MasterChef India – Tamil season 1
MasterChef India – Tamil | |
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Season 1 | |
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Presented by |
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Judges |
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No. of contestants | 14 |
Winner | Devaki Vijayaraman |
Runner-up | Nithya Franklyn |
No. of episodes | 29 |
Release | |
Original network | Sun TV |
Original release | 7 August 14 November 2021 | –
Season chronology |
Season 1 of the Indian Tamil-language competitive cooking reality TV series MasterChef India – Tamil which premiered on 7 August 2021 on Sun TV.[1][2] The show is hosted by actor and producer Vijay Sethupathi, while professional chefs Harish Rao, Aarthi Sampath and Koushik S serve as judges for this season.[3][4][5] Shali Nivekas was the guest host for episode 11 instead of Vijay Sethupathi due to the celebration episode of Vinayaka Chaturti.
Devaki Vijayaraman, an Homebaker from Trichy, Tamil Nadu was declared as the winner on 14 November 2021, with Nithya Franklyn of Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu being the runner-up.[6]
Format
[edit]Top 24 home cooks were chosen from the auditions from the state of Tamil Nadu. From them, only 14 advanced home cooks were selected to participate in the main competition.[7]
Top 14
[edit]Source for all first names, hometowns, and occupations.[8]
No | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
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1 | Devaki Vijayaraman | 28 | Trichy, Tamil Nadu | Home Baker | Winner; 14 November |
2 | Nithya Franklyn | 47 | Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu | Paediatrician | Runner-up; 14 November |
3 | Krithika Sivanesan | 39 | Bangalore, Karnataka | Private Company Employee | Eliminated; 14 November |
Vinny Shukla | 37 | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | Entrepreneur | ||
5 | Manikandan K | 36 | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Tea specialist | Eliminated; 7 November |
6 | Sumitra Rajesh | 38 | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | Home Baker | Eliminated; 17 October |
7 | Sunitha Selva | 32 | Marthandam, Tamil Nadu | YouTuber | Eliminated; 10 October |
8 | Nausheen Yusuf | 28 | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Home Baker | Eliminated; 3 October[9] |
9 | Kruthaj Ashok Kumar | 28 | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Engineer | Eliminated; 26 September |
10 | Aarthi Satheesh | 32 | Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu | Food Blogger, YouTuber | Eliminated; 19 September |
11 | Mariam Shazia Shah | 24 | Keelakarai, Tamil Nadu | Fashion Designer | Eliminated; 12 September |
Tara Rhine | 58 | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Lifeskill Coach | Re-eliminated; 12 September Returned; 4 September Eliminated; 22 August | |
13 | Sasi Gnanadurai | 62 | Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu | Housewife | Eliminated; 29 August Re-eliminated; 4 September[10] |
14 | Shashi Anand Sridharan | 33 | Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu | University Vice President | Eliminated; 15 August Re-eliminated; 4 September[11] |
Elimination Table
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3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | SE | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28/29 | |||||||
1 | Devaki | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | IN | RIGH | SAFE | SAFE | LOST | SE | WON | SAFE | BTM | PT | IN | IN | SAFE | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | BTM | PT | NEXT | LOSE | WIN | SAFE | WINNER | ||||
2 | Nithya | IN | SAFE | IN | WON | SAFE | IN | RIGH | SAFE | SAFE | LOST | SE | LOSE | RIGH | SAFE | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | BTM | PT | BTM | PT | WON | SAFE | OUT | NO | WIN | SAFE | RUNNER-UP | |||
3 | Krithika | IN | SAFE | IN | LOSE | PT | WON | SAFE | SAFE | LOST | SE | LOSE | RIGH | SAFE | WON | SAFE | IN | IN | SAFE | BTM | PT | WON | SAFE | BTM | PT | NEXT | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | ||||
Vinny | IN | SAFE | TOP | IN | SAFE | WON | SAFE | SAFE | LOST | SE | WON | SAFE | BTM | PT | IN | BTM | PT | BTM | PT | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | NEXT | LOSE | NEXT | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | ||||
5 | Manikandan | IN | SAFE | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | SAFE | LOST | SE | WON | SAFE | BTM | PT | WON | SAFE | BTM | PT | WON | SAFE | BTM | PT | OUT | NO | NEXT | ELIM | |||||||
6 | Sumitra | IN | BTM | PT | TOP | WON | SAFE | IN | WRON | PT | SAFE | LOST | SE | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | BTM | PT | BTM | ELIM | ||||||||
7 | Sunitha | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | IN | WRON | PT | SAFE | LOST | SE | LOSE | RIGH | SAFE | BTM | PT | IN | BTM | PT | BTM | PT | BTM | ELIM | ||||||||||
8 | Nausheen | TOP | SAFE | IN | IN | SAFE | WON | SAFE | SAFE | IMN | SE | LOSE | IMN | SAFE | BTM | PT | IN | IN | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | ||||||||||||
9 | Kruthaj | IN | SAFE | IN | LOSE | PT | IN | RIGH | SAFE | SAFE | LOST | SE | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | IN | BTM | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
10 | Aarthi | IN | SAFE | WON | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | LOST | SE | WON | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Mariam | IN | BTM | PT | IN | WON | SAFE | WON | SAFE | SAFE | LOST | SE | LOSE | WRON | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||
Tara | IN | SAFE | IN | LOSE | ELIM | RET | LOST | SE | LOSE | WRON | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Sasi | TOP | SAFE | IN | IN | SAFE | IN | WRON | ELIM | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Shashi | WEAK | BTM | ELIM | ELIM |
- (WIN) The cook won the Mystery Box challenge, or any other individual / pair challenge.
- (TOP) The cook was one of the top entries in an individual challenge but didn't win.
- (WEAK) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge.
- (BTM) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge and had to compete in the upcoming elimination challenge.
- (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual / pair challenge.
- (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in a team challenge and directly advanced to the next round.
- (SAFE) The cook didn't participate in the challenge as he/she already advanced to the next round.
- (LOSE) The cook was on the losing team in the team challenge and had to compete in the upcoming elimination challenge.
- (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge.
- (RIGH) The cook has selected the right answer in an ingredient guessing challenge and saved from elimination test.
- (WRON) The cook has selected the wrong answer in an ingredient guessing challenge and had to participate in the elimination test.
- (IMN) The cook won an Immunity Pin in a given challenge.
- (LOST) The cook lost an Immunity Pin in a given challenge.
- (RET) The cook won the Wild Card Challenge and returned to the competition.
- (PT) The cook competed in an elimination test, and advanced.
- (SE) All the cooks are not being judged for their dish that specific episode since it's a special celebration episode.
- (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.
- (PELM) The cook eliminated from MasterChef Apron Challenge 1 and 2
- (OUT) The cook lost the first level of the ticket to finale challenge.
- (NEXT) The cook won the 1st round and advanced to the 2nd and final round of the ticket to finale challenge.
- (NO) The cook didn't participate in the 2nd level of the ticket to finale challenge.
- (LOSE) The cook lost the 2nd level of the ticket to finale challenge.
- (WIN) The cook won the Ticket to Finale Challenge and was directly promoted as a finalist.
- (WINNER) The cook is the winner of the season.
- (RUNNER-UP) The cook is the runner up of the season.
Guest appearances
[edit]Episodes
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Title[12] | Original air date | |
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1 | "Episode 1, Season 1" | 7 August 2021[13] | |
Vijay Sethupathi opens the show explaining the concept of the MasterChef show concept. Later the three judges of the season were introduced Harish Rao, Aarthi Sampath and Koushik S who are professional chefs and judges. Later the top 24 contestants where selected from the state of Tamil Nadu and had to compete to get a spot in the top 14 to enter the main competition.
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2 | "Episode 2, Season 1" | 8 August 2021[14] | |
After a small recap, the audition competition continued to select its top 14 out of the 24.
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3 | "Episode 3, Season 1" | 14 August 2021[15] | |
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4 | "Episode 4, Season 1" | 15 August 2021[16] | |
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5 | "Episode 5, Season 1" | 21 August 2021[17] | |
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6 | "Episode 6, Season 1" | 22 August 2021[18] | |
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7 | "Episode 7, Season 1" | 28 August 2021[19] | |
Team Duo Challenge: The contestants are split up into 3 team. The team members are split up into 6 pairs. The contestants need to cook their dish using food waste such as Banana skin etc and make either an Entrée, Main course or Dessert
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8 | "Episode 8, Season 1" | 29 August 2021[20] | |
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9 | "Episode 9, Season 1 (The Wildcard Challenge)" | 4 September 2021[21] | |
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10 | "Episode 10, Season 1" | 5 September 2021[23] | |
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11 | "Vinayaka Chaturti special episode" | 10 September 2021[24] | |
All home cooks are free from elimination and competition since its the great festival Vinayaka Chaturti, but home cooks need to create a special dish which is equivalent to the festive mood but won't be judged for their dish.
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12 | "Episode 12, Season 1" | 11 September 2021 | |
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13 | "Episode 13, Season 1" | 12 September 2021 | |
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14 | "Episode 14, Season 1" | 18 September 2021 | |
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15 | "Episode 15, Season 1" | 19 September 2021 | |
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16 | "Episode 16, Season 1" | 25 September 2021 | |
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17 | "Episode 17, Season 1" | 26 September 2021 | |
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18 | "Episode 18, Season 1" | 2 October 2021 | |
Mystery box challenge
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19 | "Episode 19, Season 1" | 3 October 2021 | |
Random Item Challenge
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20 | "Episode 20, Season 1" | 9 October 2021 | |
21 | "Episode 21, Season 1" | 10 October 2021 | |
The black apron contestants need to re create the signature dish of chef Aarthi Sampath called Kasthuri Thangam.
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22 | "Episode 22, Season 1" | 16 October 2021 | |
Pair Challenge : The top 6 contestants are fixed in a pair challenge
As Vinny and Nithya won the challenge, they advanced to the Masterchef balcony, with the remaining 4 contestants competing in the black apron challenge. | |||
23 | "Episode 23, Season 1" | 17 October 2021 | |
The chefs announced that this was the final black apron challenge to be conducted in this season of Masterchef, indicating that the contestants who pass the challenge advance to the final stage of Masterchef season 1. The black apron contestants are supposed to re-create a traditional Indian sweet in a modern look and appearance, without utilising an oven or a freezer
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24 | "Episode 24, Season 1" | 23 October 2021 | |
The top 5 home cooks need to do a dish which is close to their hearts. The three best home cooks will perform in the level 2 challenge while the remaining two cooks will compete in the elimination challenge. the best cook who cooks the best dish in level 2 will become the first finalist of season. | |||
25 | "Episode 25, Season 1" | 24 October 2021 | |
Ticket to finale Challenge: The cooks had to make a dish using seafood in order to win the ticket to finale. The cook with the best dish wins a spot in the finale.
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26 | "Semi Finale round (Part 1)" | 6 November 2021 | |
Semi Finale challenge The remaining 4 cooks beside Krithika, needs to compete in the challenge only were 2 of them will be selected as finalist and advance to the finale.
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27 | "Semi Finale round (part 2)" | 7 November 2021 | |
Semi Finale challenge (part 2) Vinny Shukla and Manikandan K, had to give a cooking face off with only 1 of them given the chance to go to the finale and become a finalist, while the remaining cook will be eliminated from the show.
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28 | "Bonus episode" | 13 November 2021 | |
Host Vijay Sethupathi, Talks about the journey that every contestant had in Masterchef Tamil season 1. | |||
29–30 | "Grand Finale" | 14 November 2021 | |
The grand finale had two main rounds, the first round being where all the home cooks need to cook a main course meal using the key ingredient duck. The second round featured a dessert round where the cooks can make a dessert of their choice. At the end of the rounds, the marks given by the judges were counted and Vinny Shukla and Krithika Sivanesan were eliminated leaving the remaining two home cooks Nithya Franklyn and Devaki Vijayaraman in the top 2. Devaki Vijayaraman won the season while Nithya Franklyn emerged as the runner up.
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External links
[edit]- MasterChef India – Tamil
- 2021 Tamil-language television series debuts
- Tamil-language cooking television series
- Tamil-language television shows
- Tamil-language television series based on British television series
- Tamil-language reality television series
- 2021 Indian television seasons
- Sun TV original programming