Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan at Bigg Boss Tamil press meet.PR Handout

The first season of Bigg Boss in Tamil will be aired from June 25 on Star Vijay. The news has been formally announced at the press meet held on Friday, May 26 in Chennai.

Speaking at the press meet, the GM of Star Vijay, Krishna said, "We are extremely proud to bring Bigg Boss to Tamil Nadu. It's the biggest reality show in the world. We think Tamil audiences will really love it. We are extremely happy that Kamal Haasan agreed to host the show, which is his first venture into television."

The channel thinks that it will break all the rules in the market and become the biggest reality show in Tamil.

On his turn, Kamal Haasan said that Bigg Boss Tamil helps him to reach every home. "The show has a very wide reach. I don't have to don an avatar this time. I can just be me, in my most natural self, and reach every household," the Hindustan Times quotes the actor as saying in the press meet. 

Bigg Boss Tamil
Bigg Boss Tamil.PR Handout

The trailer of Bigg Boss Tamil was unveiled at the same platform, which can been watched below:

The Kamal Haasan-hosted show will feature 14 contestants from different backgrounds. They will be locked inside the house for 100 days and every week one contestant will leave the show based on the viewers' vote.