Bigg Boss Malayalam 8: Mohanlal asks house to drop Tashi
Mohanlal has told the Bigg Boss Malayalam 8 house to stop calling Santhosh by his nickname Tashi after a stern conduct warning. Here's the backstory.
After weeks of being called Tashi inside the Bigg Boss Malayalam 8 house, contestant Santhosh is being reintroduced to viewers by his original name. Host Mohanlal made the call in the latest weekend episode, telling housemates to stop using the nickname after a fresh warning over Santhosh’s aggressive gameplay.
The instruction has turned an old piece of contestant trivia into a headline. Santhosh had explained the origin of “Tashi” before he entered the Bigg Boss house, during his run on the pre-show Agnipareeksha.
From Santhosh to Tosh to Tashi
In that earlier interview, Santhosh said his birth name never felt like it matched his personality. He also recalled being mocked over the name. His friends began calling him Tosh, and that casual nickname gradually became Tashi, the name he says he has used for the past two years.
When he was asked whether the name would change again, Santhosh said Tashi would be the final version. He also shared a bigger ambition: after winning Bigg Boss Malayalam 8, he hoped to appear on other popular reality shows.
Why the host stepped in
The name change is not the actual point of the weekend warning. Mohanlal confronted Santhosh about his behaviour and his comments about viewers. The host then instructed the house to address him by his original name, effectively taking the Tashi identity out of daily use.
- Mohanlal issued a stern warning in the latest weekend episode.
- Housemates have been told to call Santhosh by his original name, not Tashi.
- Santhosh had already been questioned about his conduct around two weeks earlier.
For fans, the moment matters because it shows host intervention moving beyond weekly eviction talk and into house discipline. In Bigg Boss, the host’s on-air warnings are often the clearest sign that a contestant’s behaviour is being watched seriously, not just edited for drama.
What to expect next
Santhosh still has his stated goal in front of him: survive the season, win, and use the platform for more reality shows. But the house will be watching whether he adjusts his gameplay and whether he answers to Santhosh again without the Tashi shortcut.
The nickname may not vanish from fan edits and comment sections, but inside the show it has now been officially replaced by the name on the roster.
Source: The Times of India
