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Entertainment Ananth Vaidyanathan, Nsk Ramya, Shariq Hassan, and Ponnambalam spill the beans.S SubhakeerthanaThe high voltage drama inside the Bigg Boss Tamil 2 house seems never-ending as the housemates leave no stone unturned to take revenge on each other. Television personality Mamathi Chari was the first one to get eliminated, followed by voice trainer Ananth Vaidyanathan, Nithya, singer Nsk Ramya, model Shariq Hassan, actor Ponnambalam and Rj Vaishnavi Prasad. Sixty plus days had gone by, and Vijayalakshmi Feroz of Chennai 28 fame stepped into the house as a wild-card entrant. Evicted celebrity-contestants speak to Tnm about their stay at the controversial Bigg Boss house. Nsk Ramya, singer As much as I enjoyed being on the show, I had to admit it was equally stressful. I am quite an emotional person, and when things go wrong, I’d like to sort them out in an amicable way. I don’t encourage petty fights and arguments.

EntertainmentThis time around, Bigg Boss season two has 16 participants with one surprise addition. Tnm StaffYoutube screengrabBigg Boss Tamil, the popular reality TV show that was all the rage last year, is back again with its most-awaited second season. The show first premiered on Vijay TV in June last year. The contestants in Season 2 were revealed one after the other on Sunday evening. While the show’s tagline last season was ‘Odavum mudiyadhu, oliyavum mudiythu’ (you can’t run, you can’t hide), this time it is ‘Nallavar yaar? Kettavar yaar?’ (who’s bad? who’s good?). The season is once again hosted by Kamal Haasan who recently made his foray into politics. While Bigg Boss Season One had 15 participants initially, the show took in four others mid-season. This time around, Bigg Boss season two has 16 participants with one surprise addition. Here’s the complete list of participants this year: 1.Actor Yashika Aanand of Iruttu Arayil Muruttu Kuthu fame 2.Stunt master/actor Ponambalam 3.Actor Mahath Raghavendra of Mangatha fame 4.Daniel Annie Pope of Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara fame 5.Rj Vaishnavi (granddaughter of prominent Tamil writer Saavi) 6.Actor Janani Iyer 7.Voice trainer Ananth Vaidyanathan 8.Singer Ramya Nsk 9.Actor-comedian Sendrayan 10.Actor Riythvika of Kabali fame 11.Actor Mumtaz 12.Rj-vj Bhalajie 13.Actor Mamathi Chari 14.Bhalajie’s wife Nithya 15.Shariq Hassan - son of actors Riyaz Khan and Uma Riyaz 16.Actor Aishwarya Dutta The rules of the reality show, that follows Big Brother format originally developed and aired in the Netherlands in 1999, is very simple. A small group of people are confined inside a house with no access to the outside world for 100 days. The housemates take turns to cook, do chores etc. while their interactions are closely monitored by surveillance cameras. The contestants are then eliminated from the house in stages based on their popularity rating. They are given tasks to gain access to certain privileges inside the house. Bigg Boss Tamil Season One gained a lot of attention when it aired last year with people taking sides, and forming campaigns for their favourites. Some of the popular contestants from last time include Julie, dance master/actor Gayathri, lyricist Snegan, actor Namitha, actor/model Harish, actor/model Raiza, etc. Actor Oviya is one notable example for having gained huge fandom after appearing on the show. She will be appearing as a guest this time around, for a few days. Raiza and Harish have gone to sign films deals post-show. Actor Aarav emerged victorious at the end of the first season, winning Rs 50 lakhs cash prize. Read: Tamil film industry boycotts Filmfare Awards as organisers refuse to pay ‘donation’...