House

The house is well-furnished and decorated. It has various modern amenities, but just two bedrooms, a living area, kitchen, storeroom, smoking room, and four toilet bathrooms. There is a garden, pool, activity area, and gym in the House. There is also a Confession Room, where the housemates may be called in by Bigg Boss for any kind of conversation, and the nomination process. The House has no TV connection, no telephones, and no Internet connection.

Rules

The housemates are not supposed to tamper with any of the electronic equipment or any other thing in the house. They are not allowed to write using paper, books, or anything else in the house. They cannot leave the House premises at any time except when they are permitted to. They cannot discuss the nomination process with anyone. They cannot sleep in the daytime, are required to wear their mic all the time and speak only in Malayalam.

Sometimes, the housemates may be nominated for other reasons, such as nomination by a person who has achieved special privileges (via tasks or other things), for breaking rules, or something else. If something very serious happens, a contestant may be evicted immediately. All the rules have never been told to the audience, however, the most prominent ones are seen. The housemates are not permitted to speak in any other language except Malayalam.

Broadcast

Bigg Boss is aired on Asianet. Every day's episodes contain the main happenings of the previous day. Every weekend episodes(Saturday and Sunday) mainly show the discussion of the Host (MohanLal) with other housemates and about the previous week, following a discussion about elimination. The episodes also stream on Disney+ Hotstar app, voting options which impact contestant elimination are also available on the app.^{[citation needed]}

Eviction

Contestants are nominated every week by their housemates. Viewers cast their vote in favor of the contestants they would like to save from eviction. The contestant with the fewest votes is evicted from the house.

Season 2

Second season contestant Rajith Kumar ejected from the show after attacking co-contestant Reshma by applying Chilli paste in her eyes during a task.This led to fans of Kumar posting on social media, defending him.^[3]

Season 4

Fourth season contestant Robin Radhakrishnan got expelled from the show after assaulting inmate Riyas.^[4]

Season 5

The contestant Akhil Marar made a humiliating comment against Madhu who was lynched by public for accusations of stealing food. This comment was judged by Mohanlal during the weekend episode hence the contestant apologized for the comment and problem was solved.^[5]

This Season met another controversy that Aniyan Midhun One of the contestant said a life story that he was in love with a lady soldier named Sana in Indian Army the contestant faced criticism from the audience and later he apologized for the cooked up story.^[6]

Season 6

• On Day 16, there was a physical altercation between contestants Asi Rocky and Sijo John, resulting in Rocky being ejected from the show.^[7]

• The Kerala High Court has stepped into the debate regarding the broadcast of violent scenes on the show. A panel of judges has instructed the central government to take immediate action on this matter.^[8][9]

• Season 5 winner Akhil Marar raised concerns when wildcard contestant Sibin left the Bigg Boss house citing health problems. Marar accused the medical team of potentially administering antidepressant drugs to a mentally stable contestant, with the alleged intention of rendering him unfit to compete. Additionally, Marar made broader allegations suggesting that the Bigg Boss team might have engaged in inappropriate behavior (casting couch) towards female contestants in previous seasons. However, no evidence has surfaced to substantiate these claims, and the Bigg Boss team has not provided any clarification regarding these incidents.^[10]