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MasterChef India – Tamil
Season 2
Judges
  • Koushik Shankar
  • Rakesh Raghunathan
  • Shreeya Adka[1]
No. of contestants12
WinnerAkash Muralidharan
Runners-upZarina Banu
Vani Sundar
No. of episodes35
Release
Original networkSonyLIV
Original release22 April (2024-04-22) –
7 June 2024 (2024-06-07)
Season chronology
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Season 1
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Season 3

Season 2 of the Indian Tamil-language competitive cooking reality TV show MasterChef India – Tamil. was released on SonyLIV[2][3] on 22 April 2024.[4]

Koushik Shankar returned from Season 1, alongside new judges Rakesh Raghunathan and Shreeya Adka.[5] The Masterchef Tamil season 2 was announced on MasterChef India – Hindi episode on 20 November 2023.[6] The audition rounds were conducted in 2 cities across the statewide auditions - Coimbatore (2 November 2023), Chennai (4 November). Akash Muralidharan from Chennai won the season alongside the MasterChef trophy and 10 Lakh's prize money.[7]

Top 6

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No Contestant Status Ref
01 Akash Muralidharan Winner
June 07, 2024
Episode 35[8] 		[9][10]
02 Zarina Banu Runner-up
June 07, 2024
Episode 35
02 Vani Sundar
04 Pavithra Nalin Finalist
June 07, 2024
Episode 35
05 Preethi Raghunandan Top 5
June 04, 2024
Episode 32
06 Praveen Kumar Top 6
June 03, 2024
Episode 31

Top 12 Contestants

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No Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status
01 Akash Muralidharan 28 Chennai, Tamil Nadu Designer and Entrepreneur Winner
June 07, 2024
Episode 35
02 Zarina Banu 42 Dubai Housewife Runner-up
June 07, 2024
Episode 35
02 Vani Sundar 35 Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu Baker
04 Pavithra Nalin 33 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Homemaker Finalist/Eliminated
June 07, 2024
Episode 35
05 Preethi Raghunandan 44 Chennai, Tamil Nadu Homemaker Top 5/Eliminated
June 04, 2024
Episode 32
06 Praveen Kumar 25 Chennai, Tamil Nadu IT Employee Top 6/Eliminated
June 03, 2024
Episode 31
07 Arthi Rathore 37 Chennai, Tamil Nadu Amazon Associate Director Eliminated
May 31, 2024
Episode 30
08 Sudheer Padinchara 51 India/Sacramento, CA Software Engineer
09 Sangeetha Swaminathan 44 Bangalore, Karnataka YouTuber Eliminated
May 24, 2024
Episode 25
10 Kavitha A 43 Pondicherry Laborer
11 Jeevika Sri 18 Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu Student Eliminated
May 17, 2024
Episode 20
12 Nanda Kumar 28 Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu Farmer and Entrepreneur Eliminated
May 03, 2024
Episode 10

Production

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Development

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The first season was produced by Endemol Shine India, and was aired on Sun TV in 2021. In end of 2023, after the completion of the first season (2021), the show was under the production of SonyLIV[11] buying its broadcasting rights of Tamil and Telugu versions.[12]

Release

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The three judges were introduced on MasterChef India – Hindi season 8 episode on 20 November 2023.[13] The first promo was unveiled on 30 October 2023, featuring Koushik Shankar, Rakesh Raghunathan and Shreeya Adka.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Chef Shreeya Adka on judging MasterChef". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ "MasterChef India on OTT: Sony LIV confirms digital premiere of Telugu, Tamil editions of the culinary show". www.ottplay.com. 21 October 2023.
  3. ^ "MasterChef India - Tamil: ஓ.டி.டி-க்குத் தாவிய இரண்டாவது சீசன் - என்ன ஸ்பெஷல்?". cinema.vikatan.com (in Tamil). 10 January 2024.
  4. ^ "The second season of MasterChef India Tamil will premiere on 22 April 2024". www.lifestyleasia.com. 22 April 2024.
  5. ^ "MasterChef Tamil Season 2: Chefs Koushik Shankar, Rakesh Raghunathan and Shreeya Adka give us a sneak peek". www.indulgexpress.com. 18 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Masterchef India-Tamil is Back with season 2". lehren.com. 19 November 2023.
  7. ^ "MasterChef India Tamil Season 2: Akash Muralidharan from Chennai lifts the trophy". The Times of India. 11 June 2024.
  8. ^ "MasterChef India Tamil winner is Chennai's Akash Muralidharan". India Today. 7 June 2024.
  9. ^ Abhishek Ranjit (7 June 2024). "MasterChef India Tamil 2024 Who Will Win MasterChef Tamil 2 Finale? Finalists Are..." www.filmibeat.com.
  10. ^ "Masterchef India Tamil season 2: Netizens want THIS contestant to win the trophy". The Times of India. 9 June 2024.
  11. ^ "MasterChef India - Tamil: டிவி டூ ஓடிடி... இந்த முறை என்ன ஸ்பெஷல்..?". www.puthiyathalaimurai.com (in Tamil). 9 January 2024.
  12. ^ "MasterChef India's Tamil and Telugu versions to stream on SonyLIV". www.telegraphindia.com. 20 October 2023.
  13. ^ "After MasterChef India - Hindi, Sony LIV introduces two editions". www.adgully.com. 19 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Sony Liv's Masterchef India in Telugu and Tamil". www.indiaglitz.com. 25 October 2023.
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