Cooku with Comali
Cooku with Comali is a Tamil-language comedy based cooking competition show where the contestants are paired each week with comedians (comalis) who are amateur cooks. The show first aired in Star Vijay and Disney+Hotstar on 16th November 2019.[1] The contestants along with their comalis are challenged every week and judged by Chef Damodharan and Chef Venkatesh Bhat.[2]
| Cooku with Comali | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Parthiban |
| Presented by | Rakshan (2019-Present)Aranthangi Nisha(2019-2020) |
| Judges | Chef Damodharan Chef Venkatesh Bhat |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 49 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Star Vijay |
| Original release | 16 November 2019 – present |
| External links | |
| Cooku with Comali | |
Production
Game Format
The show starts with celebrity chefs getting paired with their Comalis. Then the team completes in Advantage Task and Main Task. The Advantage task involves a minimal task in which a team does a small task and the winner of the Advantage task is given an advantage during the main task where the team can choose a time frame to work without any obstacles. During the Main task, every team is a given a challenge or an obstacle that will make the cooking harder. The teams are given specific time limit where they must cook with that time frame. Most of the cooking tasks are to be done by Comalis.[3]
Series Overview
| Series | Host | Judges | Winner | Runner up | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||||||
| 1 | Rakshan Aranthangi Nisha | Chef Damodharan Chef Venkatesh Bhat | Vanitha Vijayakumar | Uma Riyaz Khan | 27 | 16 November 2019 | 23 February 2020 | Star Vijay | |
| 2 | Rakshan | TBA | TBA | 22 | 14 November 2020 | TBA | |||
Contestants
Season 1
| Contestants | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Vanitha Vijayakumar | Winner | |
| Uma Riyaz Khan | 1st Runner-Up | |
| Ramya Pandian | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| Rekha | 3rd Runner-Up | Wild-Card Winner |
| Priyanka Robo Shankar | Eliminated | |
| Thaadi Balaji | Eliminated | |
| G. Gnanasambandam | Eliminated | |
| Mohan Vaidya | Eliminated | |
Season 2
| Contestants | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan | ||
| Baba Bhaskar | ||
| Kani Thiru | ||
| Pavithra Lakshmi | ||
| C. Shakeela Begum | ||
| Rithika Tamil Selvi | Wild-Card Entry | |
| Dharsha Gupta | Eliminated | |
| Deepa Shankar | Eliminated | |
| Madurai Muthu | Eliminated | |
Comalis
| Season 1 comalis | Season 2 comalis |
|---|---|
| Bala (Comedian) | Bala (Comedian) |
| Bijili Ramesh (Actor, Youtube Personality) | Manimegalai (Video Jockey, Television Anchor) |
| Manimegalai (Video Jockey, Television Anchor) | Pappu (Television Anchor) |
| Pappu (Television Anchor) | Parvathy Saran (Video Jockey) |
| Pugazh (Film Actor,Comedian) | Pugazh (Film Actor,Comedian) |
| Sai Sakthi (Television Presenter) | Sakthi Raj (Tiktok Personality) |
| Sivaangi Krishnakumar (Singer) | Sarath Raj (Comedian) |
| Tiger Thangadurai (Comedian) | Sivaangi Krishnakumar (Singer) |
| Sunita Gogoi (Dancer) | |
| Tiger Thangadurai (Comedian) | |
Guests
| Season 1 | Season 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Kamesh | Supporting Uma Riyaz Khan & Rekha respectively | RJ Balaji | To promote Mookuthi Amman[4] |
| Ramya Krishnan | Guest Judge for Finale | Vani Bhojan
Madhuri Jain |
To promote Triples (web series) [5] |
| Sivakarthikeyan | For Pongal celebration | ||
References
- Cooku with Comali (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb, retrieved 18 December 2020
- Cooku with Comali - Hotstar, retrieved 19 December 2020
- 'Cook With Comali 2' Cast: Get To Know Your Favourite Tamil Comedians On Show, retrieved 19 December 2020
- https://www.hotstar.com/gb/tv/cooku-with-comali/1260013771/taste-the-best/1100045121
- https://www.hotstar.com/gb/tv/cooku-with-comali/1260013771/the-headphones-task/1100046549