Bigg Boss Kannada Agnipariksha Season 1
Completed Kannada Selection Programme

Bigg Boss Kannada Agnipariksha Season 1

Season 1 Starts 16 Aug 2026 Ends 05 Sep 2026

Bigg Boss Kannada Agnipariksha Season 1 was the 2026 commoner-selection programme connected with Bigg Boss Kannada Season 13. The selection process is complete and this page is retained as a historical candidate-and-results archive.

About Bigg Boss Kannada Agnipariksha Season 1

Bigg Boss Kannada Agnipariksha Season 1 is the 2026 pre-season selection programme connected with Bigg Boss Kannada Season 13. It gives members of the public a separate route to compete for an opportunity linked to the main Bigg Boss Kannada house, without treating every Agnipariksha participant as an already confirmed Season 13 housemate.

The Agnipariksha stage began on 16 August 2026. Public coverage reported that around 60 shortlisted aspirants were brought into the selection process to face interviews, performance tests and other challenges designed to assess confidence, personality, resilience and presence of mind.

Niranjan Deshpande hosts Bigg Boss Kannada Agnipariksha Season 1. The jury consists of former Bigg Boss Kannada personalities Vinay Gowda, Sangeetha Sringeri, Chandan Shetty and Shruthi Krishna. Their role is to evaluate the aspiring contestants as the pre-season process narrows the field.

The programme is associated with Colors Kannada and JioHotstar. Bigg Boss Kannada Season 13 is scheduled to premiere on 6 September 2026, with Kiccha Sudeepa returning as host of the main season. The final Season 13 housemate list remains a separate record from the Agnipariksha candidate pool.

BiggBoss World displays the candidate records currently available in its database together with their latest saved selection status. The database list may not mirror every name from the original reported shortlist at every stage because candidates can be added, eliminated or updated as the selection programme develops.

A label such as participating or selected on this page describes the Agnipariksha process only. It should not be read as confirmation of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 13 main-house entry unless that participation is separately confirmed and linked to the main season.

This page is maintained as the dedicated reference for Bigg Boss Kannada Agnipariksha Season 1 candidates, host, jury and selection status. The related Bigg Boss Kannada Season 13 page remains the source for the final main-season cast, voting information and season results.

Host

Niranjan Deshpande
Niranjan Deshpande Host

Judges

Vinay Gowda
Vinay Gowda Judge
Sangeetha Sringeri
Sangeetha Sringeri Judge
Chandan Shetty
Chandan Shetty Judge
Shruthi Krishna
Shruthi Krishna Judge

Selected for Main House

Selected for Main House Kiran Shastri
Kiran Shastri
Selected for Main House Likith Gondi
Likith Gondi
Selected for Main House Modern Kavi Manja
Modern Kavi Manja
Selected for Main House Dhanush K
Dhanush K

Selected Candidates

Selected Kumari
Kumari Kumari was reported as a 20-year-old participant selected under the Gen Z category during Bigg Boss Kannada Agnipariksha. The selection is recorded as an Agnipariksha-stage result and does not by itself confirm Season 13 main-house entry.
Selected Ratna Chandrappa
Ratna Chandrappa Bangarpet, Kolar, Karnataka Ratna Chandrappa was reported as a 72-year-old participant from Bangarpet in Kolar district who was selected during the Bigg Boss Kannada Agnipariksha process. This selection-stage status is kept separate from confirmed Season 13 main-house entry.

Candidates

Participating Ananya Rao
Ananya Rao
Participating Charan Shetty
Charan Shetty
Participating Deeksha Shetty
Deeksha Shetty
Participating Deekshith Monnappa
Deekshith Monnappa
Participating Deepak Raj
Deepak Raj
Participating Dhanush Manjunath
Dhanush Manjunath
Participating Eesha Naveen
Eesha Naveen
Participating Lakshmi Gowda
Lakshmi Gowda
Participating G.K. Poornima
G.K. Poornima
Participating Priyanka J
Priyanka J
Participating Rajeev Gondi
Rajeev Gondi
Participating Roshini Shivpraksh
Roshini Shivpraksh
Participating Sahana Shivanna
Sahana Shivanna
Participating Sneha Gowda
Sneha Gowda

Eliminated

Eliminated Abhishek
Abhishek
Eliminated Adana
Adana
Eliminated Akshaya
Akshaya
Eliminated Amuku Dhamuku Manja
Amuku Dhamuku Manja Amuku Dhamuku Manja appeared in Bigg Boss Kannada Agnipariksha and drew attention during a tense exchange with jury member Vinay Gowda. His card retains the saved selection status rather than converting the incident into an unverified main-house result.
Eliminated Anil
Anil
Eliminated Ankitha
Ankitha
Eliminated Basavaraj
Basavaraj
Eliminated Dhanush V
Dhanush V
Eliminated Ganga
Ganga
Eliminated Gouri
Gouri
Eliminated Harshit
Harshit
Eliminated Hemalata
Hemalata
Eliminated Jay
Jay
Eliminated Manjeshwar
Manjeshwar
Eliminated Manju
Manju
Eliminated Manoj
Manoj
Eliminated Nikhil
Nikhil
Eliminated Prajwal
Prajwal
Eliminated Prakash
Prakash
Eliminated Priyanka H
Priyanka H
Eliminated Rakesh
Rakesh
Eliminated Rubina
Rubina
Eliminated Ruman
Ruman
Eliminated Safura
Safura
Eliminated Samskruti
Samskruti
Eliminated Sandhya
Sandhya
Eliminated Shashidhar
Shashidhar
Eliminated Shivakumar
Shivakumar
Eliminated Shreyas
Shreyas
Eliminated Shweta
Shweta
Eliminated Sushmitha
Sushmitha
Eliminated Veena
Veena
Eliminated Vikas
Vikas
Eliminated Vimal
Vimal
Eliminated Vivek
Vivek
Eliminated Yash
Yash
Eliminated Yogananda
Yogananda
Eliminated Yogitha & Yogashree
Yogitha & Yogashree

Related Main Season

Bigg Boss Kannada Season 13 →