Mohanlal is back for the eighth year running as the face of Bigg Boss Malayalam, and as always, one question keeps popping up alongside the contestant list and house reveal: what is he actually being paid this time? The makers haven’t put out an official number, but if you look at how his fee has moved over the past seven seasons, there’s a fairly clear pattern, and it points upward every single time.
From 12 Crore To 24 Crore, A Season-By-Season Climb
Back in 2018, when the show first launched in Malayalam, Mohanlal’s fee was said to be around 12 crore rupees for the season. That was already a big number for regional television at the time. Over the next few years, as the show found its footing and became one of the biggest reality formats in Kerala, his pay reportedly moved up to around 18 crore rupees. Then came Season 7, where reports put his fee at roughly 24 crore rupees, the highest he had earned from the franchise up to that point. Each jump lines up with the show’s growing viewership and its increasingly high-stakes premieres, so the pattern isn’t exactly surprising.
Could Season 8 Cross 30 Crore?
This season comes with an added twist. Bigg Boss Malayalam is premiering alongside its Telugu, Tamil and Kannada counterparts for the first time, turning it into a much bigger, simultaneous rollout than any previous season. That kind of scale usually comes with a bigger budget across the board, and the host’s fee is rarely an exception. Some industry estimates floating around suggest Mohanlal could be charging close to 30 crore rupees this time, though there’s no official confirmation of that figure yet. Given how consistently his pay has climbed each season, it wouldn’t be a shock if this year turns out to be his biggest payday from the show so far.
Why The Show Still Runs On Mohanlal
Numbers aside, it’s worth remembering why Mohanlal commands this kind of fee in the first place. He has hosted every single season since the show began, and for a lot of viewers in Kerala, his presence is practically inseparable from the show itself. He brings a mix of warmth, authority and a bit of old-school showmanship that keeps the weekend episodes must-watch television, regardless of who’s inside the house that year. With Season 8 carrying the tagline “Winning is not enough, you have to keep winning,” it feels almost fitting that Mohanlal himself keeps raising the bar on what he’s paid to host it.
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Conclusion
There’s still no official word on Mohanlal’s exact fee for Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 8, but based on how sharply his pay has grown with every season, and with the show now going out across four languages at once, a number close to 30 crore rupees wouldn’t be out of place. Whatever the final figure turns out to be, it’s unlikely to change the fact that Mohanlal remains the one constant the show simply can’t do without.