Bigg Boss Kannada Mini season welcomed fifteen celebs who have been a part of various shows of the channel airing the show. These contestants lived inside the glasshouse for a week and experienced the Bigg Boss life. Host Akul Balaji entered the Bigg Boss house as the ‘taskmaster’. Akul, who is also the former winner of Bigg Boss Kannada season 2 initiated the tasks that were assigned by Bigg Boss.
Unlike the usual format of Bigg Boss Kannada, the mini-season will not have any winner announced during the conclusion. The contestants were given tasks to earn points. The candidate with the highest points will be the best performer of the Mini season.
Abhinav Vishwanathan, Dhanush Gowda, Rithvvik Mathad, Ramola, Trivikram, Gangan Chinappa, Yashaswini, Bhavya Gowda, Nayana Nagaraj, Chandana Ananthakrishna, Kaustuba Mani, Prerna Kambam, Niranjan Deshpande, Kiran Raj, Vaishnavi are a part of the show.
Although the Mini season of the reality show was slated to go air only on weekends, the makers decided to air on weekdays too at a late-night timeslot.