Bigg Boss Kannada Season 12 finale highlights: Gilli Nata wins, takes home Rs 50 lakh cash

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Gilli Nata takes home a Rs 50 lakh cash prize and a lavish car. 

Gilli Nata wins Bigg Boss Kannada 12 to massive cheers from fans.

Ashwini Gowda emerged as the second runner-up of the Bigg Boss 12 Kannada. She takes home a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh.

The final battle for Bigg Boss Kannada 12 is between Gilli Nata, Rakshitha Shetty, and Ashwini Gowda.

Kichcha Sudeep takes the Top 3 finalists outside the house in Bigg Boss Kannada Season 12.

(Image Source : JIOHOTSTAR)Kichcha Sudeep takes Top 3 finalists outside the house

Kichcha Sudeep entered the Bigg Boss 12 Kannada house. 

Bigg Boss Kannada 12 gives a special tribute to host Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeep during the grand finale night. The video showcased a montage of his journey this season.

The makers of Bigg Boss Kannada 12 bring young children, all under the age of five, onto the BB 12 Kannada stage, each holding a rose for Kichcha Sudeep. 

Kavya gets evicted after Crazy Star Ravichandran enters the BB house for the briefcase task. She takes home a Rs 10 lakh cash prize as the third runner-up.

(Image Source : JIOHOTSTAR)Kavya

The grand finale is about to get even more intense as Crazy Star Ravichandran enters the Bigg Boss 12 Kannada house with a briefcase containing cash prize.

Colors Kannada shared a special video showcasing Mutant Raghu's journey. Take a look below:

Mutant Raghu receives a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh as he becomes the 4th runner-up.

After exiting the Bigg Boss Kannada 12 house, Kichcha Sudeep played a special video for Mutant Raghu, showcasing his journey throughout the show.

(Image Source : JIOHOTSTAR)Kichcha Sudeep plays special video for Mutant Raghu

Mutant Raghu gets evicted in fifth place, leaving Ashwini Gowda, Gilli Nata, Kavya Shaiva, and Rakshita Shetty in the Top 4.

(Image Source : JIOHOTSTAR)Mutant Raghu

Adding a fun twist to the Bigg Boss Kannada 12 grand finale, Kichcha Sudeep announced quirky awards to some of the housemates. 

Dhanush Gowda receives a cash prize of Rs 1,50,000 as the fifth runner-up.

Dhanush Gowda becomes the first contestant to be eliminated on the grand finale night. 

Dhanush Gowda has been evicted from Bigg Boss Kannada Season 12. The remaining contestants competing for the trophy are Rakshita Shetty, Ashwini Gowda, Gilli Nata, Kavya, and Raghu.

(Image Source : JIOHOTSTAR)Dhanush Gowda eliminated

Kichcha Sudeep announces the winner, cash prize, and other details. He revealed that the winner will receive a cash prize of Rs 50 lakh and a Maruti Suzuki Victoris car.

(Image Source : JIOHOTSTAR SCREENGRAB)Kichcha Sudeep

The top 6 finalists of Bigg Boss Kannada season 12 are:

• Ashwini Gowda
• Dhanush Gowda
• Gilli Nata
• Kavya Shaiva
• Mutant Raghu
• Rakshita Shetty 

The host of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 12, Kichcha Sudeep interacts with the finalists. 

(Image Source : JIOHOTSTAR)Kichcha Sudeep interacts with finalists

The performances by Bigg Boss Kannada 12 finalists, including Ashwini Gowda, Dhanush Gowda, Gilli Nata, Kavya Shaiva, ‘Mutant’ Raghu, and Rakshita Shetty, have begun!

The grand finale of Kichcha Sudeep's hosted show, Bigg Boss Kannada Season 12 has officially kicked off!

The countdown to the Bigg Boss Kannada 12 grand finale has officially begun! The finale episode will air at 6 PM on JioHotstar and Colors Kannada channel. 

Fans have been predicting the top finalists of Bigg Boss Kannada 12. One X user wrote, "My honest take top 2 should be, 1. Gilli Nata 2. Ashwini Gowda Nothing against Kavya, Ashwini contribution is immense to the show! #BBK12 (sic)."

Six housemates have made it to the finale of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 12. The Top 6 finalists are:

• Ashwini Gowda
• Dhanush Gowda
• Gilli Nata
• Kavya Shaiva
• Raghavendra S Hondadakeri aka 'Mutant' Raghu
• Rakshita Shetty

Viewers will be able to stream the Bigg Boss Kannada 12 grand finale on January 18, 2026, at 6 PM.

The winner of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 12 will lift the trophy and will be awarded with Rs 50 lakh in prize money.

Host and actor Kiccha Sudeep took to his X profile to share note for his fans. Read the post here:

Out of all the finalists of Bigg Boss Kannada Season 12, Gilli Nata is having the most impressions on X. Social media users seem to be rooting for his victory today.

The makers have shared a new promo to ignite anticipation for the grand finale:

Cockroach Sudhi, Spandana Somanna, Rashika Shetty, Manju Bhashini, Malu Nipanal, Mallamma a.k.a. Matina Mall, Kavya Shaiva, Kari Basappa, Janhavi, Ghilli Nata, Dhruvnath, Dhanush, Chandraprabha, Ashwini Gowda, Lakshmi, Abhishek Satish and Mirchi RJ Amit entered the Bigg Boss Kannada season 12 house on the premiere night.

Around 24 contestants entered the Bigg Boss Kannada 12 house and only 6 made it to the grand finale. Now one of them will light the trophy and if social media trends are to be considered then Gilli Nata, is the part of most trends. He may be announced as the winner of this season.

The voting lines were open today till 12:00 PM. Fans could login into Jio Hotstar app to vote for your favourite contestant. Now while the show will begins at 6:00 pm, the winner with the highest votes, might be announced by 9:00 PM.

The votings for Bigg Boss Kannada Season 12 have been close and now it remains to see who among Gilli Nata, Ashwini, Rakshitha, Kavya, Dhanush and Mutant Raghu will win the show.