Stage actress Thamarai Selvi is one of the surprises in the current season of 'Bigg Boss 5'. She was among the lesser known personalities who defied odds and went on to stay for 98 days in the house providing stiff competition to the others.

Reports have emerged about the pay that Thamarai recieved for her 'Bigg Boss 5' stint. It is said that she signed on for a remuneration of Seventy thousand rupees a week and received a total of nine lakhs and eighty thousand rupees for the 14 weeks she played. If she had opted to take the rupees twelve lakhs that Cibi did it would have been amuch higher sum than getting evicted on the same week is what netizens feel.

Thamarai's followers however are glad that she has earned the respect of most viewers, including host Kamal Haasan himself, for opting to stay back and fight rather than walking out. It is said that she has earned a spot on 'Cooku With Comali 3' as a contestant and starts as a favorite for the title rightaway.