Bigg Boss Kannada Winner: Shine Shetty lifts the trophy, Kuri Prathap is the runner-up of 7th season

The curtains for the seventh season of Bigg Boss Kannada has been dropped on Sunday, 2 February. Shine Shetty has emerged victorious in the Kiccha Sudeep-hosted show. Kuri Prathap is the first runner-up, while Vasuki Vaibhav has ended at the third place.

For the first time, the winner of the Bigg Boss Kannada has won a car, apart from a trophy and prize amount. In addition to Rs 50 lakh, the winner is getting Rs 11 lakh from sponsors. So, the title holder is getting Rs 61 lakh in total. The runner-up has walked away with Rs 6 lakh. 

The third runner-up has received Rs 1 lakh. 

The grand finale was aired on two days, packed with lots of performances. 

The show had the participation of 20 contestants like Gurulingaswamy, Ravi Belagere, Chaitra Vasudevan, Duniya Rashmi, Kuri Prathap, Jai Jagadish, Sujatha Satyanarayan, RJ Prithvi, Vasuki Vaibhav, Rakha Somashekhar, Shine Shetty, Deepika Das, Raju Thalikote, Chaitra Kottur, Chandana Ananthakrishna, Kishan Bilagali, Chandan Achar, Priyanka Shivanna, Harish Raj and Bhoomi Shetty.

From 20 contestants, it came to five contestants – Deepika Das, Vasuki Vaibhav, Shine Shetty, Bhoomi Shetty and Kuri Prathap. Two contestants like Deepika and Bhoomi were evicted from Bigg Boss Kannada 7 in the episode aired on Saturday, 1 February.

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The grand finale of Kiccha Sudeep-hosted show will be aired between 7 pm and 11 pm with three contestants – Shine Shetty, Vasuki Vaibhav and Kuri Prathap - entering the last stage of the reality show. Here, we bring you the live coverage from the event. Stay tuned:

11.12 pm: Kiccha Sudeep to ener the house and bring the finalists on stage.
10.36 pm: Vasuki and Sudeep sing 'Manasinda yaaru nu ketavaralla.'
10.25 pm: Vasuki Vaibhav shares his experience.
10.08 pm: Priyanka on stage to entertain the guests with a performance.
09.57 pm: Vasuki eliminated from Bigg Boss Kannada 7. So, Shine Shetty and Kuri Prathap are the last two. Kiccha Sudeep to enter the house and bring them on stage. Before that he will have a conversation with Vasuki.

09.45 pm: A compilation of emotional moments is being played now.
09.20 pm: Chaitra Vasudevan is now on stage. She is setting stage on fire.
08.40 pm: A special video which showcases the musicial moments in the show. Sudeep asks for the inmates' reaction.
08.24pm: Wow. The winner will get an all new Altroz car. The three finalists got toy cars.
08.16 pm: Deepika has a surprise in store. She receives a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh from India Gates and additionally, Rs 1 lakh from another sponsor. She wants Shine Shetty to win the season.

08.05 pm: Deepika Das speaks her heart out and shares her views about other inmates. Interestingly, she claims that she likes Chandan Achar with whom she had a lot of clashes. The actress says that she only had  issues within tasks.
07.58 pm: Deepika Das, who was evicted from Bigg Boss Kannada last evening, is on stage.
07.48 pm: Chaithra Kottur now performs. 

07.31pm: Sudeep is now talking to asking each contestants about their journeys.
07.25 pm: Sudeep is thankful for the performances given by the previous and current season Bigg Boss Kannada contestants.
07.12 pm: Harish Raj performs for a Swathi Muthu song, whole Naveen Sajju dances for 'Jintha ta' from Veera Madakari. Kishan performs for 'Jungle me single share.'

07.19 pm: Krishi Thapanda  and Rekha now come on stage. All the three contestants from the fifth season. Now, Chandan Achar performs for 'Dove Dove Ranga Kano' number.
07.06 pm: The three finalists are in stylish suits. Anupama Gowda is here, enters Sudeep's stage.
07.04 pm: What did the three finalists spend their time all night? Bigg Boss gives a glimpse to it.
07:01 pm: The finale takes off with the entry of Kiccha Sudeep. 

The show had the participation of 20 contestants like Gurulingaswamy, Ravi Belagere, Chaitra Vasudevan, Duniya Rashmi, Kuri Prathap, Jai Jagadish, Sujatha Satyanarayan, RJ Prithvi, Vasuki Vaibhav, Rakha Somashekhar, Shine Shetty, Deepika Das, Raju Thalikote, Chaitra Kottur, Chandana Ananthakrishna, Kishan Bilagali, Chandan Achar, Priyanka Shivanna, Harish Raj and Bhoomi Shetty.

From 20 contestants, it came to five contestants – Deepika Das, Vasuki Vaibhav, Shine Shetty, Bhoomi Shetty and Kuri Prathap. Two contestants like Deepika and Bhoomi were evicted from Bigg Boss Kannada 7 in the episode aired on Saturday, 1 February.

The winner of Sudeep-hosted show will be announced on Sunday's episode.