The fifth season of Bigg Boss Tamil, hosted by Kamal Haasan, is all set to take off and it is surely going to serve as a solid source of entertainment for the Tamil audience. The first photo shoot for the fifth edition took place yesterday in Chennai and Kamal Haasan took part in the shoot. The pictures from the photoshoot are now doing rounds on social media and we can expect official updates on the show to come out this week. It is also said that the promo teaser shoot for the fifth edition will take place in the coming week after which we can expect it to be aired on television. It looks like the makers have planned to follow the schedule of last year's Bigg Boss, which happened from October to January.

The fifth season of Bigg Boss Tamil is expected to begin from the first week of October and the makers are said to be busy, finalizing the list of contestants. Bigg Boss has successfully completed four editions and all the four editions have turned out to be big hits among the Tamil audience. Aarav emerged as the winner of the first season, while Riythvika was declared the winner of the second edition. The third and fourth season winners were Mugen Rao and Aari respectively. Among the four, the third season was the most enjoyed by the masses, thanks to the fun-filled vibe that the show had because of the contestants - Kavin, Losliya, Tharshan, Mugen Rao, Sherin, and Sandy Master.

The fourth season gave a big breakthrough for actor Aari who garnered wide attention with his honest game play. Rio Raj, Ramya Pandian, Balaji Murugadoss, Som Shekar, Gabriella, Sanam Shetty, Suresh Chakravarthy, Archana, were the other contestants who managed to make some noise while being inside the house. The fifth edition of Bigg Boss will be aired between 9.30 PM and 10.30 PM on Vijay TV and Disney Hotstar platform.

However, this time, the makers will be facing a tough competition in the form of Survivor, a brand new show which is going to be aired on Zee Tamil channel from September 12.