The third season of Bigg Boss Telugu came to an end and Rahul Sipligunj bagged the title of Bigg Boss 3. Actress and host Sreemukhi ended up as the first runner up in the reality show. The organizers paid decent remunerations for all the contestants as per their demand in the market. Sreemukhi who was busy with a bunch of films and television shows reportedly charged Rs 1 lakh per day which is the highest among the house contestants. Sreemukhi took home Rs 1 crore for the third season of Bigg Boss.

Rahul Sipligunj who emerged as the winner took Rs 50 lakhs price money and his remuneration was very low when compared to Sreemukhi. All the other contestants too are paid low when compared to Sreemukhi. There are talks that Sreemukhi is the highest-paid among the contestants till date right from the first season.