Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Finale: The Bigg Boss Telugu Season 9 grand finale was held on December 21, 2025, delivering a rollercoaster of emotions, performances, and shocking twists. The show was hosted by the ever-charismatic Nagarjuna Akkineni. Nagarjuna’s grand entry set a fire at the stage, along with celebrity guests like Megastar Chiranjeevi, adding star power to the Rs 35,00,000 prize and a trophy. We had the top five contestants for the grand final – Kalyan Padala, Thanuja Puttaswamy, Nanduri Emmanuel, Uppala Pavan Kumar (Demon Pawan), and Sanjjanaa Galrani
Sanjjanaa was the first contestant to get eliminated, followed by Emmanuel. Demon Pawan was the second runner-up and walked out with a Rs 15 lakh money bag offer. Finally, Thanuja Puttaswamy and Kalyan Padala emerged as the top 2 finalists who locked horns for the winner’s trophy.
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Tanuja As 1st Finalist
Thanuja became the first runner-up of Bigg Boss Telugu 9 after losing the trophy to Kalyan Padala.
Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Finale: What Thanuja Won As 1st Runner Up?
Thanuja has charged over Rs 35 thousand per day for participating in Bigg Boss Telugu 9, making her weekly salary Rs 2.5 lakhs as per Siasat. She has completed 15 weeks. Thanuja’s total earnings turned out to be Rs 37.5 lakhs from Bigg Boss Telugu 9. However, Thanuja did not receive any prize money as the first runner-up of Bigg Boss Telugu 9.