Cookku with Kirikku
| Cookku with Kirikku | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Cookery Comedy |
| Based on | Cooku with Comali |
| Directed by | Media Masons |
| Presented by | |
| Judges | Sihi Kahi Chandru Venkatesh Bhat Chef Adarsh. |
| Theme music composer | Karthik Sharma |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Kannada |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx.60-62 minutes |
| Production company | Media Masons |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Suvarna |
| Release | 10 April – 15 August 2021 |
Cookku with Kirikku is a Kannada-language comedy-based cooking competition show which premiered on 10 April 2021.[1] Airing on Star Suvarna and streaming on Disney+ Hotstar, the contestants are paired each week with Kirikkus (comedians) who are amateur cooks. 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
Each week, the show starts with celebrity chefs getting paired with their Kirikkus. The teams then compete in two Advantage Tasks, followed by the Main Task, and finally the Immunity/Elimination Task.
The Advantage Task involves the teams completing a small task, with the winner being given an advantage during the Main Task, such as the team being able to choose a time frame within which to work without any obstacles.
During the Main Task, every team is given a challenge or an obstacle that will make cooking more difficult. The teams are given a specific time limit in which to cook within.
Most of the cooking tasks are to be done by Kirikkus. The cook that gets Immunity is safe from next week's elimination and so does not participate. Some weeks are celebration rounds with no elimination.[5]
Series overview
| Series | Host | Judges | Winner | Runner up | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | |||||||
| 1 | Akul Balaji |
| Chandan Kumar | Ishitha Varsha | 32 | 10 April 2021 | 15 August 2021 | 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 |
|
| 2 | Half Boil Making |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 | Contestants are handcuffed | Any Ingredient |
|
Not Conducted | None | Not Conducted | None |
| 2 | Contestants are blindfolded | Banana | Sundar - Nayana |
|
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 |
|
Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat | Not Conducted
|
None |
| 4 | Contestant and Kirikkus stand back-to-back and alternate cooking in 10 minutes | Milk Products | Chandan Kumar - Jagappa |
|
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 |
| 6 | Contestants should balance the egg plate and Kirikkus should cook | Colour of Dish and the ball must be same | Arun - Pratham |
|
Ishitha Varsha - Arun Sagar | Not Conducted | None |
| 7 | Contestants are locked and blindfolded, Kirikkus cook the dish | Sea Food | Chandan Kumar - Abhijna Bhat | Not Conducted | None |
|
Arun Hariharan |
| 8 | Traditional Cooking | Traditional Vegetables | Chandan Kumar - Arun Sagar |
|
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 |
| 10 | Face-off Challenge | Indian, Continental and Chinese Food | Ishitha Varsha - Vishwa | Not Conducted | None |
|
None |
| 11 | 45 Minutes Alternate Cooking by Cook and Kirikku | 4 Main Courses | Kavitha Gowda - Arun Sagar | Not Conducted | None |
|
Remo |
| 12 | 45 Minutes, Cooks and Kirikkus should cycle alternately and cook | Biriyani and Curd | Lasya Nagraj - Jagappa | (Ticket to Finale)
|
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 |
|
Lasya Nagraj |
| 14 | Grand Finale (15 Minutes: Earphone challenge. 15 Minutes: Egg Balancing. 15 Minutes: standing back to back. | 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 mainly on the 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
- ^ "Cookery show Cookku with Kirikku to premiere on April 10 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Cookku with Kirikku to air fresh episodes from June 19 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'Cooku With Comali' now goes to Kannada!". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Gupta, Kajal (10 April 2021). "Cookku with Kirikku 10th April 2021 Episode Grand Premiere Contestants List And Judges". getindianews.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "I play Komali in Cookku With Kirikku, the cookery show, says Pratham - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Kichcha Sudeep to feature in the cookery show Cookku with Kirikku - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "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.