Following the official announcement from the team of Star Maa about the Telugu version of BIGG BOSS Telugu, the news around the town seems to make more noise than expected!

The highly anticipated reality show is going to hit your TV screens on the 16th Of July, 2017 at 09:00 P.M (IST).

BIGG BOSS Telugu is an Indian version of the classic international format of BIG BROTHER (an internationally celebrated viral reality TV series). In this season, the show is going to have 12 celebrity contestants (who are still a secret to the public) locked up in a huge house as each and every move of theirs is observed keenly, while they have to perform certain rounds of tasks that will be given to them. If they happen to accomplish these tasks in the given time, the winning contestant will win a grand prize money.

The official statement from the Star Maa explaining the rules is as follows:

12 celebrity contestants who will be locked up in 1 BIGG house with 60 cameras surrounding them and watching their every move for 71 days. The cameras will be on record mode all the time capturing the real side of these celebrities. Like the new promo illustrates, we shall see our famous and glamorous celebrities doing the regular chores and having to live without their gadgets. They will be periodically instructed by BIGG BOSS voice on tasks and rules and they will have to follow that. Each week the housemates have to nominate 3 names for eviction from the house and the viewers have the power to vote in the housemates for prolonging their stint on the show. The celebrity with the least votes is evicted from the show on the weekend.

Speaking on the occasion, NTR Jr. says “I feel technology and gadgets are increasingly taking over our lives. This show actually has a huge relevance and is fascinating because it will force a bunch of strangers to live inside a locked house with no gadgets and no access to the outside world, forcing them to forge new relationships. When I was offered the show, I said yes instantly because of the challenge it presented to me as an actor”

Since, this is such a big show, hosted by our one and only Jr. N.T.R, you'd expect to see some big brands in the sponsoring section, right?

So, here's the official statement from the Smartphone brand, OPPO, which is sponsoring the reality show.

“We are excited about our association with Star Maa. OPPO is a leading camera phone brand and is known and appreciated for its cameras experience and high-quality products. We believe that both brands have a high appeal amongst our local audience, especially the youth. Thus, this association is perfect. With the first ever Bigg Boss season on Star MAA with OPPO, we together want to offer our audience entertaining content, bring our fans closer, generate more ideas, and bring more surprise in the coming future.”

Alok Jain, the Business Head of Star Maa commented saying “At Star Maa we believe in the power of innovation and as a market with a huge appetite for the new, that is what has driven us to the no.1 position in primetime today and we are fairly certain that the first season of Bigg Boss will entertain the audience like never before taking us further ahead. Bigg boss is a huge platform for us to showcase our differentiated strategy to our target audience and strengthen our relationship with them. We are in the business of entertainment and that is a promise we hold very dearly for every project we embark on”

Get ready, everyone! It's going to be showtime soon!