Cooku with Comali

Cooku with Comali, also known by the acronym CWC, is an Indian Tamil-language comedy-based cooking competition show aired on Star Vijay and streams on Disney+ Hotstar where the contestants are paired each week with comedians (comalis) who are amateur cooks.[1] The first season premiered on 16 November 2019 and ended on 23 February 2020. The second season was premiered on 14 November 2020 and ended on 14 April 2021. The third season was premiered on 22 January 2022 and ended on 24 July 2022. The fourth season was premiered on 28 January 2023 and ended on 30 July 2023. The contestants along with their comalis are challenged every week and judged by Chef Damu and Chef Venkatesh Bhat.[2]

Cooku with Comali
GenreCookery, comedy
Directed byParthiv Mani
Presented byRakshan
Judges
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes200+ (as of combined of four seasons)
Production
EditorJaganathan Aravinth Sridhar Raghuraman Bala
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox.60–62 minutes
Production companyMedia Masons
Release
Original network
Original release16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) –
present (present)

Production

Game format

Every week, the show starts with celebrity chefs getting paired with their Comalis.[3] Then the teams compete in Advantage Task 1 and Task 2. The teams then compete in Main Task and Immunity/Elimination 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 given a challenge or an obstacle that will make the cooking harder. The teams are given a specific time limit where they must cook with that time frame. Most of the cooking tasks are to be done by Comalis. The cook that gets Immunity is safe from next week's elimination and does not participate in that week. Some week are celebration rounds with no elimination.[4]

Overview
SeriesHostJudgesEpisodesOriginally airedContestantsLaunch TRP RatingsFinale TRP RatingsPrize MoneyWinnerRunner up
First airedLast airedNetwork
1Rakshan and
Aranthangi Nisha		Chef Damodharan and
Chef Venkatesh Bhat		2716 November 2019 (2019-11-16)23 February 2020 (2020-02-23)Star Vijay &
Disney+ Hotstar		89.75 TVR12.22 TVR₹3 lakh (US$3,800)Vanitha VijayakumarUma Riyaz Khan
2Rakshan4114 November 2020 (2020-11-14)14 April 2021 (2021-04-14)913.97 TVR21.39 TVR₹10 lakh (US$13,000)Kani ThiruShakeela
35422 January 2022 (2022-01-22)24 July 2022 (2022-07-24)1219.1 TVR18.8 TVR₹10 lakh (US$13,000)Shrutika ArjunDarshan
4Rakshan and
Manimegalai		5328 January 2023 (2023-01-28)30 July 2023 (2023-07-30)1217.5 TVR18.9 TVR₹5 lakh (US$6,300)Mime GopiSrushti Dange

Season 1

The first season of the Tamil reality cooking TV show Cooku with Comali, that was aired first 16 November 2019. This season was hosted by Rakshan. The grand finale was aired on 23 February 2020 and winner was Vanitha Vijayakumar.

Contestants
Contestants Status
Vanitha Vijayakumar Winner
Uma Riyaz Khan 1st Runner-Up
Ramya Pandian 2nd Runner-Up
Rekha 3rd Runner-Up
Priyanka Robo Shankar Eliminated
Thaadi Balaji Eliminated
Gnanasambandam Eliminated
Mohan Vaidya Eliminated

Comalis

Season 2
Main article: Cooku with Comali (season 2)

The second season of the Tamil reality cooking TV show Cooku with Comali, that was aired first on 14 November 2020. This season was hosted by Rakshan. The grand finale was aired on 14 April 2021 and winner was Kani Thiru.[5]

Contestants
Contestants Status
Kani Thiru Winner
Shakeela 1st Runner-Up
Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan 2nd Runner-Up
Baba Bhaskar 3rd Runner-Up
Pavithra Lakshmi 4th Runner-Up
Rithika Eliminated
Dharsha Gupta Eliminated
Deepa Shankar Eliminated
Madurai Muthu Eliminated

Comalis

Season 3
Main article: Cooku with Comali (season 3)

The third season aired on every Saturday and Sunday from 12 January 2022 to 24 July 2022 and ended with 54 Episodes. The winner of the season was Shrutika. This season is hosted by Rakshan and judged by Chef Damodharan and Chef Venkatesh Bhat.

Season 4
Main article: Cooku with Comali (season 4)

The fourth season aired on every Saturday and Sunday from 28 January 2023 to 30 July 2023 and ended with 43 Episodes. Rakshan has officially once again been appointed as the host for the fourth time. The winner of the season was Mime Gopi, Actress Srushti Dange was the runner-up.[6]

Reception

The series gained popularity only during its re – telecast in the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.[7] Following which the launch of the second season became one of the top rated Tamil reality television program both on television and on the digital platform Hotstar.[8][9]

The grand finale of season 2 aired on 14 April 2021 for 6 hours garnered a high viewership rating of 11.1 TVR in urban and 8.1 TVR overall with 6.58 million impressions.[10]

Adaptations
Language Title First Aired Network Last Aired
Kannada Cookku with Kirikku
ಕಿರಿಕ್ಕು ಜೊತೆ ಕುಕ್ಕು		 10 April 2021 Star Suvarna 15 August 2021
Bengali Gole Male Gol
গোলে পুরুষ গোল		 25 September 2021 Star Jalsha 14 November 2021
Malayalam Cook with Comedy
കോമഡിക്കൊപ്പം പാചകം ചെയ്യുക		 6 May 2023 Asianet Ongoing

References
  1. Sunder, Gautam (11 February 2021). "Cooku with Comali's pugazh and Shivangi: On the show's popularity and their friendship". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021.
  2. "'Cook with Comali': Why the reality show is a huge success'". www.thenewsminute.com. 12 April 2021.
  3. "The genius of 'Cook with Comali'". The Hindu. 14 April 2021.
  4. "Cooku with Comali All Season Winners, Prize Money and Runner Up Details". www.readersfusion.com. 29 September 2021.
  5. "Kani is the winner of 'Cook with Comali' Season 2". The Hindu. 15 April 2021.
  6. "Cooku With Comali season 4 grand finale: Mime Gopi lifts the trophy; wins cash reward Rs 5 lakh". The Times of India. 31 July 2023.
  7. S, Srivatsan (14 April 2021). "The genius of 'Cook with Comali'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021.
  8. "'Cook with Comali': Why the reality show is a huge success". The News Minute. 12 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021.
  9. "'Bigg Boss Tamil' attracted most eyeballs on Disney+ Hotstar in TN". The Hindu. 23 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021.
  10. "Cook with comali 2 grand finale gets record trp; Sivaangi thanks fans". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021.
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