Top Cooku Dupe Cooku is the first season of the Tamil reality comedy cooking TV show Top Cooku Dupe Cooku. The series premiered on 19 May 2024 on Sun TV and digitally on Sun NXT.[1] This season is judged and produced by Chef Venkatesh Bhat, supported by Binny Krishnakumar and hosted by Rakesh.[2][3]
| Top Cooku Dupe Cooku | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 Poster of the season | |
| Starring | see below |
| Hosted by | VJ Rakesh |
| Judges | Venkatesh Bhat Binny Krishnakumar Mentors: Chef Cheruba Chef Sai Chef Saravanan |
| No. of contestants | 9 |
| Winner | TBD |
| Runner-up | TBD |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sun TV Sun NXT |
| Original release | 19 May 2024 – present |
Production
editThe show is produced by Media Masons and broadcast by Sun TV Network. A pre-recorded episode airs every Sunday at 12:30 UTC+5:30 and is re-telecasted on the following Saturday at 09:30 UTC+5:30 both on Sun TV. It is available for free streaming in the OTT platform Sun NXT.[4]
Format
editThe contestants are referred to as "Top Cooku" and would be paired up with a "Dupe Cooku" each week. Each episode would usually feature a guest judge.[5]
- Elimination box selection
In the beginning of each episode, the Top Cooku's will be given three boxes. One box will have a card saying elimination episode while the other two boxes will have a card saying no elimination episode. The contestants must come up with an agreement to select any of the box. If a no elimination card was selected for two consecutive weeks, the third week would be a compulsory elimination round.[5][6]
- Rapid fire round
In this round, the Top Cooku's will be given a simple task to complete within 120 seconds. Winner of the Rapid fire can choose their desired Dupe Cooku while others will be paired through a random selection chamber.[5]
- Golden table challenge
After pairing up, they will be given a challenge to complete within 20 minutes. Winner of the golden table challenge will be offered with advancements for rest of the episode.[5]
- Main challenge
The cooks will be given a dish to cook within the limited time period, along with intermediate challenge tasks as well. At the end, the judges rate each of the dishes, and the cooks are then ranked according to the results. The cook at the last place in a elimination round would be eliminated.[5]
Participants
editTop Cooku's
editAlphabetical order of cooks name:[7][8]
- Aishwarya Dutta, an actress who appeared in the films Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum (2015) and Paayum Puli (2015). She is also the runner-up of the reality television show Bigg Boss season 2.[9]
- Chaitra Reddy, a television actress who mainly works in the Kannada and Tamil languages. She is mainly known for her titular role of Kayal in the Kayal Serial (2021).[10]
- Narendra Prasath (NP), a Tamil actor and comedian.
- Sai Dheena, an actor, He played the antagonist in Attu (2017), Thimiru Pudichavan (2018) and Vaandu (2019).[11]
- Shali Nivekas, a television actress. She is best known for her role, Naachiyar in the television series Sengalam.
- Singampuli, an actor and director known for making films Red (2002) and Maayavi (2005).[12]
- Sonia Agarwal, an actress who works predominantly in Tamil cinema and a few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is best known for her performances in films such as Kaadhal Kondein (2003), 7G Rainbow Colony (2004) and Pudhupettai (2006).[13][14]
- Sujatha Sivakumar, an actress, who rose to fame with her performance in Ameer's Paruthiveeran (2007), before appearing in several supporting roles as a mother in Tamil cinema.
- FEFSI Vijayan, an action choreographer, stunt coordinator and actor who works in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi language films. He is the youngest stunt master in the Indian film industry at the age of 22.[15]
Top Cooku's status
edit Chef Cheruba Team
Chef Sai Team
Chef Saravanan Team
| No. | Name | Entry episode | Episode exited | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Aishwarya | Episode 1 | |||
| 02 | Chaitra | Episode 1 | |||
| 03 | S Dheena | Episode 1 | |||
| 04 | Narendra (NP) | Episode 1 | |||
| 05 | Shali | Episode 1 | |||
| 06 | Singampuli | Episode 1 | |||
| 07 | Sujatha | Episode 1 | |||
| 08 | Vijayan | Episode 1 | |||
| 09 | Sonia | Episode 1 | Episode 5 | Eliminated | [16] |
Chef teams
edit| Chef | Top Cooku's | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chef Cheruba | Shali | Sujatha | Vijayan | [17] |
| Chef Sai | Aishwarya | Chaitra | Singampuli | |
| Chef Saravanan | S Dheena | Narendra | Sonia | |
Dupe Cooku's
edit| Name | Entry episode | Episode exited | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepa Shankar | Episode 1 | [18] | ||
| Adhirchi Arun | Episode 1 | |||
| Bharat K Rajesh | Episode 1 | |||
| Dheena | Episode 1 | |||
| Monisha Blessy | Episode 1 | |||
| GP Muthu | Episode 1 | |||
| Vijay | Episode 1 | |||
| Mukund | Episode 1 | |||
| Soundarya | Episode 1 | |||
| Kathir | Episode 1 |
Episode guide
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1: The Grand Launch" | 19 May 2024 | |
|
The show was launched with the introduction of Host, Judges, Mentors, Top Cooku's, Dupe Cooku's and the show's format. As the first week it didn't contain any guest judge, elimination box and golden table. Aishwarya & Shali won the Rapid fire and chose Bharath & GP Muthu as their desired Dupe cooku's respectively. Aishwarya paired with Bharath finished as the Top cook of the week. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 26 May 2024 | |
|
Actor Vadivelu joined as the guest judge. No elimination box this week either. Chaitra & Singampuli won the Rapid fire and chose Soundarya & Dheena as their desired Dupe Cooku's respectively. Vijayan won the golden table challenge along with an extra Dupe Cooku. Vijayan paired with GP Muthu & Vijay finished as the Top ccok of the week. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 2 June 2024 | |
|
Actor Vadivelu stayed as the guest judge for the first half and Chef Rammohan took over for the rest of the episode. Top Cookus' elimination box choice was no elimination. S Dheena was hospitalized during the Rapid fire but returned for the Main challenge. Singampuli won the Rapid fire for the second consecutive week and chose GP Muthu as his desired Dupe Cooku. Singampuli also won the golden table challenge. Sujatha paired with Mukund finished as the Top cook of the week. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 9 June 2024 | |
|
Chef Rammohan stayed as the guest judge. Top Cookus' elimination box choice was no elimination. Narendra won the Rapid fire and chose Arun as his desired Dupe Cooku while Sujatha won the golden table challenge. Shali paired with Monisha finished as the Top cook of the week. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5: Elimination 1" | 16 June 2024 | |
|
Chef Rammohan stayed as the guest judge. Given last 2 weeks didn't have an elimination, this week was a compulsory elimination round. Narendra won the Rapid fire for the second consecutive week and chose Arun as his desired Dupe Cooku while Aishwarya won the golden table challenge. Narendra paired with Arun finished as the Top cook of the week. Shali paired with Mukund and Sonia paired with Kathir finished at the bottom places. As a result Shali & Sonia were nominated for elimination and Sonia was eliminated from the competition. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 23 June 2024 | |
|
Chef Rammohan stayed as the guest judge. Top Cookus' elimination box choice was no elimination. Chaitra won the Rapid fire for the second time and chose Arun as her desired Dupe Cooku while Aishwarya won the golden table challenge for the second consecutive week. Vijayan paired with Kathir finished as the Top cook of the week. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 30 June 2024 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | TBA | |
| 9 | 9 | "Episode 9" | TBA | |
| 10 | 10 | "Episode 10" | TBA | |
| 11 | 11 | "Episode 11" | TBA | |
| 12 | 12 | "Episode 12" | TBA | |
| 13 | 13 | "Episode 13" | TBA | |
| 14 | 14 | "Episode 14" | TBA | |
| 15 | 15 | "Episode 15" | TBA | |
| 16 | 16 | "Episode 16" | TBA | |
| 17 | 17 | "Episode 17" | TBA | |
| 18 | 18 | "Episode 18" | TBA | |
| 19 | 19 | "Episode 19" | TBA | |
| 20 | 20 | "Episode 20: The Grand Finale" | TBA | |
Competition history
editGuest judges
edit| Episodes | Guest | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | |
| 2 & 3 | Vadivelu | [19] |
| 3 to 6 | Chef Rammohan | [20] |
Elimination box selection
edit| Episode | Elimination box | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| 1 | — | ||
| 2 | — | ||
| 3 |  |
No elimination | |
| 4 | |
No elimination | |
| 5 | — | Elimination round | |
| 6 | |
No elimination | |
| 7 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 10 | |||
| Episode | Elimination box | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| 11 | |||
| 12 | |||
| 13 | |||
| 14 | |||
| 15 | |||
| 16 | |||
| 17 | |||
| 18 | |||
| 19 | |||
| 20 | |||
Pairings
edit Chef Cheruba team
Chef Sai team
Chef Saravanan team
Top cook of the week
Nominated for elimination
Eliminated
| Cooks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEFSI Vijayan | Deepa | GP Muthu Vijay |
Dheena | Soundarya | Monisha | Kathir | Bharath | |||||||||||||
| Sai Dheena | Monisha | Bharath | Deepa | GP Muthu | GP Muthu | Dheena | Arun | |||||||||||||
| Sujatha Sivakumar | Kathir | Arun | Mukund | Dheena | Deepa | Monisha | GP Muthu | |||||||||||||
| Singham Puli | Dheena | Dheena | GP Muthu | Kathir | Soundarya | Deepa | Mukund | |||||||||||||
| Aishwarya Dutta | Bharath | Monisha | Kathir | Vijay | Vijay | GP Muthu | Kathir | |||||||||||||
| Shali Nivekas | GP Muthu | Deepa | Arun | Monisha | Mukund | Soundarya | Dheena | |||||||||||||
| Narendra Prasath (NP) | Soundarya | Kathir | Vijay | Arun | Arun | Bharath | Monisha | |||||||||||||
| Chaitra Reddy | Vijay | Soundarya | Soundarya | Deepa | Dheena | Arun | Deepa | |||||||||||||
| Sonia Agarwal | Arun | Mukund | Monisha | Mukund | Kathir | Eliminated (Episode 5) | ||||||||||||||
Weekly overview
edit Chef Cheruba team
Chef Sai team
Chef Saravanan team
Rapid fire winner
Golden table challenge winner
Cook left show due to injury sustained while cooking
Top cook of the week
Nominated for elimination
Eliminated
Re-entered the kitchen
Finalist
Runner-up
Winner
| Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guest | — | Vadivelu | Vadivelu & Chef Rammohan |
Chef Rammohan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rapid fire winner | Aishwarya & Shali |
Chaitra & Singampuli |
Singampuli | Narendra | Chaitra | |||||||||||||||||
| Golden table challenge winner | — | Vijayan | Singampuli | Sujatha | Aishwarya | |||||||||||||||||
| Top cook | Aishwarya | Vijayan | Sujatha | Shali | Narendra | Vijayan | ||||||||||||||||
| Aishwarya | Rapid fire winner | — | Golden table challenge winner | |||||||||||||||||||
| Top cook | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaitra | — | Rapid fire winner | — | Rapid fire winner | ||||||||||||||||||
| S Dheena | — | Hospitalized | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Re-entered in Main challenge | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Narendra | — | Rapid fire winner | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| — | Top cook | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shali | Rapid fire winner | — | Top cook | Nominated for elimination | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Singampuli | — | Rapid fire winner | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| — | Golden table challenge winner | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sujatha | — | Top cook | Golden table challenge winner | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vijayan | — | Golden table challenge winner | — | Top cook | ||||||||||||||||||
| Top cook | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonia | — | Nominated for elimination | Eliminated (Episode 5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Left show due to injury | — | S Dheena | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Re-Entered | — | S Dheena | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nominated for elimination | — | Shali Sonia |
— | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eliminated | — | Sonia | — | |||||||||||||||||||
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