Junior NTR on Bigg Boss Telugu
Junior NTR on Bigg Boss Telugu

Junior NTR, who is currently busy shooting for Jai Lava Kusa, has revealed that he is gearing up to host the first edition of Bigg Boss Telugu, which will be telecast on Star Maa soon.

Speculations about the Telugu version of Bigg Boss have been doing the rounds for some time now. Of late, It was also rumoured that Junior NTR would host the first edition of the show. The young tiger took to his Twitter handle to make an official announcement about it. The actor posted a photo and wrote: "I can see you #BiggBossTelugu."

Vamsi Kaka‏, Junior NTR's publicist, confirmed that the actor will host the Telugu version of Bigg Boss. The PRO tweeted: "Young Tiger NTR will be hosting #BigBossTelugu."

Mahesh S Koneru‏, another PRO of the actor, says that fans will see Junior NTR in a never-seen-before avatar. He tweeted: "This show will bring out an NTR that you have never seen before . #BiggBossTelugu on @StarMaa is going to be the BIGGEST thing on Telugu TV."

Half an hour before NTR's announcement, the Star Maa officials tweeted: "Something BIGG coming up from @tarak9999 's handle in a few minutes! We are excited ." Later, they retweeted his post and welcomed him to their family. They wrote: "Welcome to the @StarMaa family Young Tiger @tarak9999 for Biggest Show Ever #BiggBossTelugu."

Bigg Boss Telugu marks the debut of Junior NTR on the small screen. He will start shooting for the show after wrapping up the shooting of Jai Lava Kusa. His announcement came as a big surprise not just to Nandamuri fans, but also to some celebrities and journalists. Some of the celebs expressed their excitement over his entry into the television industry and wished him success.

SS Thaman: This is epiC - piC !! Look at our darling @tarak9999 taking hot seat !! Pure class !! #Mass-ter stroke !! @StarMaa #bigbosstelugu ♥️✨

G Sriniwasa kumar: All the best to @tarak9999 garu for small screen debut #BigBoss

BARaju: Young Tiger @tarak9999 hosting #BiggBossTelugu #BigBossNTR Coming Soon in @StarMaa

Haricharan Pudipeddi: It's official. #NTR all set to be seen in a new avatar as the host of #BiggBossTelugu. I'm positive he's going to rock it.

Jalapathy Gudelli‏: P.Release: Alok Jain, of Star Maa about #BigBoss : "With NTR as the host, we look forward to engage a diverse spectrum of viewers."

Rajiv Aluri: NTR for Biggest Show #BiggBossTelugu