2020-09-24 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Bigg Boss Telugu}}

[[Category:Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) seasons|04]]
[[Category:2020 Indian television seasons]]
[[Category:Star Maa original programming]]

Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series) season 4 - Revision history

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