Bigg Boss Kannada 11 is a reality show and the eleventh season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television series Bigg Boss produced by Banijay. The show began on 29 September 2024, on Colors Kannada and JioCinema, with Kichcha Sudeep as a host for the eleventh time in a row. Initially reported to be the last season to be hosted by Sudeep, it was reported that he retracted from his decision and expressed his willingness to return back for the next season. The premiere episode had a 9.9 TRP beating the previous season record. The season also became the longest running season of Bigg Boss Kannada, running for 120 days. Hanumantha Lamani, a wild card entrant, won the Bigg Boss Kannada Season 11 trophy.
The Bigg Boss season 11 is telecasted on Colors Kannada TV nightly and live on JioCinema OTT platform including previously broadcast episodes.
Then theme of this year's Bigg Boss is "'A New chapter with Swarga and Naraka (Heaven and Hell)'" to celebrate the eleventh anniversary of Bigg Boss Kannada.
The season featured an orange Fire and blue water themed eye logo. The orange fire and Blue water, represents the two parts of the house, Swarga (Heaven) and Narka (Hell). The pupil of the eye is mixed of the blend of both orange Fire and Blue water.
The show is sticking to the original format of the reality programme and it will have both celebrities and commoners who will be entering the house as contestants. However, in this season the contestants who entered the House were divided into two groups - one group of 7 contestants entering the naraka (Hell) section of the house and the other group of 10 contestants entering the swarga (Heaven) section of the house.
Kichcha Sudeep announced that he will be hosting Bigg Boss Kannada season 11 for the last time, stepping down after nearly 11 years of hosting. However, he took back his decision later and came back as the host for the next season.
The Oorganisers and the host of Bigg Boss season 11, received a police notice following a complaint about the violation of female contestants' privacy on the show. The notice was issued by Kumbalgodu police after the Karnataka State Women's Commission raised concerns about a controversial task in the house. Following this allegations, the concept of narka (Hell) and swarga (Heaven) was removed . The Narka (Hell) contestants have been relocated into standard house of Bigg Boss also known as Swarga (Heaven).
With the new concept of Hell and Heaven, this season has featured 17 contestants, originally entering the house on the grand opening day on September 29, 2024.