Bigg Boss Ultimate, the exclusive digital version of Bigg Boss Tamil is all set to kickstart this evening and the inaugural episode will be aired at 6.30 PM in the evening. The show will stream for the next 60 - 70 days exclusively only on the Disney Hotstar platform and it is going to be interesting to see how this digital version is received by the audience. As already known, Bigg Boss Ultimate will comprise of the contestants from the previous seasons, giving them a second chance to fight for the title. The shoot for the inaugural episode happened yesterday (January 29) and the participants have already entered the Bigg Boss Ultimate house.

The final list of contestants have also been known and here is what you need to know. According to reliable reports on social media, a total of 14 contestants have entered the Bigg Boss Ultimate house and among them, 7 were already announced by the makers. Snehan, Julie, Vanitha Vijayakumar, Suresh Chakravarthy, Abhirami Venkatachalam, Dhaadi Balaji, and Anitha Sampath were the known contestants and the remaining 7 are also now revealed. Interestingly, 4 of them have been picked from the recently concluded fifth season of Bigg Boss. So, the 14 confirmed contestants who have entered the Bigg Boss Ultimate house are:

Snehan - Season 1
Suja Varunee - Season 1
Julie - Season 1
Dhaadi Balaji - Season 2
Shariq - Season 2
Vanitha Vijayakumar - Season 3
Abhirami Venkatachalam - Season 3
Anitha Sampath - Season 4
Balaji Murugadoss - Season 4
Suresh Chakravarthy - Season 4
Niroop Nandakumar - Season 5
Abhinay Vaddi - Season 5
Thamarai Selvi - Season 5
Suruthi - Season 5. 

Thamarai was one of the interesting finds of the fifth season as she was a representative of the common people when everyone else was already in the media circle. It is going to be interesting to see her gameplay, this time. However, the fans are slightly disappointed about not getting to see Oviya as she was widely speculated to be a part of the show.