Original entrants

1. Adi Lokesh, son of late Mysore Lokesh, is known for his villain roles in Kannada film industry.
2. Akul Balaji is a host of Kannada reality shows, Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star (2014) being the most recent. Akul Balaji currently the winner of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 2.
3. Anita Bhat Prabhakar Mandya
4. Anupama Bhat anchored morning show and Kitchen Taare on (Udaya TV) and was a contestant in Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star.
5. Deepika Kamaiah is a Kannada actress notable for a leading role in the 2012 movie Chingari along with Darshan Thoogudeep.
6. Harshika Poonacha is a Kannada actress notable for roles in movies Thamassu, Jackie and Mangana Kaili Maanikya.
7. Laya Kokila, elder brother of Sadhu Kokila, is cast as a comedian in the movies Devarane (2013) and Rangappa Hogbitna.
8. Mayur Patel is an actor since 2000. Some of his movies are Mani (2003), Gunna (2005), Udees (2005), Muniya (2009), Hunja (2010) and Slum (2013).
9. Neethu Shetty is an actress from Mangalore who appeared in movies like Jokefalls, Gaalipata and Manasaare.
10. Rohith Patel is a RJ of FM show No tension on BIG FM 92.7.
11. Santhosh Aryan is an actor who had played a lead role in movies like Nooru Janumaku (2010), Abhiram (2010) and Ishta (2014).actor
12. Shakeela is a film actress and glamour model. She is also seen in comic roles in several South Indian films.
13. Srujan Lokesh, son of late Lokesh and Girija Lokesh, is an actor and a popular host of TV programs Maja With Sruja (Suvarna TV), Chota Champion (Zee Kannada), "Maja Talkies" (Colors Kannada) and currently "Comedy Talkies" (Colors Kannada)
14. Swetha Changappa is a Kannada telesoap actress who became a household name by her role of Kadambari in Kannada soap Kadambari.She also hosted TV shows Yaariguntu Yaarigilla and Kuniyonu Baara on Zee Kannada. She also acted in ETV Kannada's serials Arundhati and Sukanya.

Guruprasad

Guruprasad is a director of hit movies Mata, Eddelu Manjunatha and Director's Special. He was a judge for the dance reality show Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing Star (2014).Presently he is hosting Life Super Guru in Zee Kannada. Guruprasad's stay in Bigg Boss has been controversial, marred by his inability to get along with the other contestants.^[6][7][8][9]

Bullet Prakash

Prakash is well known as Bullet Prakash. He is a famous comedian in Kannada industry. He had acted with many legend actors like Ravichandran, Sudeep, Sadhu Kokila etc.

Notes

• ^Note 1 : Housemates were asked to pair and participate in the nomination process.
• ^Note 2 : Harshika (Special rights) chose Shakeela to be deprived from voting rights.
• ^Note 3 : Akul (House captain) chose Santhosh to be safe from eviction.
• ^Note 4 : Guruprasad entered the house after the weeks' nomination process.
• ^Note 5 : Neethu moved to secret room instead of being evicted.
• ^Note 6 : Harshika (Special rights) chose Srujan, Anupama, Swetha and Mayur to face nomination (others were safe).
• ^Note 7 : House captain Rohith's nomination was counted as 2 votes.
• ^Note 8 : No elimination week.
• ^Note 9 : Shweta (House captain) chose Guruprasad to be deprived from voting rights.
• ^Note 10 : All housemates except the captain were nominated for eviction by Bigg Boss.
• ^Note 11 : Housemates were asked to take two names who does not deserve to win the Bigg Boss title.
• ^Note 12 : Twist - Anupama, Santhosh and Rohith were directly nominated for the remaining weeks and were not eligible for captainship.
• ^Note 13 : Twist - Housemates' family members were asked to nominate.
• ^Note 14 : Open nominations, held at living area.