Cookku with Kirikku

Cookku with Kirikku
GenreCookery
Comedy
Based onCooku with Comali
Directed byMedia Masons
Presented by
JudgesSihi Kahi Chandru
Venkatesh Bhat
Chef Adarsh.
Theme music composerKarthik Sharma
Country of originIndia
Original languageKannada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes32
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox.60-62 minutes
Production companyMedia Masons
Original release
NetworkStar Suvarna
Release10 April (2021-04-10) –
15 August 2021 (2021-08-15)

Cookku with Kirikku is a Kannada-language comedy-based cooking competition show aired on Star Suvarna and streams on Disney+ Hotstar where the contestants are paired each week with comedians (Kirikkus) who are amateur cooks. It premiered on 10 April 2021.[1] The contestants along with their kirikkus 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

Every week, the show starts with celebrity chefs getting paired with their Kirikkus. 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 a 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 Kirikkus. The cook that gets Immunity is safe from next week's elimination and does not participate in that week. Some weeks are celebration rounds with no elimination.[5]

Series overview

SeriesHostJudgesWinnerRunner upEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1Akul Balaji
Chandan KumarIshitha Varsha3210 April 2021 (2021-04-10)15 August 2021 (2021-08-15)Star Suvarna

Season 1

Contestants

Contestants Status Notes
Chandan Kumar Winner
Ishitha Varsha 1st Runner-Up Wild Card
Kirik Keerthi 2nd Runner-Up
Kavitha Gowda Eliminated
Lasya Nagraj Eliminated
Remo Eliminated
Vanitha Vasu Eliminated
Arun Hraiharan Eliminated Wild Card
Sunethra Pandit 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
  • Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat
  • Vanitha Vasu - Lokesh
2 Half Boil Making
  • Chandan Kumar - Lokesh
  • Vanitha Vasu - Karunya Ram
  • Kirik Keerthi - Abhijhna Bhat
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
  • Kirik Keerthi - Abhijna Bhat
  • Ishita Varsha - Jagappa
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 Contenstants are Hand-cuffed Any Ingredient
  • Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat
  • Vanitha Vasu - Lokesh
 Not Conducted None Not Conducted None
2 Contenstants are Blind folded Banana Sundar - Nayana
  • Sundar - Nyana
  • Vanitha Vasu - Karunya Ram
  • Lasya Nagraj - Arun Sagar
  • Kirik Keerthi - Abhijna Bhat
 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
  • Kirik Keerthi - Arun Sagar
  • Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat
  • Apoorva - Karunya Ram
 Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat Not Conducted
None
4 Contestant and Kirikkus in Back-to-Back postures 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
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
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
7 Contestants are locked and blindfolded,comalis cook the dish Sea Food Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat Not Conducted None
  • Vanitha Vasu - Vishwa
  • Remo - Nayana
  • Arun Hariharan - Lokesh
 Arun Hariharan
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
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
10 Face-off Challenge Indian, Continental and Chinese Food Ishitha Varsha - Vishwa Not Conducted None
  • Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat
  • Kirik Keerthi - Arun Sagar
 None
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
12 45 Minutes Cooks and Kirikkus should Cylce alternatley 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 back to back posture) 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 and was appreciated mainly on hotstar app.[8]

Adaptations

Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Tamil Cooku with Comali
கோமாலியுடன் குக்கு 		16 November 2019 Star Vijay 24 July 2022 Original
Kannada Cookku with Kirikku
ಕಿರಿಕ್ಕು ಜೊತೆ ಕುಕ್ಕು 		10 April 2021 Star Suvarna 15 August 2021 Remake
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 8 July 2023

References

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  2. ^ "Cookku with Kirikku to air fresh episodes from June 19 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Cookku with Kirikku: All you need to know about the fun, Kannada cookery show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ "'Cooku With Comali' now goes to Kannada!". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ Gupta, Kajal (10 April 2021). "Cookku with Kirikku 10th April 2021 Episode Grand Premiere Contestants List And Judges". getindianews.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. ^ "I play Komali in Cookku With Kirikku, the cookery show, says Pratham - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Kichcha Sudeep to feature in the cookery show Cookku with Kirikku - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Cookku With Kirkku (CWK) 2nd May 2021 Latest Today's Episode: Check Tonight's Fun-Filled Task Updates". socialtelecast.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.