New Delhi: Mohanlal, one of Malayalam cinema’s biggest performers, returned to the small screen as the host of the much-anticipated reality shows Bigg Boss Malayalam 5. The season’s housemates are introduced and sent inside the house by the host of Malayalam television’s greatest reality show on March 26 at 7 p.m.

Since the inception of Malayalam Bigg Boss, Mohanlal has been the producers’ first pick. The most recent season will last 105 days or more than 20 weeks.

Mohanlal, who is typically preoccupied with back-to-back films, has cleared his calendar to host the reality show. The veteran is compensated well for the same. Mohanlal was paid Rs 12 crore for the first season when it premiered in 2018.

In 2018, the reality show debuted in southern regional languages. The program was hosted in Telugu by RRR star Jr NTR. Kiccha Sudeep hosted the seasons in Kannada, and Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan hosted the seasons in Tamil.

The hosts in Telugu kept shifting. Nani, the Natural star, presented the event for season 2. Meanwhile, since season 3, actor Nagarjuna has been hosting the Bigg Boss Telugu programs. Nevertheless, during Bigg Boss season 6, Nagarjuna opted to go down as a host. After Bigg Boss Tamil 6, Kamal Haasan also opted to leave. Nonetheless, Mohanlal is still hosting Bigg Boss Malayalam. For the same reason, Mohanlal has been promised a greater and more luxurious salary for the current season. There is no official word on Mohanlal’s compensation for Bigg Boss Malayalam 5.

Take a look at the compensation of veteran actor-producer for the last four seasons below:

Season 1: Rs 12 Crore

Season 2: Rs 12 Crore

Season 3: Rs 18 Crore

Season 4: Rs 70 Lakh per episode

Furthermore, Bigg Boss Malayalam 5 will continue for 105 days, with episodes airing on the Asianet channel. Similarly, Bigg Boss Malayalam 5 episodes will be available on Disney Plus Hotstar within 24 hours of their television launch. Bigg Boss Malayalam 5 will show Monday through Friday at 9.30 p.m. The extremely fun episode will begin at 9 p.m. on weekends.