SurvivorSA contestant Kiran Naidoo

Kiran Naidoo - SurvivorSA: Immunity Island

Seasons: 1 | Days played: 35 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1

SurvivorSA: Immunity Island (2021) - 5th place, 16th out - 8th juror.
Voted out in Episode 14, "A Sour Taste in the Mouth" (Day 35).

Kiran Naidoo on social media: twitter | Instagram

Kiran Naidoo - Career statistics
	Challenge stats			Tribal council stats					Jury stats			Overall stats
Season	ChW	ChA	ChW%	VFB	VAP	TCA	TC%	wTCR	JVF	TotJ	JV%	SurvSc	SurvAv
SA8: Immunity Island	2.66	9.76	0.27	9	4	11	0.81	2.86	-	-	-	1.09	5.53
Career	2.66	9.76	0.27	9	4	11	0.81	2.86	-	-	-	N/A	N/A

Kiran Naidoo - Challenge record

SA: Immunity Island challenges

The Cruel Sea - Ep3 IC

Tribal/team challenge record (6-for-12):

SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 1 IC: (Rope rungs, puzzle) - Swims, retrieves rungs; Vuna wins.
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 2 RC: (Fish traps, cog puzzle) - Unable to place any puzzle pieces, Vuna loses.
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 2 IC: (Obstacles, sandbags, block puzzle) - Crosses obstacles, but Vuna loses.
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 3 RC: "Battle Dig" - Does not compete; both tribes sort of win?
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 3 IC: "The Cruel Sea" - Lands four rings, and Vuna wins, 5-4.
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 4 IC: "A Crate Idea" - Rolls and stacks crates; Vuna wins.
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 5 RC: (Rice balance) - Third Vuna to drop out, but Vuna wins.
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 6 RC: "In Deep Thought" - Retrieves his puzzle piece, helps work the puzzle; Vuna wins.
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 6 IC: "Basket Brawl" - On final point-losing team; Zamba loses.
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 7 RC/IC: (Keys, climb, puzzle) - Swims, climbs, works the puzzle, but Zamba loses.
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 9 RC: (Ball on disc, targets) - Part of the losing green team.
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 11 RC: (Coconuts, puzzle) - Part of the losing orange team.

Get a Grip - Ep8 IC

Individual challenge record (2-for-8: 1 sit-out): (Mean % finish: 52.1%)

SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 8 IC: "Get a Grip" - Lasts over 3.5 hours, and Kiran wins! (1st/12).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 9 IC: "Living Color" - No misses through eight tiles in the 3rd round, and Kiran wins again! (1st/11).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 10 RC/IC: "A Leg Up" - Third out, just over 5 min. in (8th/10).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 11 IC: "Keel Hauling" - Sits out to eat spaghetti (tie-8th/8).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 12 IC: "Rope-A-Dope" - Makes 2nd round, not finals (tie-4th/7).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 13 RC: "Audio Slave" - First out, within seconds (6th/6).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 14 RC: (Bucket cascade) - One of 4 filling the bucket (tie-2nd/5).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 14 IC: "Might As Well Jump" - On the final puzzle row (tie-2nd/5).

Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):

SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 1 Hero RC: (Fire-making) - Did not participate.
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 4 Hero RC: (Turnstile) - Did not participate.

Career totals - challenges

Team/tribal challenges
Wins:	6
Played:	12
Win%:	0.50
Sat out:	-

Individual challenges
Wins:	2
Played:	8
Win%:	0.25
Sat out:	1
Mean% Finish:	52.1%

Hero challenges
Wins:	0
Played:	0
Win%:	-
Mean% Finish:	-

Kiran Naidoo - Tribal Council record

SA: Immunity Island Tribal

Ep8 Tribal Council

Idols held/played (1/1; 1 vote voided) | Advantages held/played (0/0):

SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 13: Finds idol at the loved ones reward, retrieves it with a bit of help from Nicole's brother (Day 31).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 13: Plays the idol for himself, voiding 1 vote (Day 33).

VFB - Votes for the person booted (9/11):

SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 2: Pinty Nkanjeni (voted out, 6-2-1).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 5: Thoriso M-Afrika (idoled out, [0]-2-1).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 6: Dino Paulo (voted out, 4-[0]).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 7: Qieän Wang (voted out, 4-1).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 8: Marisha du Plessis (idoled out, [0]-4).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 9: Shaun Wilson (voted out, 6-5).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 10: Renier Louwrens (voted out, 6-4).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 11: Anesu Mbizvo (voted out, 5-2).
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 13: Santoni Engelbrecht (voted out, 3-2-[0] + fire).

VAP - Votes against (4):

SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 5: One vote, from Marisha.
[SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 13: One vote, from Nicole; voided by his idol play.]
SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 14: Three votes, from Anela, Chappies, and Nicole (voted out, 3-2).

Jury votes made (1/1):

SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 16: Voted for Nicole Wilmans, who won, 8-1.

Career totals - Tribal Council

Hidden idols
Found:	1
Played:	1
Votes voided:	1

Voting record
VFB:	9
Tribals:	11
VAP:	4

Jury votes
Made:	1
For winners:	1
Received:	-

Kiran Naidoo - Pictures

SA: Immunity Island image gallery

SA: Immunity Island intro shot
SA: Immunity Island intro shot
SA: Immunity Island pre-game shot
Pre-game interview
Hiking in, Day 1
Greeting Nico
Picking buffs
The two tribes, Zamba and Vuna
Time to grab stuff
Talking about blending in with the crowd
Talking to Anesu
I know Anesu from university!
Chappies won a firemaking kit!
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC
Starting line
Watching the puzzle stage
Vuna wins immunity!
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC
Starting line
Starting on the puzzle
Talking to Carla
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC
Crossing obstacles
Talking about the vote
Pinty doesn't believe Kiran will vote for Mike
Vuna, Ep2 Tribal Council
Talking to Nico
Time to swap, Ep3
The new Vuna, now with 67% Zambas
This does not look good for us
Dino spots Paul whispering to Tyson, Ep3 RC
Watching Marisha score a point
Meeting the new tribemates
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC
Starting line
Tossing rings
Vuna wins immunity!
Post-raid report from Dino and Anesu, Ep4
Reward feasting
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC
Starting line
Arranging crates
Vuna wins!
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC
Starting line
Nicole wins it for Vuna!
Plotting with Tyson
Offering to be collateral damage, if Tyson doesn't play an idol
Heading to Tribal
Vuna, Ep5 Tribal Council
Listening to Thoriso
Ready to eat during Zamba's Tribal
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC
Vuna wins reward!
Swapped again!
Not stopping Renier
The new Zambas, back in camp
Happy to have the majority this time
Bonding with Santoni over the idol
Actually bonded with Tyson
Talking about the vote
Zamba, Ep6 Tribal Council
Listening to Qieän
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 RC/IC
Building the staircase
The losing Zambas
Zamba, Ep7 Tribal Council
Listening to Qieän
Listening to the merge treemail, Ep8
New buffs!
The freshly merged Osindile tribe
Merge feasting
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC
Starting line
Making a deal
Kiran wins first individual immunity!
Talking about the plan
Heading to Tribal
Osindile, Ep8 Tribal Council
Talking to Nico
Tyson bequeaths the necklace to Wardah
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 RC
Green team, making progress
The losing green team
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC
Dropping tiles
Showdown with Anesu, again
Kiran wins immunity!
Maybe Anela?
Talking to Anesu and Santoni
Not sure he can trust either of them
Osindile, Ep9 Tribal Council
Tribal Council is always fun
Learning about the Paired Destinies twist, Ep10
Paired up with Anesu
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC/IC
Starting line
Talking to Anela
Osindile, Ep10 Tribal Council
Talking to Nico
Teams freshly picked, Ep11 RC
Tossing coconuts
Working the puzzle
Bringing in Anela
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC
Sitting out to eat spaghetti
Realizing the target has to be Anesu
Telling the plan to Anela
Telling Anesu the fake plan
Osindile, Ep11 Tribal Council
Listening to Nico
Pleased with how Tribal went, Ep12
Handing out the auction wallets
Auction time, Ep12
Unhappy with Chappies' midnight snacking
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC
Almost through to stage 2
Checking in with Chappies and Santoni
Osindile, Ep12 Tribal Council
Listening to Nico
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC
Kiran and his sister
The loved ones help start the challenge
Still going
Everyone gets to go back to camp!
Reward feasting, with loved ones
Grabbing an idol, with help from Nicole's brother
Got it
Plotting with Anela and Tyson
Trying to convince Anela to vote Nicole instead of Santoni
Explaining that it's just one round earlier, if Chappies wins immunity again
Anela says he was trying to blindside Kiran?
It's utterly perplexing
Osindile, Ep13 Tribal Council
Talking to Nico
Watching the fire-making challenge
Trying to work with Nicole, Ep14
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep14 RC
Draining buckets
Talking about his visit to Chappies' Diner
It's looking grim, really need for Chappies to not win immunity
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep14 IC
Working the puzzle, but too late...
Hooray, another rainstorm
One last hug from Tyson before Tribal
Heading to Tribal
Osindile, Ep14 Tribal Council
Talking to Nico
The 8th member of our jury...
Snuffed, Day 35 (Episode 14)
With the jury, Final Tribal Council
Addressing the final two
Reunion show, finalists and jury
Talking to Nico

Kiran Naidoo - Interviews

SA: Immunity Island interviews

Pre-game interviews

Shannon Guss & Mike Bloom at RHAP (5/2/21): "Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island - Pre-Season Interviews, Part 1"

Post-game interviews

Claudio Barreiro at TNO (9/3/21): "SurvivorSA - Season 8: Immunity Island | Episode 14 Recap with 16th boot + Meryl Szolkiewicz."
Shannon Guss & Mike Bloom at RHAP (9/5/21): "Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island | Episode 14 RHAPup & Exit Interview | Adam Klein"

Kiran Naidoo - Bio

SA: Immunity Island bio

Official SurvivorSA: Immunity Island bio, from News24.com (5/2/21):

"Strategy consultant Kiran Naidoo (29) from Johannesburg, is Durban-born and absolutely adores competition. 'Playing "for fun" is quite literally the most annoying concept in the world,' he says. 'I am exceptionally curious about the world around me and the motivations behind why people do what they do. Lastly, I'm super sarcastic and quick-witted, if you don't pick it up, you may think I'm mean ... shame.'"

Pre-game interview video: https://twitter.com/Naidoo_Kiran/status/1388962398216892417