MasterChef India – Tamil season 2

Season of television series

Koushik Shankar
Rakesh Raghunathan
Shreeya Adka^[1]

No. of contestants12WinnerAkash MuralidharanRunners-upZarina Banu
Vani Sundar No. of episodes35ReleaseOriginal networkSonyLIVOriginal release22 April (2024-04-22) –
7 June 2024 (2024-06-07)Season chronology

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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 5 Finalist

No	Contestant	Hometown	Occupation	Status	Ref
01	Akash Muralidharan	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Designer and entrepreneur	Winner June 07, 2024 Episode 35^[8]	^[9]^[10]
02	Zarina Banu	Dubai	Housewife	Runner-up June 07, 2024 Episode 35
02	Vani Sundar	Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu	Home Baker	Runner-up June 07, 2024 Episode 35
04	Pavithra Nalin	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	Homemaker	Finalist June 07, 2024 Episode 35
04	Preethi Raghunandan	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Owner of 'Villa 51,'	Finalist June 07, 2024 Episode 35

Top 12 Contestant

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	Runner-up June 07, 2024 Episode 35
04	Pavithra Nalin	33	Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu	Homemaker	Finalist June 07, 2024 Episode 35
04	Preethi Raghunandan	44	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Homemaker	Finalist June 07, 2024 Episode 35
06	Arthi Rathore	37	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Amazon Associate Director	Eliminated
07	Jeevika Sri	18	Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu	Student	Eliminated
08	Kavitha A	43	Pondicherry	Laborer	Eliminated
09	Praveen Kumar^[11]	25	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	IT Employee	Eliminated
10	Sangeetha Swaminathan	44	Bangalore, Karnataka	YouTuber	Eliminated
11	Sudheer Padinchara	51	India/Sacramento, CA	Software Engineer	Eliminated
12	Nanda Kumar	28	Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu	Farmer and Entrepreneur	Eliminated May 03, 2024 Episode 10

Production

Development

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^[12] buying its broadcasting rights of Tamil and Telugu versions.^[13]

Release

The three judges were introduced on MasterChef India – Hindi season 8 episode on 20 November 2023.^[14] The first promo was unveiled on 30 October 2023, featuring Koushik Shankar, Rakesh Raghunathan and Shreeya Adka.^[15]

References

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