MasterChef India – Telugu
Telugu adaptation of the MasterChef Australia cooking competition.
MasterChef India – Telugu is a cooking competition show in the Telugu language, inspired by the Australian version and belonging to the MasterChef India series. Endemol Shine India and Innovative Film Academy produced it, and it premiered on Gemini TV and Sun NXT on 27 August 2021.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Reality; Cookery
- Based on
- MasterChef Australia
- Director
- Sanjeev K. Kumar (Season 1)
- Presenter
- Tamannaah Bhatia (Season 1); Anasuya Bharadwaj (Season 1)
- Judges
- Chalapathi Rao (Season 1–present)
- Sanjay Thumma (Season 1–present)
- Mahesh Padala (Season 1)
- Nikitha Umesh (Season 2)
- Country
- India
- Language
- Telugu
- Seasons
- 2
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- MasterChef was initially adapted in Hindi under the name MasterChef India – Hindi.
- It was later adapted into Tamil as MasterChef India – Tamil.
- Kannada and Malayalam adaptations are planned.
Season 1
The debut season of MasterChef India – Telugu ran from late August to late November 2021 on Gemini TV and Sun NXT. Tamannaah Bhatia hosted the first 16 episodes, Anasuya Bharadwaj took over for episodes 17 through 24, and the rest had no host. Judges were chefs Chalapathi Rao, Sanjay Thumma, and Mahesh Padala. Hyderabad home baker K. Krishna Tejasvi won, with G. D. Anusha as runner-up and Kamal Jakkilinki of Vizag as second runner-up.
Production
Sun TV Network obtained the Telugu MasterChef production rights early in 2021. Tamannaah announced her hosting role in late June 2021 with a behind-the-scenes photo. The series was planned for 28 episodes. Omung Kumar designed a set featuring 20 countertops, a pantry, and a balcony, built at Innovative Film Academy. Filming employed a multiple-camera setup. Sanjeev K. Kumar directed the show, with shooting starting in late June 2021.
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