Damodharan K., professionally known as Chef Damu, is an Indian celebrity chef. He has hosted numerous cooking shows and reality cooking competitions on various

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television channels, most notably a s a judge on ''

Cooku with Comali ''Cooku with Comali'', 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 a ...

'' on

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. In 2010, he received a

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for the longest cooking marathon by a single individual. He also became the first Indian chef to receive

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in Hotel Management and Catering Technology, which was awarded by the

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in 2004. Furthermore, he has made a few appearances in

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Career

In December 2010, Damodharan cooked 617 dishes consisting of 190 kilograms of food in a day. He began cooking at 8 o'clock in the morning on 21 December and cooked for a period of 24 hours, 30 minutes, and 12 seconds. Damodharan was also a judge at ''

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s ''Our State Our Taste'' competition for 15 cities in Tamil Nadu.

Onscreen appearances

Films

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'' (2015) *''

Ulkuthu ''Ulkuthu'' is a 2017 Tamil-language action comedy drama film directed by Caarthick Raju and produced by J. Selva Kumar, featuring Dinesh and Nandita Swetha in the leading roles. The project was first announced in late 2014 and finished product ...

'' (2017) *''

Oru Pakka Kathai ''Oru Pakka Kathai'' () is a 2020 Indian Tamil language romantic comedy film written and directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan. It stars Kalidas Jayaram and Megha Akash. The movie is produced by K.S. Sreenivasan under the banner of Vasan's Visual V ...

'' (2020) *''

Server Sundaram ''Server Sundaram'' is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Krishnan–Panju and produced by A. V. Meiyappan. The film stars Nagesh as the title character. Muthuraman and K. R. Vijaya play the other lead roles while Ma ...

'' (TBA)

Web series

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Kalyanam Conditions Apply ''Kalyanam Conditions Apply'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy web series starring Senthil Kumar, Sreeja Chandran and produced by A. Mirchi Play Original and A. TRM Sri Barati Associate. It premiered online through Naver TV Ca ...

'' (2018)

TV Series

*''Dhe chef'' (

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) *''Athu Ithu Yethu'' (Cameo appearance) *''

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'' (Cameo Appearance) *'' Cooku With Comali season 1'' *'' Cooku with Comali season 2'' * ''Colors Kitchen'' * '' Cooku with Comali season 3'' * '' Cook with Comali season 4''

References

External links

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Chef Damu
on Twitter
Chef Damodaran
on Facebook {{DEFAULTSORT:Damo, Chef Chefs of Indian cuisine Living people People from Tamil Nadu Year of birth missing (living people)