''MasterChef India – Telugu'' (or colloquially ''MasterChef Telugu'') is an Indian Telugu-language competitive cooking reality show based on ''

MasterChef Australia ''MasterChef Australia'' is an Australian competitive cooking reality show based on the original British ''MasterChef''. It is produced by Endemol Shine Australia and screens on Network 10. Restaurateur and chef Gary Mehigan, chef George Cal ...

'' and is part of '' MasterChef India''. Produced by

Endemol Shine India Endemol B.V. was a Dutch-based media company that produced and distributed multiplatform entertainment content. The company annually produced more than 15,000 hours of programming across scripted and non-scripted genres, including drama, reality ...

and co-produced by Innovative film Academy, it started broadcasting on

Gemini TV Gemini TV is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment pay television channel. It was launched on 9 February 1995 by Gemini Group, owned by A. Manohar Prasad (grandson of L. V. Prasad), in association with Sun TV Network. In 1996-97, Sun ...

and Sun NXT on 27 August 2021.

Format

The show has 14 contestants, a host, and three chefs as judges. The winner of the show will receive the ''MasterChef'' title and a cash award of ₹25,00,000.

Series

Season 1

''MasterChef India – Telugu 1'' was aired from 27 August 2021 to 27 November 2021 on

and also available on Sun NXT platform. Tamannaah Bhatia hosted the initial 16 episodes of the season and Anasuya Bharadwaj hosted episodes 17-24. There was no host present in the remaining episodes. Professional chefs Chalapathi Rao, Sanjay Thumma and Mahesh Padala serve as the judges. K. Krishna Tejasvi, a home baker from Hyderabad won the competition, with G. D. Anusha as the runner-up.

Production

Development

In early 2021, Sun TV Network secured the production rights of MasterChef in Telugu. In late June 2021, Tamannaah confirmed her role as host of the show, by sharing a behind the scenes picture. The show is planned to have 28 episodes. An entire set designed by Omung Kumar consists of 20 countertops, a pantry and a balcony was created in Innovative Film Academy to shoot the show. The makers chose Multiple-camera setup for the series.

Filming

The show is directed by Sanjeev K. Kumar and filming began in late June 2021.

Other versions

'' MasterChef'' was initially adapted in Hindi under the name of '' MasterChef India – Hindi''. Later it was adapted into Tamil as ''

MasterChef India – Tamil ''MasterChef India – Tamil'' (or simply ''MasterChef Tamil'') is an Indian Tamil-language competitive cooking reality show based on ''MasterChef Australia'' and is part of ''MasterChef India''. Produced by Innovative Film Academy and Endemol ...

''. In addition, Kannada and Malayalam adaptations are planned.

References

External links

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