<P> Bigg Boss Kannada 5 (BBK5) was the fifth season of the Kannada television series Bigg Boss Kannada, that premiered on 15 October 2017 . Sudeep reprised his role as the host of the show . The finale of the season took place 28 January 2018, and rapper Chandan Shetty was declared the winner of the show and the prize money of ₹ 50 lakh . Sales representative Diwaker was voted the runner - up . </P> <P> Sudeep had signed a ₹ 20 crore (US $3.1 million) deal with the channel Colors Kannada to host the next five seasons starting from the previous season . During the grand finale of Bigg Boss Kannada 4, it was announced that the next season will start with new contestants and a renovated Bigg Boss house built for the previous season in the Innovative Film City at Bidadi, Bangalore . This will be the first season to allow non-celebrities to the Bigg Boss house with online auditions taking place from July 2017 . </P> <P> The application process of the auditions for non-celebrities was exclusively carried by mobile app called Voot. . Nagendra Bhat was the reality writer for this season . </P> <P> The show was extended by one week (106 days) instead of 98 days . Among the five finalists Niveditha and Divakar are auditioned contestants, where as Chandan, Karthik and Shruti are celebrities . </P>

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