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{{Short description|Indian Kannada-language comedy cooking reality programme}}
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{{Infobox television
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| judges = [[Sihi Kahi Chandru]] [[Venkatesh Bhat]] Chef Adarsh.
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|2021|08|15}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2021|04|10}}
| company = [[Media Masons]]
| network = [[Star Suvarna]]
| runtime = approx.60-62 minutes
| image = Cookku With Kirikku.jpg
| num_episodes = 32
| num_seasons = 1
| language = Kannada
| country = India
| theme_music_composer = Karthik Sharma
| editor =
| presenter = {{plainlist|
* [[Akul Balaji]]
}}
| director = [[Media Masons]]
| based_on = ''[[Cooku with Comali]]''
| caption =
| genre = Cookery Comedy
}}

'''''Cookku with Kirikku''''' is a Kannada-language comedy-based cooking competition show which premiered on 10 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Cookery show Cookku with Kirikku to premiere on April 10 - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/cookery-show-cookku-with-kirikku-to-premiere-on-april-10/articleshow/81883164.cms|access-date=2021-07-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Airing on [[Star Suvarna]] and streaming on [[Disney+ Hotstar]], the contestants are paired each week with {{lang|kn|Kirikkus}} (comedians) who are amateur cooks. The contestants along with their {{lang|kn|Kirikkus}} are challenged every week and judged by [[Sihi Kahi Chandru]], Chef [[Venkatesh Bhat]] and Chef Adarsh.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Cookku with Kirikku to air fresh episodes from June 19 - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/cookku-with-kirikku-to-air-fresh-episodes-from-june-19/articleshow/83566208.cms|access-date=2021-07-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Cookku with Kirikku: All you need to know about the fun, Kannada cookery show - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/cookku-with-kirikku-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-fun-kannada-cookery-show/articleshow/81983675.cms|access-date=2021-07-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The show is a remake of Tamil reality show ''[[Cooku with Comali]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Cooku With Comali' now goes to Kannada!|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/cooku-with-comali-now-goes-to-kannada-news-tamil-vdpgMcbhaeaij.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315164839/https://www.sify.com/movies/cooku-with-comali-now-goes-to-kannada-news-tamil-vdpgMcbhaeaij.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2021|access-date=2021-07-29|website=[[Sify]]|language=en}}</ref>

== Production ==

=== Game format ===
Each week, the show starts with celebrity chefs getting paired with their ''{{lang|kn|Kirikkus}}.'' The teams then compete in two Advantage Tasks, followed by the Main Task, and finally the Immunity/Elimination Task.

The Advantage Task involves the teams completing a small task, with the winner being given an advantage during the Main Task, such as the team being able to choose a time frame within which to work without any obstacles.

During the Main Task, every team is given a challenge or an obstacle that will make cooking more difficult. The teams are given a specific time limit in which to cook within.

Most of the cooking tasks are to be done by ''{{lang|kn|Kirikkus}}.'' The cook that gets Immunity is safe from next week's elimination and so does not participate. Some weeks are celebration rounds with no elimination.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gupta|first=Kajal|title=Cookku with Kirikku 10th April 2021 Episode Grand Premiere Contestants List And Judges|url=https://getindianews.com/cookku-with-kirikku-10th-april-2021-episode-grand-premiere-contestants-list-and-judges/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=getindianews.com|date=10 April 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Series overview ==
{{Series overview
| auxA = Host
| auxB = Judges
| auxD = Winner
| auxE = Runner up

| color1 = magenta
| episodes1 = 32
| start1 = {{start date|2021|04|10|df=y}}
| end1 = {{end date|2021|08|15|df=y}}
| network1 = [[Star Suvarna]]
| auxA1 = [[Akul Balaji]]
| auxB1 = {{ubl|[[Sihi Kahi Chandru]]| Chef Venkatesh Bhat| Chef Adarash}}
| auxD1 = [[Chandan Kumar]]
| auxE1 = Ishitha Varsha
}}

== Season 1 ==
=== Contestants ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%; line-height:29px; width:auto;"
!Contestants
!Status
!Notes
|-
|[[Chandan Kumar]]
| style="background:#73FB76" |'''Winner'''
|
|-
|Ishitha Varsha
| style="background:#D1E8EF;" |'''1st Runner-Up '''
|Wild Card
|-
|Kirik Keerthi
| style="background:#7FFFD4;" |'''2nd Runner-Up '''
|
|-
|[[Kavitha Gowda]]
|{{Eliminated}}
|
|-
|[[LASYA NAGARAJ|Lasya Nagraj]]
| {{Eliminated}}
|
|-
|Remo
| {{Eliminated}}
|
|-
|[[Vanitha Vasu]]
| {{Eliminated}}
|
|-
|Arun Hraiharan
| {{Eliminated}}
|Wild Card
|-
|Sunethra Pandit
| {{Eliminated}}
|Wild Card
|-
|Apoorva
| style="background:#ffffdd;" |Walked
|
|-
|Sundar
| style="background:#ffffdd;" |Walked
|
|}

=== Kirikku's ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:100%; line-height:30px; width:auto;"
|Pratham<ref>{{Cite news|title=I play Komali in Cookku With Kirikku, the cookery show, says Pratham - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/i-play-komali-in-cookku-with-kirikku-the-cookery-show-says-pratham/articleshow/81513805.cms|access-date=2021-07-29|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Arun Sagar]]
|-
|Chaitra Vasudevan
|-
|[[Karunya Ram]]
|-
|Nayana
|-
|Abhighna Bhat
|-
|Jagappa
|-
|Vishwa
|}

=== Pairings ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="100%"
! scope="col" width="23%" |Cooks (based on Rank in the Show)
!Week 1
!Week 2
!Week 3
!Week 4
!Week 5
!Week 6
!Week 7
!Week 8
!Week 9
!Week 10
!Week 11
!Week 12 (Ticket to Finale)
!Week 13
! colspan="2" | Week 14
|-
|''Chandan Kumar''
|Abhijana Bhat
|Lokesh
|Abhijana Bhat
|Jagappa
|''Immunity''
|Vishwa
|Abhijana Bhat
|Arun Sagar
|Abhijana Bhat
|Jagappa
|Vishwa
|Pratham
|''Direct Finalist''
|Vishwa
|Abhijna Bhat & Chaitra Vasudevan
|-
|''Ishitha Varsha''
|
|
|
|Karunya Ram
|Nayana
|Arun Sagar
|''Immunity''
|Karunya Ram
|''Immunity''
|Vishwa
|Nayana
|Arun Sagar
|Vishwa
|Jagappa
|Nayana & Pratham
|-
|''Kirik Keerthi''
|Arun Sagar
|Abhijana Bhat
|Arun Sagar
|Chaitra Vasudevan
|Karunya Ram
|Nayana
|Pratham
|Nayana
|Jagappa
|Arun Sagar
|Abhijana Bhat
|Nayana
|Pratham
|Abhijna Bhat
|Jagappa & Arun Sagar
|-
|Kavitha Gowda
|Vishwa
|Jagappa
|Nayana
|Vishwa
|Abhijana Bhat
|Chaitra Vasudevan
|Arun Sagar
|Jagappa
|Karunya Ram
|Karunya Ram
|Arun Sagar
|Abhijna Bhat
|Arun Sagar
|Nayana
|Vishwa & Lokesh
|-
|''Lasya Nagraj''
|Pratham
|Arun Sagar
|Vishwa
|Nayana
|Vishwa
|Abhijana Bhat
|Jagappa
|Pratham
|Vishwa
|Pratham
|Pratham
|Jagappa
|Jagappa
| colspan="2" style="background:salmon" |''Evicted'' (Episode 30)
|-
|''Remo''
|Karunya Ram
|Pratham
|
|
|
|
|Nayana
|Abhijana Bhat
|Nayana
|Abhijana Bhat
|Jagappa
| colspan="4" style="background:salmon" |''Evicted'' (Episode 24)
|-
|''Vanitha Vasu''
|Lokesh
|Karunya Ram
|
|
|
|
|Vishwa
|Vishwa
|Pratham
| colspan="6" style="background:salmon" |''Evicted'' (Episode 20)
|-
|''Arun Hariharan''
|
|
|
|Pratham
|Pratham
|Pratham
|Lokesh
| colspan="8" style="background:salmon" |''Evicted'' (Episode 16)
|-
|''Sunethra Pandit''
|
|
|
|Abhijana Bhat
|Chaitra Vasudevan
| colspan="10" style="background:salmon" |''Evicted'' (Episode 14)
|-
|''Apoorva''
|Nayana
|Vishwa
|Karunya Ram
|Arun Sagar
|Arun Sagar
|Karunya Ram
| colspan="9" style="background:#ccc;" |''Walked'' (Episode 14)
|-
|''Sundar''
|Chaitra Vasudevan
|Nayana
|Bala
| colspan="12" style="background:#ccc;" |''Walked'' (Episode 4)
|}

=== Weekly activities ===
; Advantage Tasks
{| class="wikitable"
!Week
!Task
!Winner
|- style="height:1em;"
|1
|Cone Dosa Making
|
* Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat
* Vanitha Vasu - Lokesh
|- style="height:1em;"
|2
|Half Boil Making
|
* Chandan Kumar - Lokesh
* Vanitha Vasu - Karunya Ram
* Kirik Keerthi - Abhijhna Bhat
|- style="height:1em;"
|3
|Cola Making
|Lasya Nagraj - Vishwa
|- style="height:1em;"
|4
|Find the Ingredients
|Chandan Kumar - Jagappa
|- style="height:1em;"
|5
|Samosa Making
|Sunethra Pandit - Chaitra Vasudevan
|- style="height:1em;"
|6
|Onion Slicing
|Apoorva - Karunya Ram
|- style="height:1em;"
|7
|Panipuri Eating
|Kavitha Gowda - Arun Sagar
|- style="height:1em;"
|8
|Taking Coconut Slices
|Kavitha Gowda - Jagappa
|- style="height:1em;"
|9
|Murukku Making
|Kirik Keerthi - Jagappa
|- style="height:1em;"
|10
|Making Star Chapatis
|Chandan Kumar - Jagappa
|- style="height:1em;"
|11
|Moosambi Juice Making
|Lasya Nagraj - Pratham
|- style="height:1em;"
|12
|Cooking Mini Dosas and Omelettes
|Chandan Kumar - Pratham
|-
|13
|Icing the cake
|Ishita Varsha - Vishwa
|-
| rowspan="2" |Finale
|Chapathi Making using Iron Box
|
* Kirik Keerthi - Abhijna Bhat
* Ishita Varsha - Jagappa
|-
|Peeling the Pumpkin using Knife
|Ishita Varsha - Jagappa
|}

; Main Tasks
{| class="wikitable"
!Week
!Task
!Ingredient Selection
!High Scored Contestant
!Immunity Task Participants
!Immunity Task Winner
!Elimination Task Participants
!Evicted Person
|- style="height:1em;"
|1
|Contestants are handcuffed
|Any Ingredient
|
* Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat
* Vanitha Vasu - Lokesh
|''Not Conducted''
|''None''
|''Not Conducted''
|''None''
|- style="height:1em;"
|2
|Contestants are blindfolded
|Banana
|Sundar - Nayana
|
* Sundar - Nyana
* Vanitha Vasu - Karunya Ram
* Lasya Nagraj - Arun Sagar
* Kirik Keerthi - Abhijna Bhat
|Vanitha Vasu - Karunya Ram
|''Not Conducted''
|''None''
|- style="height:1em;"
|3
|Contestants and Kirikkus are provided with high sound headphones
|Ingredient selected by respective Comalis
|Keerthi - Arun Sagar
|
* Kirik Keerthi - Arun Sagar
* Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat
* Apoorva - Karunya Ram
|Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat
|''Not Conducted''
*
|''None''
|- style="height:1em;"
|4
|Contestant and Kirikkus stand back-to-back and alternate cooking in 10 minutes
|Milk Products
|Chandan Kumar - Jagappa
|
* Chandan Kumar - Jagappa
* Apoorva - Arun Sagar
* Kavitha Gowda - Vishwa
* Sunethra Pandit - Abhijna Bhat
|Chandan Kumar - Jagappa
|''Not Conducted''
|''None''
|- style="height:1em;"
|5
|Contestants should wear boxing gloves and Kirikkus should cook
|States Special
|Lasya Nagraj - Vishwa
|''Not Conducted''
|''None''
|
* Sunethra Pandit - Chaitra Vasudevan
* Arun Hariharan - Pratham
|Sunethra Pandit
|- style="height:1em;"
|6
|Contestants should balance the egg plate and Kirikkus should cook
|Colour of Dish and the ball must be same
|Arun - Pratham
|
* Keerthi - Nayana
* Chandan - Vishwa
* Arun Sagar - Ishitha Varsha
* Arun - Pratham
|Ishitha Varsha - Arun Sagar
|''Not Conducted''
|''None''
|- style="height:1em;"
|7
|Contestants are locked and blindfolded, Kirikkus cook the dish
|Sea Food
|Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat
|''Not Conducted''
|''None''
|
* Vanitha Vasu - Vishwa
* Remo - Nayana
* Arun Hariharan - Lokesh
|Arun Hariharan
|- style="height:1em;"
|8
|Traditional Cooking
|Traditional Vegetables
|Chandan Kumar - Arun Sagar
|
* Vanitha Vasu - Vishwa
* Chandan Kumar - Arun Sagar
* Keerthi - Nayana
* Ishitha Varsha - Karunya Ram
|Ishitha Varsha - Karunya Ram
|''Not Conducted''
|''None''
|- style="height:1em;"
|9
|30 Minutes Back-to Back Postures
|Ingredients given by Judges
|Remo - Nayana
|''Not Conducted''
|''None''
|
* Vanitha Vasu - Pratham
* Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat
* Kavitha Gowda - Karunya Ram
|Vanitha Vasu
|- style="height:1em;"
|10
|Face-off Challenge
|Indian, Continental and Chinese Food
|Ishitha Varsha - Vishwa
|''Not Conducted''
|''None''
|
* Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat
* Kirik Keerthi - Arun Sagar
|''None''
|- style="height:1em;"
|11
|45 Minutes Alternate Cooking by Cook and Kirikku
|4 Main Courses
|Kavitha Gowda - Arun Sagar
|''Not Conducted''
|''None''
|
* Remo - Jagappa
* Kirik Keerthi - Abhijna Bhat
|Remo
|- style="height:1em;"
|12
|45 Minutes, Cooks and Kirikkus should cycle alternately and cook
|Biriyani and Curd
|Lasya Nagraj - Jagappa
|(''Ticket to Finale'')
* Lasya Nagraj - Jagappa
* Chandan Kumar - Pratham
* Kirik Keerthi - Nayana
|Chandan Kumar - Pratham
|''Not Conducted''
|''None''
|-
|13
|Semi-Finals (45 Minutes, Cooks and Kirikkus should balance shot glasses on scale)
|Wrong Combination Vegetables
|''Not Applicable''
|''Not Applicable''
|Ishita Varsha - Vishwa
|
*Ishita Varsha - Vishwa
* Kirik Keerthi - Pratham
* Kavitha Gowda - Arun Sagar
* Lasya Nagraj - Jagappa
|Lasya Nagraj
|-
|14
|Grand Finale (15 Minutes: Earphone challenge. 15 Minutes: Egg Balancing. 15 Minutes: standing back to back.
|4 Dish Platter
|Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat - Chaitra Vasudevan
|''Not Applicable''
|''Not Applicable''
|''Not Applicable''
|''Not Applicable''
|}

=== Guests ===
{| class="wikitable"
|[[Sudeep]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kichcha Sudeep to feature in the cookery show Cookku with Kirikku - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/kichcha-sudeep-to-feature-in-the-cookery-show-cookku-with-kirikku/articleshow/81761731.cms|access-date=2021-07-29|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>
|Inagratuation Episode
|}

== Reception ==
The series gained popularity among viewers mainly on the [[Disney+ Hotstar|Hotstar]] app.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cookku With Kirkku (CWK) 2nd May 2021 Latest Today's Episode: Check Tonight's Fun-Filled Task Updates|url=https://socialtelecast.com/cookku-with-kirkku-cwk-2nd-may-2021-latest-todays-episode-check-tonights-fun-filled-task-updates/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=socialtelecast.com|date=2 May 2021 }}</ref>

== Adaptations ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%; margin-right: 0;"
|- style="color:black"
! style="background:Violet; width:15%;"| Language
! style="background:Violet; width:24%;"| Title
! style="background:Violet; width:22%;"| Premiere date
! style="background:Violet; width:12%;"| Network
! style="background:Violet; width:15%;"| Last Aired
! style="background:Violet; width:15%;"| Notes
! style="background:Violet; width:15%;"| Ref
|-
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| ''[[Cooku with Comali]]'' கோமாலியுடன் குகு
| 16 November 2019
| [[Star Vijay]]
| Ongoing
| Original
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/the-genius-of-cook-with-comali/article34316466.ece|title=The genius of 'Cook with Comali'|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 April 2021 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Kannada]]
| ''Cookku with Kirikku'' ಕಿರಿಕ್ಕು ಜೊತೆ ಕುಕ್ಕು
| 10 April 2021
| [[Star Suvarna]]
| 15 August 2021
| rowspan="7" |Remake
| <ref>{{Cite web|title='Cooku With Comali' now goes to Kannada!|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/cooku-with-comali-now-goes-to-kannada-news-tamil-vdpgMcbhaeaij.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315164839/https://www.sify.com/movies/cooku-with-comali-now-goes-to-kannada-news-tamil-vdpgMcbhaeaij.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2021|access-date=2021-07-29|website=[[Sify]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| ''Gole Male Gol'' গোলে পুরুষ গোল
| 25 September 2021
| [[Star Jalsha]]
| 14 November 2021
| <ref>{{cite web|author=|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/comedy-show-golemale-gol-to-premiere-on-september-25/articleshow/86222928.cms|title=Comedy show 'Golemale Gol' to premiere on September 25|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=15 September 2021|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Malayalam]]
| ''Cook with Comedy'' കുക്ക് വിത്ത് കോമഡി
| 6 May 2023
| [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
| 8 July 2023
| <ref>{{cite web|author=|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2023/cooku-with-comali-to-have-malayalam-version-from-judges-to-contestants-here-s-everything-to-know-352234.html|title=Cooku With Comali To Have Malayalam Version|website=Filmibeat|date=9 May 2023|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hindi]]
| ''[[Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment]]'' लाफ्टर शेफ्स – अनलिमिटेड एंटरटेनमेंट
| 1 June 2024
| [[Colors TV]]
| Ongoing
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/colors-announces-new-season-of-laughter-chefs-unlimited-entertainment-140189.html | title=Colors announces new season of Laughter Chefs Unlimited Entertainment | publisher=Exchange4media | date=17 January 2025 | access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-05 |title=LEADERBRIEF {{!}} Alok Jain on Laughter Chefs: Unlimited Entertainment – the biggest Comedy Reality show on TV, from COLORS |url=https://mediabrief.com/exclusive-alok-jain-on-laughter-chefs-unlimited-entertainment/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=MediaBrief}}</ref>
|-
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| ''Shitti Vajali Re'' शिट्टी वाजली रे
| 26 April 2025
| [[Star Pravah]]
| 3 August 2025
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/television/news/2025/shitti-vajali-re-winner-name-leaked-before-finale-who-will-win-shitti-vajali-re-star-pravah-471565.html|title=Shitti Vajali Re Winner Name Leaked Before Finale? Who Will Win Show On Star Pravah?|website=Filmibeat|date=3 August 2025|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| ''Cooku with Jathirathnalu'' జాతిరత్నాలు తో కుకు
| 28 June 2025
| [[Star Maa]]
| rowspan="2"| Ongoing
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Star Maa upcoming reality show Cook with Jaathirathnalu, set to launch on June 28, is expected to add further momentum to its programming line-up. |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/jiostar-entertainment-ignites-regional-momentum-with-hyderabad-roadshow-1881719 |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=Deccan Chronicle |date=28 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Malayalam]]
| ''[[Comedy Cooks]]'' കോമഡി കുക്ക്സ്
| 18 April 2026
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-02 |title=Bhavana to Judge ‘Comedy Cooks’; TV and Social Media Stars Join as Contestants|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/bhavana-to-judge-comedy-cooks-tv-and-social-media-stars-join-as-contestants/articleshow/129976109.cms|access-date=2026-04-02 |website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14468166/episodes Cooku With Kirikku] on [[IMDb]]

[[Category:2021 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Kannada-language television shows]]
[[Category:Star Suvarna original programming]]
[[Category:Indian television series based on non-Indian television series]]
[[Category:Kannada-language television series based on Tamil-language television series]]

Cookku with Kirikku - Revision history

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