''MasterChef India – Telugu'' (or colloquially ''MasterChef Telugu'') is an Indian

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-language competitive cooking reality show based on ''

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'' and is part of ''

MasterChef India ''MasterChef India'' is an Indian competitive cooking game show franchise based on the Australian show ''MasterChef Australia'', which itself is based on the original British television show ''MasterChef (British TV series), MasterChef''. ''Mast ...

''. Produced by Endemol Shine India and co-produced by Innovative film Academy, it started broadcasting on

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and

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on 27 August 2021.

Format

The show features 14 contestants, a host, and three chefs as judges. The winner will receive the ''MasterChef'' title and a cash prize of ₹25 lakh.

Series

Season 1

''MasterChef India – Telugu season 1'' aired from 27 August 2021 to 27 November 2021 on

and also available on

platform.

Tamannaah Bhatia Tamanna Bhatia (born 21 December 1989), known professionally as Tamannaah Bhatia, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Having appeared in 88 films, she has received several awards, including two Sa ...

hosted the first 16 episodes, while

Anasuya Bharadwaj Anasuya Bharadwaj (born 15 May 1985) is an Indian television presenter and actress who works in Telugu films and television. She is most notable for her performances in the films ''Kshanam'' (2016) and ''Rangasthalam'' (2018). Early life Anas ...

hosted episodes 17–24. The remaining episodes had no host. Professional chefs Chalapathi Rao, Sanjay Thumma and Mahesh Padala served as judges. K. Krishna Tejasvi, a home baker from Hyderabad, won the competition, with G. D. Anusha as the runner-up and Kamal Jakkilinki from Vizag as the 2nd runner-up.

Production

Development

In early 2021,

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secured the production rights for MasterChef in Telugu. In late June 2021, Tamannaah confirmed her role as the show's host by sharing a behind-the-scenes picture. The show is set to have 28 episodes. An entire set designed by

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, consists of 20 countertops, a pantry and a balcony, was created at the Innovative Film Academy for shooting. The makers chose a

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for the series.

Filming

The show is directed by Sanjeev K. Kumar and filming began in late June 2021.

Other versions

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'' was initially adapted in Hindi under the name of '' MasterChef India – Hindi''. Later it was adapted into Tamil as ''

MasterChef India – Tamil ''MasterChef India – Tamil'' (or simply ''MasterChef Tamil'') is an Indian Tamil-language competitive cooking reality show based on ''MasterChef Australia'' and is part of ''MasterChef India''. The series features amateur and home chefs comp ...

''. In addition, Kannada and Malayalam adaptations are planned.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:MasterChef India - Telugu Indian game shows 2021 Indian television series debuts Indian cooking television series Telugu-language television shows Indian television series based on British television series MasterChef India Gemini TV original programming