Bigg Boss Tamil 8 winner: Muthukumaran wins Vijay Sethupathi-hosted reality show

New Delhi: The winner of Bigg Boss Tamil Season 8 is Muthukumaran. Hosted by Vijay Sethupathi, the Tamil reality show finally has its winner. The top finalists of the show were Muthukumaran, Pavithra Janani, Raayan, VJ Vishal, and Soundarya. The grand finale was filled with mesmerising performances. Soundarya became the first runner, followed by Vishal, who is the second runner up.

The other contestants who were evicted are Jacqueline, Deepak, Arun Prasath, Manjiri, Tharshika, Anshida, Arnav, Sachana Namidass, Sunita Gogoi, Varshini Dharsha Gupta, Shiva, Riya, Satya, Jeffry, Ranjith, and Anandhi. In exciting news, Vijay TV channel head Bala also announced that Vijay Sethupathi will return as host for Bigg Boss Tamil Season 9. Vijay Sethupathi expressed his gratitude and said, “Great great Kamal sir… I am walking in his path… I must thank him for the path he has created.”

Bigg Boss 8 Tamil winner

Bigg Boss 8 winner Muthukumaran took home the coveted trophy and the prize money of Rs 50 lakh. Meanwhile, this was the first time that actor Vijay Sethupathi took the role of a host of a reality show. Earlier, Kamal Haasan hosted the show. During the finale, Vijay Sethupathi addressed the criticism he faced as Bigg Boss Tamil 8 host and said that the experience was a valuable lesson. He further acknowledged the negative remarks from evicted contestants and fans.

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About Bigg Boss Tamil Season 8

The season of Bigg Boss Tamil kick-started with an exciting lineup of contestants including Ravinder Chandrasekar, Dharsha Gupta, RJ Anandhi, and others. After a few weeks, six wildcard contestants entered the house including Raanav, Manjuri, Rayan, Shiva, Varshini, and Riya, bringing a new twist to the game. This season introduced a twist to the prize pool, the Money Box game. Contestants were offered opportunities to take cash deductions from the prize money.

While Muthukumaran took home Rs 50 lakh, Raayan bagged Rs 2 lakh, Vishal won Rs 5 lakh, and Pavithra secured Rs 2 lakh.