Bigg Boss Telugu 10: Contestants, Elimination & Where to Watch

Updated 20 October 2026: week 7 nominations, Shalini's secret room twist and the full elimination list added.

Bigg Boss Telugu Season 10 is in its seventh week on Star Maa, with Akkineni Nagarjuna back as host. The latest twist came on the week 6 weekend: Nagarjuna announced Shalini as eliminated, then sent her to a secret room instead of out of the house. Eight housemates are reported to be nominated this week, including Rohit, Thrigun and Varshini.

Bigg Boss Telugu 10 quick facts

• Show: Bigg Boss Telugu, Season 10
• Host: Akkineni Nagarjuna (his eighth season in a row)
• Premiere: Sunday, 6 September 2026
• Theme: "Dasavatharam" (ten avatars)
• TV channel: Star Maa
• Streaming: JioHotstar
• Housemates so far: 23 in total, made up of 16 on launch day, 2 wildcards and 5 "wildfire" entries
• Out so far: Charan (twice), Chaitra Rai, Krishnudu, Mithilesh (walked out), Srishti and Apoorva
• In the secret room: Shalini
• Week 7 nominees (reported): Rohit, Thrigun, Varshini, Aman, Vamsi, Neethu, Dakshi and Ramakrishna

Where and when to watch Bigg Boss Telugu 10

The daily episode airs on Star Maa, and you can catch the channel live on Maa HD. Deccan Chronicle lists the slot as 9:30 PM on weekdays and 9 PM on weekends, when Nagarjuna hosts. Schedules can move around festivals and special episodes, so check the channel on the day.

For streaming, the show is on JioHotstar, which carries the episodes along with a 24/7 live feed from the house. Bigg Boss Telugu is a Star Maa and JioHotstar show. NoWireTV has no connection to it and only links to the live channel.

Week-by-week elimination guide

We will add a row every weekend.

This week: week 7 nominations

TV9 Telugu, citing social media updates from the house, reports that eight contestants are nominated for week 7:

• Rohit Naidu
• Thrigun
• Varshini
• Aman
• Vamsi
• Neethu
• Dakshi
• Ramakrishna (RK)

Dakshi's place on the list was settled last weekend. Housemates picked her as the weakest of the new wildfire entrants, and Nagarjuna gave her a direct nomination for two weeks. Treat the rest of the list as reported until the episode airs.

Week 6 recap: the secret room twist

Ram Prasad was captain in week 6, and the nominees were Aman, Ram Prasad, Rohit, Shalini, Vamsi and Varshini. Here is what happened on the weekend episodes, as reported by Telugu360 and TV9 Telugu:

• Nagarjuna saved Vamsi and Ram Prasad early on, leaving Varshini and Shalini as the last two.
• He announced Shalini as eliminated. As she got ready to leave, the house sang "Happy Birthday" to her, and then came the surprise: she was going to a secret room instead of home.
• Ram Prasad was voted Star of the Week by his housemates.
• The twist annoyed some viewers. Telugu360 asked whether audience votes still count, pointing out that Charan had been sent home by a house vote only a week earlier.

Shalini is expected to return to the house, and TV9 Telugu reports this could happen once nominations are over.

Contestants list

In the house (16):

• Celebrities from launch day: Debjani Modak, Thrigun (Adith Eswaran), anchor Sudheer Reddy, Ram Prasad, Temper Vamsi, comedian Naresh, Varshini Sounderajan and Mukesh Gowda
• Commoners from Agnipariksha 2: folk singer Jhansi, Aman Masud and Rohit Naidu
• Wildfire entries (week 6): actor Shiva Kumar, Dakshi Guthikonda, choreographer Neethu Nataraj, Swetha Naidu and content creator Ramakrishna Koyya

In the secret room: Shalini.

Out: Charan Mahadev, Chaitra Rai, Krishnudu, Mithilesh Reddy, Srishti Vyakaranam and Apoorva.

What's new this season

• Commoners picked on TV: six of the launch-day housemates came through the pre-show Agnipariksha, where the audience helped choose the commoners.
• Special powers: the first week handed out powers such as Save Shield, Takeover and Resurrection, plus an eviction immunity that Jhansi later used on herself.
• Wildfire entries: five new housemates arrived at once in week 6, but only after housemates had been eliminated to make room for them.

Captains so far

• Week 2: Jhansi
• Week 3: Mukesh
• Week 4: Varshini
• Week 5: Sudheer
• Week 6: Ram Prasad

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