Already there are a few cases pending against the Big Boss Tamil reality show and its host Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan. Now the alleged suicide attempt of one of the contestants Oviya has prompted a Chennai based lawyer to lodge a police complaint against Big Boss and Kamal for abutment of suicide.

Advocate S.S.Balaji has lodged a complaint to the Commissioner of Police seeking action against Oviya's suicide attempt as telecast in the episode aired on August 4, 2017. The complaint seeks action against Kamal Haasan, the host of the show. the production company of the show and also Star Vijay TV. The complaint alleges that they have "abetted Oviya to commit suicide, and have conspired to mentally pressurize Oviya, record her activities and telecast to attain greater viewership, get higher TRP and gain larger monetary gains."