Cookku with Kirikku is a Kannada-language comedy-based cooking competition show which premiered on 10 April 2021.[1] Airing on Star Suvarna and streaming on Disney+ Hotstar, the contestants are paired each week with Template:Lang (comedians) who are amateur cooks. The contestants along with their Template:Lang are challenged every week and judged by Sihi Kahi Chandru, Chef Venkatesh Bhat and Chef Adarsh.[2][3] The show is a remake of Tamil reality show Cooku with Comali.[4]
Production
Game format
Each week, the show starts with celebrity chefs getting paired with their Template:Lang. 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 Template:Lang. 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.[5]
Series overview
Season 1
Contestants
| Contestants | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chandan Kumar | Winner | |
| Ishitha Varsha | 1st Runner-Up | Wild Card |
| Kirik Keerthi | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| Kavitha Gowda | Template:Eliminated | |
| Lasya Nagraj | Template:Eliminated | |
| Remo | Template:Eliminated | |
| Vanitha Vasu | Template:Eliminated | |
| Arun Hraiharan | Template:Eliminated | Wild Card |
| Sunethra Pandit | Template:Eliminated | Wild Card |
| Apoorva | Walked | |
| Sundar | Walked |
Kirikku's
| Pratham[6] |
| Arun Sagar |
| Chaitra Vasudevan |
| Karunya Ram |
| Nayana |
| Abhighna Bhat |
| Jagappa |
| Vishwa |
Pairings
| 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 | 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 | Evicted (Episode 30) | |
| Remo | Karunya Ram | Pratham | Nayana | Abhijana Bhat | Nayana | Abhijana Bhat | Jagappa | Evicted (Episode 24) | |||||||
| Vanitha Vasu | Lokesh | Karunya Ram | Vishwa | Vishwa | Pratham | Evicted (Episode 20) | |||||||||
| Arun Hariharan | Pratham | Pratham | Pratham | Lokesh | Evicted (Episode 16) | ||||||||||
| Sunethra Pandit | Abhijana Bhat | Chaitra Vasudevan | Evicted (Episode 14) | ||||||||||||
| Apoorva | Nayana | Vishwa | Karunya Ram | Arun Sagar | Arun Sagar | Karunya Ram | Walked (Episode 14) | ||||||||
| Sundar | Chaitra Vasudevan | Nayana | Bala | Walked (Episode 4) | |||||||||||
Weekly activities
- Advantage Tasks
| Week | Task | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cone Dosa Making |
|
| 2 | Half Boil Making |
|
| 3 | Cola Making | Lasya Nagraj - Vishwa |
| 4 | Find the Ingredients | Chandan Kumar - Jagappa |
| 5 | Samosa Making | Sunethra Pandit - Chaitra Vasudevan |
| 6 | Onion Slicing | Apoorva - Karunya Ram |
| 7 | Panipuri Eating | Kavitha Gowda - Arun Sagar |
| 8 | Taking Coconut Slices | Kavitha Gowda - Jagappa |
| 9 | Murukku Making | Kirik Keerthi - Jagappa |
| 10 | Making Star Chapatis | Chandan Kumar - Jagappa |
| 11 | Moosambi Juice Making | Lasya Nagraj - Pratham |
| 12 | Cooking Mini Dosas and Omelettes | Chandan Kumar - Pratham |
| 13 | Icing the cake | Ishita Varsha - Vishwa |
| Finale | Chapathi Making using Iron Box |
|
| Peeling the Pumpkin using Knife | Ishita Varsha - Jagappa |
- Main Tasks
| Week | Task | Ingredient Selection | High Scored Contestant | Immunity Task Participants | Immunity Task Winner | Elimination Task Participants | Evicted Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contestants are handcuffed | Any Ingredient |
|
Not Conducted | None | Not Conducted | None |
| 2 | Contestants are blindfolded | Banana | Sundar - Nayana |
|
Vanitha Vasu - Karunya Ram | Not Conducted | None |
| 3 | Contestants and Kirikkus are provided with high sound headphones | Ingredient selected by respective Comalis | Keerthi - Arun Sagar |
|
Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat | Not Conducted
|
None |
| 4 | Contestant and Kirikkus stand back-to-back and alternate cooking in 10 minutes | Milk Products | Chandan Kumar - Jagappa |
|
Chandan Kumar - Jagappa | Not Conducted | None |
| 5 | Contestants should wear boxing gloves and Kirikkus should cook | States Special | Lasya Nagraj - Vishwa | Not Conducted | None |
|
Sunethra Pandit |
| 6 | Contestants should balance the egg plate and Kirikkus should cook | Colour of Dish and the ball must be same | Arun - Pratham |
|
Ishitha Varsha - Arun Sagar | Not Conducted | None |
| 7 | Contestants are locked and blindfolded, Kirikkus cook the dish | Sea Food | Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat | Not Conducted | None |
|
Arun Hariharan |
| 8 | Traditional Cooking | Traditional Vegetables | Chandan Kumar - Arun Sagar |
|
Ishitha Varsha - Karunya Ram | Not Conducted | None |
| 9 | 30 Minutes Back-to Back Postures | Ingredients given by Judges | Remo - Nayana | Not Conducted | None |
|
Vanitha Vasu |
| 10 | Face-off Challenge | Indian, Continental and Chinese Food | Ishitha Varsha - Vishwa | Not Conducted | None |
|
None |
| 11 | 45 Minutes Alternate Cooking by Cook and Kirikku | 4 Main Courses | Kavitha Gowda - Arun Sagar | Not Conducted | None |
|
Remo |
| 12 | 45 Minutes, Cooks and Kirikkus should cycle alternately and cook | Biriyani and Curd | Lasya Nagraj - Jagappa | (Ticket to Finale)
|
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 |
|
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
| Sudeep[7] | Inagratuation Episode |
Reception
The series gained popularity among viewers mainly on the Hotstar app.[8]
Adaptations
| Language | Title | Premiere date | Network | Last Aired | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Cooku with Comali கோமாலியுடன் குகு |
16 November 2019 | Star Vijay | Ongoing | Original | [9] |
| Kannada | Cookku with Kirikku ಕಿರಿಕ್ಕು ಜೊತೆ ಕುಕ್ಕು |
10 April 2021 | Star Suvarna | 15 August 2021 | Remake | [10] |
| Bengali | Gole Male Gol গোলে পুরুষ গোল |
25 September 2021 | Star Jalsha | 14 November 2021 | [11] | |
| Malayalam | Cook with Comedy കുക്ക് വിത്ത് കോമഡി |
6 May 2023 | Asianet | 8 July 2023 | [12] | |
| Hindi | Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment लाफ्टर शेफ्स – अनलिमिटेड एंटरटेनमेंट |
1 June 2024 | Colors TV | Ongoing | [13][14] | |
| Marathi | Shitti Vajali Re शिट्टी वाजली रे |
26 April 2025 | Star Pravah | 3 August 2025 | [15] | |
| Telugu | Cooku with Jathirathnalu జాతిరత్నాలు తో కుకు |
28 June 2025 | Star Maa | Ongoing | [16] | |
| Malayalam | Comedy Cooks കോമഡി കുക്ക്സ് |
18 April 2026 | Asianet | [17] |
References
- ↑ Cookery show Cookku with Kirikku to premiere on April 10 - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ Cookku with Kirikku to air fresh episodes from June 19 - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ Cookku with Kirikku: All you need to know about the fun, Kannada cookery show - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ 'Cooku With Comali' now goes to Kannada!. Sify. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ Cookku with Kirikku 10th April 2021 Episode Grand Premiere Contestants List And Judges, Gupta, Kajal. getindianews.com(10 April 2021). Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ I play Komali in Cookku With Kirikku, the cookery show, says Pratham - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ Kichcha Sudeep to feature in the cookery show Cookku with Kirikku - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ Cookku With Kirkku (CWK) 2nd May 2021 Latest Today's Episode: Check Tonight's Fun-Filled Task Updates. socialtelecast.com(2 May 2021). Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ The genius of 'Cook with Comali'. The Hindu(14 April 2021).
- ↑ 'Cooku With Comali' now goes to Kannada!. Sify. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ Comedy show 'Golemale Gol' to premiere on September 25. The Times of India(15 September 2021).
- ↑ Cooku With Comali To Have Malayalam Version. Filmibeat(9 May 2023).
- ↑ Colors announces new season of Laughter Chefs Unlimited Entertainment. Exchange4media(17 January 2025). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ↑ LEADERBRIEF | Alok Jain on Laughter Chefs: Unlimited Entertainment – the biggest Comedy Reality show on TV, from COLORS. MediaBrief(2024-08-05). Retrieved 2025-08-04.
- ↑ Shitti Vajali Re Winner Name Leaked Before Finale? Who Will Win Show On Star Pravah?. Filmibeat(3 August 2025).
- ↑ 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.. Deccan Chronicle(28 May 2025). Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ↑ Bhavana to Judge ‘Comedy Cooks’; TV and Social Media Stars Join as Contestants. The Times of India(2026-04-02). Retrieved 2026-04-02.