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Bigg Boss Tamil: From Mugen Rao to Aari Arjunan: Here's what keeping the winners of previous seasons busy these days

etimes.in | Last updated on - Sep 26, 2023, 18:18 IST
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​​Bigg Boss Tamil: From Mugen Rao to Aari Arjunan: Here's what keeping the winners of previous seasons busy these days​


Kamal Haasan-hosted Bigg Boss Tamil 7 is all set to premiere on October 1. Interestingly, first time in Bigg Boss history the house is separated into two parts. Prior to that let's take a look at the winners of the previous seasons and what are they doing now.

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​​Azeem​


Mohammed Azeem, known as Azeem, won the sixth season of Bigg Boss Tamil. He made his debut in the TV serial Maya along with actress Vani Bhojan. He subsequently also appeared in various different serials in many Tamil television. He also appeared on serials such as Priyamanaval, Pagal Nilavu, and Kadaikutty Singam. Later the actor participated in the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil 6 and he lifted a trophy with cash prices of 50 lakhs. Currently, he is making his silver screen debut with a new Tamil movie. Which is directed by Ananda Krishnan. He has previously directed various films like Aal, Metro, Oxygen, and Kodiyil Oruvan. The film is based on a true story and Azeem plays the lead role. The runner-up of Bigg Boss Tamil Season 6 was Vikaraman who is an actor comes politician

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​Balaji Murugadoss ​


Balaji Murugadoss was the first runner-up in the fourth season of Bigg Boss Tamil. Balaji made a re-entry into the show Bigg Boss Ultimate and won the first edition of Bigg Boss Ultimate season 1. Before BB, he was a supermodel and won the title of Rubaru Mister International India 2018. Currently, he is working on his upcoming films Naane Varuven, Nitham Oru Vaanam, and Surya 42.

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​​Raju Jeyamohan​


Raju Jeyamohan won the fifth edition of Bigg Boss Tamil. Before entering Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5, he was a popular actor in the Tamil film and television industry. After the big success of Bigg Boss, Raju played Raghu's character in director Cibi Chakravarthy's film 'Don'. Raju played a negative role in this movie. He also appeared in the celebration show called Bigg Boss 5 Kondattam as a guest, Start Music Season 3, Bigg Boss Jodigal Season 2 (as host) and Raju Vootla party show. Raju also announced that he is taking a break from acting in television and focusing more on acting in his upcoming films. In 2015, he made his film debut with R. Vivekanandan’s Thunai Mudhalvar, this was a small role. He got a meaty role in Shiva Arvind’s directional Natpuna Ennanu Theriyuma (2019).

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​​Mugen Rao​


Mugen Prakash Rao popularly known as Mugen Rao or MGR is a Malaysian actor, singer, and film producer. Mugen was born and

brought up in Malaysia. He is a popular personality in the entertainment Industry. Apart from singing, he is also popular for his brilliant acting skills. He attracted people’s attention with his 2016 Tamil 'OOP' single “Kayalvizhi”. In 2019, Mugen came to the show as a celebrity contestant. He won Rs. 50 Lakh as the winner. After the show, he acted in the movie Velan.

A runner-up of season 3 of Bigg Boss Tamil was Sandy Master who is a Chennai-based choreographer.

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​​Riythvika​


Bigg Boss Tamil season 2 was won by Indian actress Riythvika, who works in the Tamil Film Industry. She mostly plays supporting roles in Tamil films. She made her debut in Tamil Film Industry with director Bala’s Paradesi in 2013. After Bigg Boss, she worked in the Tamil movie Odavum Mudiyathu Oliyavaum Mudiyathu. She is currently working on her upcoming Tamil movie, the biopic of famous Tamil actor-politician Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran (MGR). Apart from this, she is the only female winner of Bigg Boss Tamil so far. Tamil actress Aishwarya Dutta was the runner-up of season 2.

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​​ Aari Arujunan​

Aari Arujunan, known as Aari, won the fourth season of Bigg Boss Tamil. He worked in several Tamil Movies. Before coming to the Industry he was a theater artist. He made his feature film debut with Rettaisuzhi, directed by Tamil Film Director S. Shankar. He got married to Nadiya in 2015. Currently, he is working on films such as Ellam Mela Irukuravan Pathuppan, Aleka, and Bhagavan. Aari won the cash prize of Rs. 50 Lakh along with winning the trophy.

The runner-up of Bigg Boss Tamil Season 4 was Balaju Murugadoss who is also a South Indian actor.

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​​Aarav Nafeez Kizer​


Nafeez Kizar, popularly known as Aarav created history by winning the first season of the popular Tamil TV show Bigg Boss Tamil. Before entering Bigg Boss as a contestant he was working as a model. He also worked as an engineer in a multinational company. After the show, he acted in Market Raja MBBS. Currently, he is working on the films Raja Bheema and Meendum Vaa Arugil Vaa.

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