Good news: Superstar Mohanlal to host Bigg Boss Malayalam

Bigg Boss is turning out to be one of the biggest reality shows, that has the maximum TRP in the television programmes. 

As per reports in The Indian Express, the show is expected to go on air by the end of June. The report also suggests that the most popular face of Malayalam film industry, Mohanlal, will be the host of the show. Reports reveal that Suresh Gopi and Mammootty were also being considered but Laletta as Mohanlal is called popularly has been finalised. 

Now the makers are looking for finalising the contestants of the show. The Bigg Boss house will be reportedly built near Kochin. 

A source from the Bigg Boss team revealed, “Bigg Boss is the biggest reality show in the country and with it doing fabulously well in regional languages (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali and now Marathi), it was only feasible that the Malayalam market also be explored.” 

The reality show came out with its first season in Tamil and Telugu last year. While the former was hosted by Kamal Haasan the latter had Tollywood star Jr NTR. 

The show in Tamil received mixed reviews but Bigg Boss Telugu received amazing TRP. Bigg Boss Kannada was also out with its fifth season last year with Kichcha Sudeep playing the host once again.

As for Bigg Boss Hindi, it ran its 11th season last year and drew in record viewership. The show was hosted by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. Recently Bigg Boss Marathi was launched as well with Mahesh Manjrekar leading the show.