Cooku with Comali (Template:Translation), 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 premiered on 14 November 2020 and ended on 14 April 2021. The third season premiered on 22 January 2022 and ended on 24 July 2022. The fourth season premiered on 28 January 2023 and ended on 30 July 2023. The contestants along with their comalis are challenged every week and are judged by Chef Damu and Chef Venkatesh Bhat until season 4.[2]
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
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 and Aranthangi Nisha. 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 | Template:Eliminated |
| Thaadi Balaji | Template:Eliminated |
| G. Gnanasambandan | Template:Eliminated |
| Mohan Vaidya | Template:Eliminated |
Comalis
- KPY Bala
- Pugazh
- Manimegalai
- Sivaangi
- Thangadurai
- Sai Sakthi
- Bijili Ramesh
- Pappu
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 |
| Pavithra Lakshmi | 3rd Runner-Up |
| Baba Bhaskar | 4th Runner-Up |
| Rithika Tamil Selvi | Template:Eliminated |
| Dharsha Gupta | Template:Eliminated |
| Deepa Shankar | Template:Eliminated |
| Madurai Muthu | Template:Eliminated |
Comalis
- KPY Bala
- Pugazh
- Manimegalai
- Sivaangi ‘’’(Winner Comali) ‘’’
- Sunita Gogoi ‘’’‘’’
- Thangadurai
- Shakthi
- Parvathy-Pappu
- Sarath
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.
| Contestants | Status |
| Shruthika | Winner |
| Darshan | 1st Runner-Up |
| Ammu Abhirami | 2nd Runner-Up |
| Vidyullekha Raman | 3rd Runner-Up |
| Santhosh Prathap | 4th Runner-Up |
| Grace Karunas | 5th Runner-Up |
| Vettai Muthukumar | Template:Eliminated |
| Roshini Haripriyan | Template:Eliminated |
| Chutti Aravind | Template:Eliminated |
| Anthony Daasan | Template:Eliminated |
| Manobala | Template:Eliminated |
| Rahul Thatha | Template:Eliminated |
Season 4
The fourth season aired on every Saturday and Sunday from 28 January 2023 to 30 July 2023 and ended with 43 Episodes. It was hosted by Rakshan. The winner of the season was Mime Gopi, and actress Srushti Dange was the runner-up.[6]
| Contestants | Status |
| Mime Gopi | Winner |
| Srushti Dange | 1st Runner-Up |
| Vichithra | 2nd Runner-Up |
| Sivaangi Krishnakumar | 3rd Runner-Up |
| Andreanne Nouyrigat | 4th Runner-Up |
| D. R. K. Kiran | 5th Runner-Up |
| Gajesh | Template:Eliminated |
| Sherin Shringar | Template:Eliminated |
| VJ Vishal | Template:Eliminated |
| Raj Ayyappa | Template:Eliminated |
| Kalaiyan | Template:Eliminated |
| Kishore Rajkumar | Template:Eliminated |
Season 5
The fifth season airs on every Saturday and Sunday from on April 27, 2024 at 21:30.
| Contestants | Status |
| Priyanka Deshpande | Winner |
| Sujitha | 1st Runner-Up |
| Mohammad Irfan | 2nd Runner-Up |
| Pooja Venkat | 3rd Runner-Up |
| Shaalin Zoya | 4th Runner-Up |
| VTV Ganesh | 5th Runner-Up |
| Vasanth Vasi | Template:Eliminated |
| Dhivya Duraisamy | Template:Eliminated |
| Srikanth Deva | Template:Eliminated |
| Akshay Kamal | Template:Eliminated |
Season 6
The sixth season aired from May 04, 2025 to 28 September 2025.
| Contestants | Status |
| Raju Jeyamohan | Winner |
| Shabana Shajahan | 1st Runner-Up |
| Umair Lateef | 2nd Runner-Up |
| Lakshmy Ramakrishnan | 3rd Runner-Up |
| Priya Raman | Template:Eliminated |
| Nanda Kumar | Template:Eliminated |
| Jangiri Madhumitha | Template:Eliminated |
| Sundari | Template:Eliminated |
| Ganja Karuppu | Template:Eliminated[7] |
| Soundarya Chillukuri | Template:Eliminated[8] |
Season 7
The seventh season premiered on 4 April 2026.
| Contestants | Status[9] |
| Aravinth Seiju & Sangeetha Sai | [10] |
| Anirudha Srikkanth & Samyuktha Shanmuganathan | [10] |
| Gaana Vinoth & Bhagya | [10] |
| Aranthangi Nisha & Riaz Ali | [10] |
| Mahendran & Shantha | |
| Dravid Selvam & Raji Dravid | |
| Kongu Manjunathan & Rajeshwari Manjunathan | |
| Sidhu Sid & Shreya Anchan | [11] |
| Mano & Jameela Babu | Template:Quit[12][13] |
Production
Media Masons produced season one to four and on 2024, producer Ravoofa announced at the end of February that their company was quitting Star Vijay television after 25 years.[14] Later on the production company Media Masons decide to produce a new cooking show like Cooku with Comali[15] on Sun TV called Top Cooku Dupe Cooku.[16][17][18] After this Box Office studio took over the production of Cooku with Comali from season five.[19]
Reception
The series gained popularity only during its re – telecast in the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.[20] 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.[21][22]
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.[23]
Adaptations
| Language | Title | Premiere date | Network | Last Aired | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannada | Cookku with Kirikku ಕಿರಿಕ್ಕು ಜೊತೆ ಕುಕ್ಕು |
10 April 2021 | Star Suvarna | 15 August 2021 | Remake | [24] |
| Bengali | Gole Male Gol গোলে পুরুষ গোল |
25 September 2021 | Star Jalsha | 14 November 2021 | [25] | |
| Malayalam | Cook with Comedy കുക്ക് വിത്ത് കോമഡി |
6 May 2023 | Asianet | 8 July 2023 | [26] | |
| Hindi | Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment लाफ्टर शेफ्स – अनलिमिटेड एंटरटेनमेंट |
1 June 2024 | Colors TV | Ongoing | [27][28] | |
| Marathi | Shitti Vajali Re शिट्टी वाजली रे |
26 April 2025 | Star Pravah | 3 August 2025 | [29] | |
| Kannada | Kwatle Kitchen ಕ್ವಾಟ್ಲೆ ಕಿಚನ್ |
14 June 2025 | Colors Kannada | 27 September 2025 | [30] | |
| Telugu | Cooku with Jathirathnalu కూకూ విత్ జాతిరత్నాలు |
28 June 2025 | Star Maa | Ongoing | [31] | |
| Malayalam | Comedy Cooks കോമഡി കുക്ക്സ് |
18 April 2026 | Asianet | Ongoing | [32] |
- Top Cooku Dupe Cooku, another Tamil language comedy cooking competition show airing from 2024 on Sun TV is inspired from this show.[33]
- The show also inspired a Pakistani reality show Kashmir Comedy Kitchen which premiered in August 2025.[34]
References
- ↑ Cooku with Comali's pugazh and Shivangi: On the show's popularity and their friendship. The Hindu(11 February 2021).
- ↑ 'Cook with Comali': Why the reality show is a huge success'. www.thenewsminute.com(12 April 2021).
- ↑ The genius of 'Cook with Comali'. The Hindu(14 April 2021).
- ↑ Cooku with Comali All Season Winners, Prize Money and Runner Up Details. www.readersfusion.com(29 September 2021).
- ↑ Kani is the winner of 'Cook with Comali' Season 2. The Hindu(15 April 2021).
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Cooku with Comali 6: Ganja Karuppu gets eliminated from the show. The Times of India(16 June 2025).
- ↑ Cooku with Comali 6: Soundarya Chillukuri gets evicted from the show. The Times of India(27 May 2025).
- ↑ Cooku With Comali Season 7: Meet the Couple Contestants Bringing Double Trouble to the Kitchen. www.filmibeat.com(28 March 2026).
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 From Anirud–Samyuktha to Gaana Vinoth–Bhagya, celebrity couples join Cooku With Comali Season 7. The Times of India(29 March 2026).
- ↑ Cooku With Comali Season 7: Sidhu Sid and Shreya Anchan join as contestants. The Times of India(8 April 2026).
- ↑ Cooku With Comali Season 7: Singer Mono and Jameela join as contestants. The Times of India(31 March 2026).
- ↑ Did you know that Cooku With Comali 7 contestant Mano acted with Kamal Haasan in Singaravelan?. The Times of India(1 April 2026).
- ↑ 'Cooku With Comali' new season becomes doubtful as the show's crew moves out one by one - Deets. www.indiaglitz.com(4 March 2024).
- ↑ யாரு தான் Copy அடிக்கல.. CWC vs Top Cooku Dupe Cooku! தீபா அக்கா Exclusive Interview. cineulagam.com(3 May 2024).
- ↑ டாப் குக்கு டூப் குக்கு - விஜய் டிவியில் இருந்து சன் டிவிக்கு தாவிய குக் வித் கோமாளி பிரபலங்கள்.... tamil.filmibeat.com(30 April 2024).
- ↑ 'டாப் குக்கு டூப் குக்கு' நிகழ்ச்சியின் தயாரிப்பாளர் வெங்கடேஷ் பட்டா? பரபரப்பு தகவல்..!. www.indiaglitz.com(30 April 2024).
- ↑ யாரு தான் Copy அடிக்கல.. CWC vs Top Cooku Dupe Cooku! தீபா அக்கா Exclusive Interview - சினிஉலகம். Cineulagam. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
- ↑ Blockbusters of Box Office studio, Ads. www.dtnext.in(2024-07-12). Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ↑ The genius of 'Cook with Comali'. The Hindu(14 April 2021).
- ↑ 'Cook with Comali': Why the reality show is a huge success. The News Minute(12 April 2021).
- ↑ 'Bigg Boss Tamil' attracted most eyeballs on Disney+ Hotstar in TN. The Hindu(23 January 2021).
- ↑ Cook with comali 2 grand finale gets record trp; Sivaangi thanks fans. The Times of India.
- ↑ '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).
- ↑ Kwatle Kitchen: ಅತ್ತ ಕುಕ್ಕಿಂಗ್..ಇತ್ತ ಕಾಮಿಡಿ! ಇಂದಿನಿಂದಲೇ ಕ್ವಾಟ್ಲೆ ಕಿಚನ್ ಶುರು. kannada.news18.com. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ யாரு தான் Copy அடிக்கல.. CWC vs Top Cooku Dupe Cooku! தீபா அக்கா Exclusive Interview. cineulagam.com(3 May 2024).
- ↑ ‘Pakistani Laughter Chefs’ trolled, locals apologise to Indians. siasat.com.