Bigg Boss Tamil Season 10 contestants list: Lakshmi Priya, Chandini, Raaghav, Pandi, and more

A total of 29 contestants were shortlisted for the Bigg Boss Tamil Season 10 premiere, of whom the audience eliminated 10 through a live poll

Updated - September 06, 2026 10:45 pm IST

Raaghav, Lakshmi Priya, Chandini Tamilarasan, Shathiga, and Pandi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The 10th edition of the popular reality show Bigg Boss Tamil kick-started on Sunday, September 6, with a sensational premiere episode. As a major highlight, the show began with host Vijay Sethupathi virtually meeting Mohanlal, Kichcha Sudeep and Nagarjuna Akkineni, the hosts of the other three southern Indian editions of Bigg Boss that also premiered on Sunday. The show also introduced an all-new feature of the Bigg Boss Tamil Season 10 house — a Democracy Room, which will dictate how the house will function.

However, the biggest surprise of the premiere was a new concept that gave the in-studio audience the power to vote and send shortlisted contestants to the house. The launch invited an unprecedented 29 personalities to the Bigg Boss stage, where each contestant had to pitch themselves through live introductions before the audience. The audience then decided the fate of these contestants based solely on their introductions, resulting in many eliminations on the launch day.

The 19 contestants who made it to the house include several film and television personalities, but what makes this year’s edition special is that this will be the first edition in the history of the show to have commoners as contestants.

Here is a comprehensive list of contestants of Bigg Boss Tamil Season 10:

Prithivinath - Social media influencer and aspiring actor

Javeed Sherif - Model and aspiring actor

Asmitha Neelamegam - Make-up artist and make-up educator

Vinoth Babu - Actor and mimicry artist

Chandini Tamilarasan - Actor

Savinya Velu - Content Creator

Kumaran Thangarajan - Actor

Raaghav Ranganathan - Actor

Mukesh - Actor and dancer

‘Adavadi’ Ansar - Television personality and mimicry artist

Watch Bigg Boss Tamil Season 10 on JioHotstar and on Star Vijay at 9.30 PM, accompanied by an unfiltered 24-hour channel on the platform

Published - September 06, 2026 10:39 pm IST

Tamil cinema / television / television industry

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