Ahead of the airing of the fifth season of the ultra-popular reality show Bigg Boss, about 20 individuals have been placed in quarantine at Taj Deccan and Marriot, the star hotels, in Hyderabad. The organizers are taking the utmost care to ensure that the bubble is not broken and everything goes on smoothly. Last year, no inmate contacted coronavirus and the show went on successfully. This year, too, everything is being done to ensure that the show goes on smoothly.

Here is the rumoured list of candidates who will be entering the Bigg Boss house on September 4:

Anchor Ravi, whose name has been doing the rounds for two months, is in. '7 Arts' Sarayu, Anee Master, Natraj Master, Lobo and Manas' names have also been heard.

Uma Devi of 'Karthika Deepam' fame is in. Model-actor Jaswanth Padala's name is featuring in the list. Priyanka Singh, VJ Sunny of 'Kalyana Vaibhogam' fame, RJ Kajal (the voice-over artist), among others, are also said to be in .

Of course, the names of YouTube stars Siri Hanumanth and Shanmukh Jaswanth have been doing the rounds. The latter recently said that nothing is true unless he confirms it.

Here are a few other names in the list: Actresses Priya and Swetha Varma, singer Sriram Chandra, Lahari Sree, Anchor Sashi, child artist Swaroop and actor Viswa.