# Bigg Boss (Malayalam TV series) season 7
**Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7** is the seventh season of the Malayalam-language adaptation of the reality competition *Bigg Boss*, itself based on the English format *Big Brother*. It premiered on 3 August 2025 on Asianet and JioHotstar, was hosted by the actor Mohanlal, and concluded on 9 November 2025 with the television actress and anchor Anumol declared the winner and writer Aneesh Tharayil the runner-up.[1](https://bigbrother.fandom.com/wiki/Bigg_Boss_Malayalam_7) • [2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKt2Ece3KBY) The season became the most-watched edition of the Malayalam franchise to that point, setting records in television ratings and streaming watch time.[3](https://informasilengkap.com/en/Bigg_Boss_%28Malayalam_TV_series%29)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Run | 3 August 2025 to 9 November 2025, on Asianet and JioHotstar[1](https://bigbrother.fandom.com/wiki/Bigg_Boss_Malayalam_7) |
| Host | Mohanlal, who has hosted every season of Bigg Boss Malayalam[4](https://www.keralatv.in/asianet-bigg-boss-host/) |
| Contestants | 19 entered at the launch; the season's contestant roster is listed at 25 including later entries[5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYuTlEnmvPI) • [6](https://housepulse.in/shows/bigg-boss-malayalam/season-7) |
| Winner / runner-up | Anumol (winner); Aneesh Tharayil (runner-up); Shanavas Shanu third, Nevin Cappresious fourth, Akbar Khan fifth[1](https://bigbrother.fandom.com/wiki/Bigg_Boss_Malayalam_7) • [7](https://www.malayalamtv9.com/entertainment/anumol-crowned-champion-of-bigg-boss-malayalam-season-7-aneesh-runner-up-final-concludes-2160333.html) |
| Launch ratings | 15.3 TVR for the mega launch episode and an 11.4 average TVR for regular episodes (BARC, 15+ U, Week 31, HD+SD)[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/bigg-boss-malayalam-7-makes-history-again-marks-the-best-ever-rating-on-tv-in-the-premiere-week/articleshow/123308772.cms) |
| Finale ratings | 18.74 TVR, with one compilation listing 22 TVR for SD+HD combined[3](https://informasilengkap.com/en/Bigg_Boss_%28Malayalam_TV_series%29) |
| Streaming | 136 million hours of watch time across television and digital by mid-September 2025; voting volume up 43%[9](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-biggboss/bigg-boss-malayalam-season-7-reached-new-heights-in-viewership-on-tv-and-ott-articleshow-rbbaod4) |
| Prize | Reported as 4,475,210 rupees by TV9 Malayalam and as 4.25 million rupees (42.5 lakh rupees) by India Today[7](https://www.malayalamtv9.com/entertainment/anumol-crowned-champion-of-bigg-boss-malayalam-season-7-aneesh-runner-up-final-concludes-2160333.html) • [10](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/television/story/anumol-wins-bigg-boss-malayalam-7-denies-spending-rs-16-lakh-on-pr-campaign-2817268-2025-11-11) |
## Format and production
The season follows the franchise format: participants live isolated in a purpose-built house, nominate housemates for eviction at intervals decided by the broadcaster, and viewers vote to save contestants through the JioHotstar application.[11](https://cdn.jiostar.com/wp-content/uploads/tnc/1751448649-BIGG-BOSS_MALAYALAM_Season7_ONLINE_AUDITION.pdf) • [12](https://cdn.jiostar.com/wp-content/uploads/tnc/1754241992-BB-Malayalam-Season-7--Voting-TCs-_Draft_26072025.pdf) The official audition terms describe the program as based on the English format *Big Brother*, combining commoner contestants selected through auditions run by JioStar India Private Limited with celebrity participants.[11](https://cdn.jiostar.com/wp-content/uploads/tnc/1751448649-BIGG-BOSS_MALAYALAM_Season7_ONLINE_AUDITION.pdf) The series is produced by EndemolShine India.[13](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/bigg-boss-malayalam)
The launch introduced a change to the entry ritual: for the first time in the Malayalam series, contestants entered the house accompanied by a family member or close friend.[14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGARh_Z1QgQ) Coverage of the premiere described the season as taking a stricter, more intense approach, with a redesigned house set built in Chennai.[14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGARh_Z1QgQ) • [15](https://www.keralaexpress.com/news/bigg_boss_malayalam_season_7_anumol_is_the_winner)
## Contestants and results
Nineteen contestants entered on launch night, including the actor Appani Sarath and the couple Adhila and Noora.[5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYuTlEnmvPI) • [8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/bigg-boss-malayalam-7-makes-history-again-marks-the-best-ever-rating-on-tv-in-the-premiere-week/articleshow/123308772.cms) Over roughly fourteen weeks the field narrowed to five finalists: Anumol, Aneesh Tharayil, Shanavas Shanu, Nevin Cappresious, and Akbar Khan.[16](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-biggboss/bigg-boss-malayalam-season-7-finale-9th-nov-2025-live-update-winner-anumol-runner-up-aneesh-akbar-shanavas-nevin-prize-liveblog-updates-dxfxncl) On finale night Mohanlal entered the house to bring out the last two contestants, and Anumol was crowned the winner, taking the trophy and the prize money; Aneesh finished as runner-up.[7](https://www.malayalamtv9.com/entertainment/anumol-crowned-champion-of-bigg-boss-malayalam-season-7-aneesh-runner-up-final-concludes-2160333.html) Anumol, a television actress from [Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.edgepedia.org/thiruvananthapuram) known for Malayalam serials, was the second woman to win the Malayalam franchise after Dilsha Prasannan in season 4.[17](https://www.asianetnews.com/bigg-boss/contestants/anumol) • [7](https://www.malayalamtv9.com/entertainment/anumol-crowned-champion-of-bigg-boss-malayalam-season-7-aneesh-runner-up-final-concludes-2160333.html)
The finale drew a total of 18 million (1.8 crore) votes, with 3.8 million (38 lakh) cast in the final week according to the finale liveblog.[16](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-biggboss/bigg-boss-malayalam-season-7-finale-9th-nov-2025-live-update-winner-anumol-runner-up-aneesh-akbar-shanavas-nevin-prize-liveblog-updates-dxfxncl)
## Viewership and reception
**Record ratings.** The season opened with 15.3 TVR for the launch episode, the best premiere-week television rating the Malayalam edition had recorded, and held an 11.4 average TVR for regular episodes in its first measured week.[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/bigg-boss-malayalam-7-makes-history-again-marks-the-best-ever-rating-on-tv-in-the-premiere-week/articleshow/123308772.cms) The OTT premiere recorded 126 million (12.6 crore) minutes of cumulative watch time in the first weekend, a 225% increase over previous seasons.[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/bigg-boss-malayalam-7-makes-history-again-marks-the-best-ever-rating-on-tv-in-the-premiere-week/articleshow/123308772.cms) By mid-September 2025, JioStar South cluster head Krishnan Kutty reported 136 million hours of combined watch time and a 43% rise in voting.[9](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-biggboss/bigg-boss-malayalam-season-7-reached-new-heights-in-viewership-on-tv-and-ott-articleshow-rbbaod4)
**Multi-platform performance.** An Economic Times report on the season's commercial performance put finale-day video views on JioHotstar at nearly double season 6's level, with same-day watch time up 137%, and the season overall showing a 65% rise in video views and a 36% increase in total watch time on the platform. On Asianet the season reached 7.37 million viewers and an estimated 84% of Kerala's population, and connected TV accounted for 25% of total watch time.[18](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/bigg-boss-malayalam-season-7-records-multi-platform-growth/articleshow/125559184.cms) The grand finale posted the franchise's highest finale rating, with week-45 data listing the finale at 18.74 TVR.[18](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/bigg-boss-malayalam-season-7-records-multi-platform-growth/articleshow/125559184.cms) • [19](https://www.keralatv.in/week-45-all-malayalam-television-serials-trp/) A season-reception compilation labels season 7 the most-watched season of the Malayalam series, with an average weekly rating of 12.5 TVR.[3](https://informasilengkap.com/en/Bigg_Boss_%28Malayalam_TV_series%29)
**Controversy.** After the finale, Anumol publicly denied social-media allegations that she had spent 1.6 million rupees (16 lakh rupees) on public-relations teams to secure the title, telling Asianet in an interview that such claims were circulating without basis.[10](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/television/story/anumol-wins-bigg-boss-malayalam-7-denies-spending-rs-16-lakh-on-pr-campaign-2817268-2025-11-11)
## Aftermath
The season's success fed directly into the franchise's next steps: the spin-off *Bigg Boss Agnipareeksha*, a pre-show in which shortlisted commoner participants compete for a place in the main house, premiered on 15 August 2025 ahead of season 8.[3](https://informasilengkap.com/en/Bigg_Boss_%28Malayalam_TV_series%29) • [4](https://www.keralatv.in/asianet-bigg-boss-host/) Season 8 followed in 2026.[13](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/bigg-boss-malayalam)
## References
1. [Bigg Boss Malayalam 7, Big Brother Wiki (Fandom)](https://bigbrother.fandom.com/wiki/Bigg_Boss_Malayalam_7)
2. [#BBMS7 Congratulations Anumol, Asianet (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKt2Ece3KBY)
3. [Bigg Boss (Malayalam TV series), season-wise reception](https://informasilengkap.com/en/Bigg_Boss_%28Malayalam_TV_series%29)
4. [Asianet Bigg Boss Host Mohanlal, Kerala TV](https://www.keralatv.in/asianet-bigg-boss-host/)
5. [Bigg Boss Malayalam 7 Grand Launch Highlights (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYuTlEnmvPI)
6. [Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7 results, HousePulse](https://housepulse.in/shows/bigg-boss-malayalam/season-7)
7. [Anumol Crowned Champion of Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7, TV9 Malayalam](https://www.malayalamtv9.com/entertainment/anumol-crowned-champion-of-bigg-boss-malayalam-season-7-aneesh-runner-up-final-concludes-2160333.html)
8. [Bigg Boss Malayalam 7 makes history again, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/bigg-boss-malayalam-7-makes-history-again-marks-the-best-ever-rating-on-tv-in-the-premiere-week/articleshow/123308772.cms)
9. [Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7 Reached New Heights In Viewership, Asianet News Malayalam](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-biggboss/bigg-boss-malayalam-season-7-reached-new-heights-in-viewership-on-tv-and-ott-articleshow-rbbaod4)
10. [Anumol wins Bigg Boss Malayalam 7, denies spending Rs 16 lakh on PR campaign, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/television/story/anumol-wins-bigg-boss-malayalam-7-denies-spending-rs-16-lakh-on-pr-campaign-2817268-2025-11-11)
11. [BIGG BOSS-MALAYALAM- SEASON-7 audition terms and conditions, JioStar](https://cdn.jiostar.com/wp-content/uploads/tnc/1751448649-BIGG-BOSS_MALAYALAM_Season7_ONLINE_AUDITION.pdf)
12. [BB Malayalam Season 7 voting terms, JioStar](https://cdn.jiostar.com/wp-content/uploads/tnc/1754241992-BB-Malayalam-Season-7--Voting-TCs-_Draft_26072025.pdf)
13. [Bigg Boss Malayalam, TheTVDB.com](https://www.thetvdb.com/series/bigg-boss-malayalam)
14. [Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7 Full Contestant List Revealed (YouTube, Asianet News English)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGARh_Z1QgQ)
15. [Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7: Grand Finale, Kerala Express](https://www.keralaexpress.com/news/bigg_boss_malayalam_season_7_anumol_is_the_winner)
16. [Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7 Finale liveblog, Asianet News Malayalam](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-biggboss/bigg-boss-malayalam-season-7-finale-9th-nov-2025-live-update-winner-anumol-runner-up-aneesh-akbar-shanavas-nevin-prize-liveblog-updates-dxfxncl)
17. [Anumol contestant profile, Asianet News Malayalam](https://www.asianetnews.com/bigg-boss/contestants/anumol)
18. [Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7 records multi-platform growth, The Economic Times](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/bigg-boss-malayalam-season-7-records-multi-platform-growth/articleshow/125559184.cms)
19. [Week 45 All Malayalam Television Serials TRP Data, Kerala TV](https://www.keralatv.in/week-45-all-malayalam-television-serials-trp/)
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