Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 Grand Launch LIVE Updates: Suman Shetty, Sanjjanaa Galrani, Flora Saini and 12 other contestants enter Nagarjuna’s show

In the final twist of the evening, host Nagarjuna announced that commoner contestants Srija Dammu, Priya Shetty, Demon Pawan, Harita Harish, Kalyan Padala, and Manish Maryada will occupy the main Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. Meanwhile, celebrity contestants Sanjjanaa Galrani, Suman Shetty, Thanuja Puttaswamy, Flora Saini, Jabardasth Emmanuel, Rithu Chowdary, Bharani Shankar, Shrasti Verma, and Ramu Rathod will stay in the second house, which has lesser amenities.

Host Nagarjuna assigns commoner Priya Shetty the task of selecting a co-contestant for cooking duties, and she chooses Sanjjanaa Galrani.

Bigg Boss Agnipariksha jury member and actor Bindu Madhavi picks Manish Maryada as the sixth commoner contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house.

Priya Shetty enters the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house as the fifth commoner contestant, chosen through audience voting.

Host Nagarjuna welcomes comedian Suman Shetty, the 13th contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. Suman has worked across south Indian film industries.

Host Nagarjuna assigns commoner Srija Dammu the task of choosing a co-contestant for washing duties, and she picks Ramu Rathod.

Bigg Boss Agnipariksha jury member and actor Navdeep picks Srija Dammu as the fourth commoner contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house.

Host Nagarjuna welcomes singer Ramu Rathod, the 11th contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. Ramu is best know for crooning the song "Ranu Bombayi Ki Ranu".

Host Nagarjuna welcomes actor Sanjjanaa Galrani, the 10th contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. She is known for her performances in films like Ganda Hendathi, Bujjigadu, Dandupalya 2, among others. In her introduction clip, Sanjjanaa opens up about being dragged into the 2020 drug racket case.

Commoner Demon Pawan is assigned the task of selecting a co-contestant for kitchen duties for a week, and he chooses celebrity contestant Rithu Chowdary.

Demon Pawan enters the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house as the third commoner contestant, chosen through audience voting.

In a surprising twist, Bigg Boss allows actor Bharani Shankar to participate in Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9. He is the eighth contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu house.

Bharani has worked on shows like Mahalakshmi, Trishulam, Thrill, Mutyala Muggu, Seetamalakshmi, Intiki Deepam Illalu, Bhagyarekha, Tarangalu, Amma Kosam, Savithri, and Prem Nagar. On the film front, Bharani was seen in Baahubali, Crazy Uncles, and Aaviri.

Host Nagarjuna welcomes social media influencer Rithu Chowdary, the seventh contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house.

Actor Bharani Shankar made a entry on the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 stage, carrying a red box and requesting to take it inside the Bigg Boss Telugu 9 house. Host Nagarjuna explained that the show’s rules forbid personal belongings, but Bharani stood firm on his demand, resulting in a stalemate. Consequently, he was not seen entering the house.

Commoner Harita Harsh is assigned the task of selecting a co-contestant for housekeeping duties for a week, and he chooses celebrity contestant Jabardasth Emmanuel.

Harita Harish becomes the second commoner to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house.

Host Nagarjuna welcomes choreographer Shrasti Verma, the fifth contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. She has worked on several major films, including Pushpa 2, Jailer, Vikrant Rona, Game Changer, and Rangasthalam.

Host Nagarjuna welcomes Jabardasth Emmanuel, the fourth contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. He is known for his comedy skits.

Commoner Kalyan is tasked with selecting either Flora Saini or Thanuja Puttaswamy to handle washroom cleaning duties for a week, and he picks Flora.

Kalyan Padala becomes the first commoner to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. Kalyan earned his spot after participating in the pre-show Bigg Boss Agnipariksha.

Host Nagarjuna welcomes Flora Saini, the second contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. Flora has appeared in over 50 films across the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi film industries. In her introduction clip, she also opened up about facing domestic abuse.

Host Nagarjuna welcomes Thanuja Puttaswamy, the first contestant to enter the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house. Thanuja is best known for her role as Parvathi in the popular serial Mudda Mandaram and was also one of the finalists in the cooking comedy show Cooku with Jathiratnalu.

After touring the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 houses, host Nagarjuna meets the top 13 commoner contestants selected through the pre-show Bigg Boss Agnipariksha.

Host Nagarjuna gives a tour of the second house, which has a more muted and minimalistic design. The second house is a new addition to the Bigg Boss Telugu format.

Host Nagarjuna completes a series of tasks to unlock access to areas like the kitchen, bedroom, lounge area and more inside the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house.

Host Nagarjuna successfully completes a task to make his entry into the Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 house.

Bigg Boss Telugu 9 host Nagarjuna kick-starts the show with a high-energy performance to the Ratchagan song "Soniya Soniya".

The promo’s caption read, “Commoners with raw fire vs celebrities with star power, double surprises, double entertainment, double the dose of Bigg Boss.”

The wait is almost over! Just 30 minutes to go for the grand launch of Nagarjuna-hosted Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9. The show will air on Star Maa and stream on JioHotstar from 7 pm.

The new season of Bigg Boss Telugu is expected to run for about 100 to 120 days, culminating in a grand finale in December 2025.