Season 1 of the Indian
Telugu
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*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
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-language competitive
reality TV
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series ''
MasterChef India – Telugu
''MasterChef India – Telugu'' (or colloquially ''MasterChef Telugu'') is an Indian Telugu-language competitive cooking reality show based on ''MasterChef Australia'' and is part of ''MasterChef India''. Produced by Endemol Shine India and c ...
'' was aired from 27 August 2021 to 27 November 2021 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 ...
.
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
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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.
Format
From around 5000 applicants, 800 were selected for virtual auditions. One hundred winners were selected for a live audition at Innovative Film City, Bengaluru. The top 20 home cooks were selected from this audition to compete in the MasterChef apron challenge. The winners were placed in the Top 14.
Top 14
Elimination Table
: (WON) The cook won the individual/pair challenge and was safe for the next challenge(s).
: (WON) The cook won the team challenge and was safe for the next challenge(s).
: (IMN) The cook won/used an Immunity Pin in the challenge.
: (WON) The cook won the individual challenge and was promoted as a finalist.
: (SAFE) The cook did not participate in the challenge as he/she already advanced to the next round.
: (TOP) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual/pair challenge but failed.
: (IN) The cook was not chosen as a top or bottom entry in the individual/pair challenge.
: (IN) The cook was not chosen as a top or bottom entry in the team challenge.
: (WAIT) The cook was waiting for the result.
: (DNP) The cook did not participate in the challenge(s) due to the result of the previous challenge or personal problems.
: (BTM) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the individual challenge and had to compete in the next elimination challenge.
: (BTM) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the team challenge and had to compete in the next elimination challenge.
: (PT) The cook competed in the elimination challenge and advanced.
: (PELM) The cook was eliminated but later given a second chance to participate in an upcoming challenge.
: (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.
Guest appearances
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Allu Sirish
* Chef Rajesh Kadakanthala
* V. M. L. Karthikeyan
Episodes
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt15079698
MasterChef India – Telugu (season 1)at
Sun NXT
MasterChef India
2021 Indian television seasons
Gemini TV original programming