''Top Cooku Dupe Cooku'' is the first season of the Tamil reality comedy cooking TV show ''

Top Cooku Dupe Cooku ''Top Cooku Dupe Cooku'' (often abbreviated as ''TCDC'') is an Indian Tamil-language comedy-based cooking competition show, produced by Media Masons. The series aired on Sun TV and Sun NXT from 19 May 2024 to 29 September 2024 The show is produ ...

''. The season premiered on 19 May 2024 on Sun TV and digitally on

Sun NXT Sun NXT (read as "Sun Next") is an Indian subscription video on demand over-the-top streaming service run by Sun TV Network. It was launched in June 2017 and has content in six languages - Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi a ...

. This season is produced and judged by Chef Venkatesh Bhat, along with Judge Chef Rammohan supported by Binny Krishnakumar and hosted by Rakesh. The season began with

Aishwarya Dutta Aishwarya Dutta is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. After initially appearing in music videos and minor acting roles, she made a breakthrough as an actress with her role in the Tamil movie ''Tamizhuku E ...

Chaitra Reddy Chaitra Reddy is an Indian actress, who mainly works in the Kannada and Tamil languages. She made her Sandalwood debut in ''Rugged''. She is mainly known for her role of Kayal in the '' Kayal'' serial (2021). Life and career Chaitra started her ...

, Narendra Prasath,

Sai Dheena Sai Dheena is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films, playing antagonistic and sometimes comedic roles. He played the antagonist in '' Attu'' (2017), '' Thimiru Pudichavan'' (2018) and '' Vaandu'' (2019). He is a frequent col ...

, Shali Nivekas,

Singampuli Singampuli is an Indian actor and Film director, director working in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. After making ''Red (2002 film), Red'' (2002) and ''Maayavi'' (2005), he has made a career appearing in comedy roles and supporting roles. Career S ...

Sonia Agarwal Sonia Agarwal is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Tamil cinema and a few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is best known for her performances in films '' Kaadhal Kondein'' (2003), ''7G Rainbow Colony'' (2004) and ' ...

Sujatha Sivakumar Sujatha Sivakumar (born 27 September 1973) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films. She rose to fame with her performance in Ameer's '' Paruthiveeran'' (2007), before appearing in several supporting roles as a mother in Tamil cinem ...

and

FEFSI Vijayan FEFSI Vijayan is an Indian action choreographer, stunt coordinator, actor who works in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi language films. He has the record of being the youngest stunt master in the Indian film industry at the age of 22. He bec ...

as the initial contestants. They were later joined by Maneesha Mahesh and Subash Selvam as wild card entries. In the end Narendra, Vijayan, Chaitra, Sujatha, Subash and Maneesha had qualified for the finals. In the Grand Finale

and Narendra Prasath both tied as the title winners of ''Top Cooku Dupe Cooku'' season 1 while,

and

finished as 1st and 2nd runners-up respectively.The title winners Narendra and Sujatha were awarded with a cash prize of .

Production

The show is produced by

Media Masons Media Masons is an audiovisual production company founded in 2005 and based in Chennai, India. It is renowned for its Tamil-language reality television and digital content, notably '' Super Singer'', ''Cooku With Comali'', ''Top Cooku Dupe Cooku' ...

and broadcast by

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. A pre-recorded episode airs every Sunday at and is re-telecasted on the following Saturday at both on Sun TV and

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. It is available for

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in the

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and will be made available on

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as well.

Participants

Top Cooku's

Alphabetical order of initial cooks name followed by later joined cooks: #

, an actress who appeared in the films ''

Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum ''Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum'' (; also referred to as ''TEOA'') is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language hyperlink thriller film written and directed by Ramprakash Rayappa. Produced by V. Chandran, the film stars Nakul, Attakathi Dinesh, Bindu Mad ...

'' (2015) and '' Paayum Puli'' (2015). She is also the runner-up of the reality television show '' Bigg Boss season 2''. #

, 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''. # Narendra Prasath (NP), a Tamil actor and comedian. #

, an actor. He played the antagonist in '' Attu'' (2017), ''

Thimiru Pudichavan ''Thimiru Pudichavan'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Ganeshaa. It features Vijay Antony, Nivetha Pethuraj and Sai Dheena in the lead roles. The film is produced by Fatima Vijay Anto ...

'' (2018) and ''

Vaandu ''Vandu'' is a 2019 Indian action drama film directed by debutante Vashan Shaji and starring newcomers Chinu, SR Guna, Shigaa and Allwin with Sai Dheena in a negative role. Cast * Chinu * SR Guna as Guna * Shigaa as Aparna * Allwin as Logu ...

'' (2019). # Shali Nivekas, a television actress. She is best known for her role, Naachiyar in the television series ''

Sengalam ''Sengalam'' is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language political thriller streaming television series written and directed by S. R. Prabhakaran for ZEE5, which focuses on the world of politics in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The show producer by Abinesh El ...

''. #

, an actor and director known for making films ''

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'' (2002) and ''

Maayavi ''Maayavi'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language black comedy film directed by Singampuli that stars Suriya and Jyothika (who plays a fictional version of herself), whilst Vijayakanth makes a cameo. The film's score and soundtrack ...

'' (2005). #

, an actress who works predominantly in

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and a few

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and

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films. She is best known for her performances in films such as ''

Kaadhal Kondein ''Kaadhal Kondein'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic psychological thriller film written and directed by Selvaraghavan, credited as his directorial debut. The film stars his brother Dhanush and newcomers Sonia Agarwal and Sudeep Sar ...

'' (2003), ''

7G Rainbow Colony ''7G Rainbow Colony'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan. The film was shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu; the latter titled ''7G Brindavan Colony''. It stars debutant Ravi Krishna a ...

'' (2004) and ''

Pudhupettai ''Pudhupettai'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language crime action film written and directed by Selvaraghavan starring his brother Dhanush in the lead role, while Sonia Agarwal and Sneha (actress), Sneha play supporting roles. It f ...

'' (2006). #

, an actress, who rose to fame with her performance in

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's ''

Paruthiveeran ''Paruthiveeran'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language romantic action drama film written and directed by Ameer. The film stars Karthi in his feature film debut as the title character, with Priyamani as the female lead and Ponvannan, Saravanan ...

'' (2007), before appearing in several supporting roles as a mother in Tamil cinema. #

, 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. # Maneesha Mahesh, a television actress, who is best known for her roles in the television series ''

Padatha Painkili ''Padatha Painkili'' () is a 1957 Indian Malayalam-language drama film based on the novel of the same name by Muttathu Varkey and directed by P. Subramaniam from a screenplay by Varkey. The film revolves around marriage and dowry problems. It dep ...

'' and '' Singapennae''. # Subash Selvam, an actor. He is known for his roles as Arjun in ''

Thittam Irandu ''Thittam Irandu'' () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Vignesh Karthick. It is based on Korean film ''Rainbow Eyes'' (2007). It is produced by Dinesh Kannan's Sixer Entertainment and Vinod Kumar's Mini ...

'' (2021) and Vetri in '' Hot Spot'' (2024).

Top Cooku's status

Chef teams

Dupe Cooku's

Alphabetical order of Dupe cooks names: # Adhirchi Arun # Bharat K Rajesh #

Deepa Shankar Deepa Shankar is an Indian actress who has worked in the Tamil movie industry. She made her debut in popular television show '' Metti Oli''. She participated in the reality television show '' Cooku with Comali''. Deepa has worked in movies lik ...

Dheena ''Dheena'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by AR Murugadoss in his directorial debut. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Suresh Gopi in the lead roles along with Laila as the female lead. Gopi made his Tamil debut ...

# GP Muthu # Kathir #

Monisha Blessy Monisha Blessy is an Indian actress who works in Tamil films and television. She made her debut with the film ''Maaveeran'' (2023). Education She attained her degree in MSC Electronic Media at the University of Madras. Career Monisha sta ...

# Mukund # Soundarya # Vijay

Episodes

Competition history

Guests

Elimination box selection

Pairings

Weekly overview

References

Explanatory notes

Citations

External links

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