Cooku with Comali 5 is the fifth season of the Tamil reality cooking TV show Cooku with Comali. It premiered on Star Vijay on 17 April 2024, and aired on every Saturday and Sunday at 21:30. Chef Damu returned to judged, accompanied by the new Madhampatty Rangaraj. The final episode aired on 29 September 2024. The season was won by television presenter Priyanka Deshpande, and the runner-up was actress Sujitha.
Contestants (cooks) S.No.NameEntry episodeEpisode exitedElimination rounds facedImmunity wonSaturday cooking winnerAdvantage roundChef of the weekStatus 1 Priyanka Deshpande Episode 1 Episode 46 style="text-align: center;" colspan="2" 2 4 7 Winner 2 Sujitha Episode 1 Episode 46 style="text-align: center;" 1 1 5 7 Runner-up 3 Irfan Episode 1 Episode 46 2 style="text-align: center;" 2 4 4 Finalist 4 Pooja Venkat Episode 1 Episode 32 2 rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" 1 2 3 Eliminated Episode 43 Episode 46 Finalist 5 Shaalin Zoya Episode 1 Episode 28 2 rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" 1 rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" 1 Eliminated Episode 29 (Guest) style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;" Episode 43 Episode 46 Finalist 6 VTV Ganesh Episode 1 Episode 40 2 rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" 1 1 3 Eliminated Episode 43 Episode 46 Finalist 7 Akshay Kamal Episode 1 Episode 42 4 rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" 3 3 2 Eliminated Episode 43 Episode 45 8 Vasanth Vasi Episode 1 Episode 18 1 rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" colspan="2" 1 1 Eliminated Episode 43 Episode 45 9 Dhivya Duraisamy Episode 1 Episode 40 1 style="text-align: center;" 2 style="text-align: center;" 3 Eliminated 10 Srikanth Deva Episode 1 Episode 8 1 style="text-align: center;" colspan="4" Eliminated
Comalis S. No.NameEntry WeekParticipated WeekStatus01Sunita Gogoi Week 1Week 1-23Main Comali02SarathWeek 1Week 1-20, 23Main Comali03Mohamed KuraishiWeek 1Week 1-2, 4-23Main Comali04 RamarWeek 1Week 1, 3-5, 7-23Main Comali05ThangaduraiWeek 2Week 2-12, 14, 16-18, 20, 23Main Comali06PugazhWeek 1Week 1-9, 12-21, 23Main Comali07Anshitha AkbarshaWeek 1Week 1-9, 11-14, 16, 18Main Comali08Vyshali KemkarWeek 1Week 1-15, 18Main Comali09ThidiyanWeek 2Week 2, 3, 18Guest Comali10TSKWeek 3Week 3, 18Guest Comali11Aranthangi NishaWeek 8Week 8, 13Guest Comali12AzharWeek 11Week 11Guest Comali13Robo ShankarWeek 10Week 10Guest Comali14Farina AzadWeek 3Week 3, 4, 6, 7, 9Guest Comali15 Shabi ShabnamWeek 1Week 1, 2, 5, 6Guest Comali16VinothWeek 1Week 1, 2, 4Guest Comali17ManimegalaiWeek 6Week 6Guest Comali/Anchor/Quit the Show18Nanjil VijayanWeek 1Week 1Quit the Show
Guests WeekEpisodes Guests Ref. 12Vanitha Vijayakumar, Vidyullekha Raman35Subramaniam Badrinath, Lakshmipathy Balaji47 & 8Radha714Madurai Muthu815 & 16Vijay Sethupathi, Mamta Mohandas, Natty Subramaniam918Raj Ayyappa, Ayesha Zeenath, Naveen Muralidhar, Ashwini Aanandita, Deepika Venkatachalam, Krishna Raghunandhan1019 & 20Robo Shankar1121 & 22Mirchi Shiva, Aruldoss1223M. Sasikumar, RJ Balaji, Laila, Napoleon, Gautham Karthik, Thaman S, Anjali, Aishwarya Rajesh - (Cameo appearances) 14 27 & 28 Vijay Antony, Saranya Ponvannan 16 31 & 32 Prashanth, Priya Anand 1835Mari Selvaraj, Dhivya Duraisamy35 & 36VJ Vishal, Vanitha Vijayakumar, Sivaangi Krishnakumar, Baba Bhaskar, Shakeela Begum1937Yogi38Nani, Priyanka Mohan2141Harish Kalyan, Sanjana Krishnamoorthy, Swasika, Sean Roldan41 & 42Shobanaa Uthaman, Sharanya Turadi Sundarraj, Navin Kumar, Vinusha Devi2243 & 44Hiphop Tamizha (Adhi), Anagha Maruthora44Shaam, Abhirami Gopikumar, Avantika Mishra, Pugazh45Madhampatty Rangaraj, Latha R.Maniyarasu2346RadhaKarthi, Arvind Swamy
Pairings +Cooks Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15Week 16Week 17Week 18Week 19Week 20Week 21Week 22Week 23Priyanka Vinoth Shabnam/Pugazh Ramar Anshita Pugazh Kemy/Farina Sunitha Ramar Sarath Kemy Azhar Thangadurai Ramar/Kuraishi Thangadurai Pugazh Thangadurai Kuraishi/Sunitha TSK Sunitha/Pugazh Kuraishi Ramar & Vinusha 2nd Finalist Kuraishi/RamarSujitha Sarath Kemy Kemy/Pugazh Kuraishi Ramar Thangadurai Kemy Anshita Kemy Ramar Sarath Pugazh/Sunitha Pugazh Kemy Sunitha Sarath Pugazh Not Participated Sarath Sunitha Pugazh & Navin 1st Finalist PugazhIrfan Anshita Sarath Farina Pugazh Thangadurai Anshita Kuraishi Nisha Kuraishi Sunitha Thangadurai Sarath Kemy Ramar Not Participated Anshita Sunitha/Kuraishi Kemy Kuraishi Sarath Kuraishi & Sharanya 3rd Finalist Thangadurai/SarathPooja Kemy Vinoth Sunitha Farina Sarath Sarath Ramar Thangadurai Anshita Thangadurai Kuraishi Sunitha/Pugazh Anshita Sunitha Kuraishi/Ramar Sunitha Eliminated (Episode 32) Kuraishi4th Finalist Sarath/KuraishiShaalin Kuraishi Thangadurai TSK Kemy Sunitha Pugazh Anshita Sarath Ramar Not Participated Anshita Kemy Kuraishi/Ramar Sarath Eliminated (Episode 28) Sarath5th Finalist SunithaGanesh Pugazh Pugazh/Shabnam Thidiyan Ramar Kuraishi/Shabnam Kuraishi Farina Pugazh Thangadurai Kuraishi Kemy Ramar Nisha Pugazh Ramar/Kuraishi Ramar Thangadurai Ramar Ramar Eliminated (Episode 40) Ramar6th Finalist Ramar/ThangaduraiAkshay Shabnam Sunitha Anshita Sarath Shabnam/Kuraishi Farina/Kemy Thangadurai Sunitha Pugazh Sarath Sunitha Kuraishi Sarath Anshita Kemy Pugazh Ramar Thidiyan Pugazh/Sunitha Pugazh Sunitha & Shobanaa Sunitha Eliminated (Episode 45)Vasanth Vijayan Thidiyan Sarath Vinoth Kemy Shabnam/Manimegalai Pugazh Kemy Farina Eliminated (Episode 18) ThangaduraiDhivya Ramar Kuraishi Pugazh/Kemy Thangadurai Anshita Sunitha Sarath Kuraishi Sunitha Shankar Ramar Anshita Sunitha Kuraishi Sarath Kuraishi Sarath Not Participated Thangadurai Eliminated (Episode 40)SrikanthSunithaAnshitaThangaduraiSunitha Eliminated (Episode 8)
Pairing Matrix Cooks Pugazh Kuraishi Ramar SunitaGogoi SarathRaj Thangadurai Anshitha Kemkar Farina Shabnam Thidiyan TSK Nisha Azhar Robo Shankar Vinoth Manimegalai Nanjil Vijayan Sujitha 6 Week 3 (2/2) Week 12 (1/2) Week 13 Week 17 Week 21 Week 23 1 Week 4 2 Week 5 Week 10 3 Week 12 (2/2) Week 15 Week 20 4 Week 1 Week 11 Week 16 Week 19 1 Week 6 1 Week 8 5 Week 2 Week 3 (1/2) Week 7 Week 9 Week 14 Mohamed Irfan 1 Week 4 5 Week 7 Week 9 Week 17 (2/2) Week 19 Week 21 1 Week 14 2 Week 10 Week 17 (1/2) 4 Week 2 Week 12 Week 20 Week 23 (2/2) 3 Week 5 Week 11 Week 23 (1/2) 3 Week 1 Week 6 Week 16 2 Week 13 Week 18 1 Week 3 1 Week 8 Priyanka Deshpande 4 Week 2 (2/2) Week 5 Week 15 Week 19 (2/2) 4 Week 13 (2/2) Week 17 (1/2) Week 20 Week 23 (1/2) 5 Week 3 Week 8 Week 13 (1/2) Week 21 Week 23 (2/2) 3 Week 7 Week 17 (2/2) Week 19 (1/2) 1 Week 9 3 Week 12 Week 14 Week 16 1 Week 4 2 Week 6 (1/2) Week 10 1 Week 6 (2/2) 1 Week 2 (1/2) 1 Week 18 1 Week 11 1 Week 1 Pooja Venkat 1 Week 12 (2/2) 4 Week 11 Week 15 (1/2) Week 22 Week 23 (2/2) 2 Week 7 Week 15 (2/2) 4 Week 3 Week 12 (1/2) Week 14 Week 16 3 Week 5 Week 6 Week 23 (1/2) 2 Week 8 Week 10 2 Week 9 Week 13 1 Week 1 1 Week 4 1 Week 2 Shaalin Zoya 1 Week 6 2 Week 1 Week 13 (1/2) 2 Week 9 Week 13 (2/2) 2 Week 5 Week 23 3 Week 8 Week 14 Week 22 1 Week 2 2 Week 7 Week 11 2 Week 4 Week 12 1 Week 3 VTV Ganesh 4 Week 1 Week 2 (1/2) Week 8 Week 14 4 Week 5 (1/2) Week 6 Week 10 Week 15 (2/2) 9 Week 4 Week 12 Week 15 (1/2) Week 16 Week 18 Week 19 Week 20 Week 22 Week 23 (1/2) 1 Week 9 Week 17 Week 23 (2/2) 1 Week 11 1 Week 7 1 Week 2 (2/2) Week 5 (2/2) 1 Week 3 1 Week 13 Akshay Kamal 4 Week 9 Week 16 Week 19 (1/2) Week 20 2 Week 5 (2/2) Week 12 1 Week 17 6 Week 2 Week 8 Week 11 Week 19 (2/2) Week 21 Week 22 3 Week 4 Week 10 Week 13 1 Week 7 2 Week 3 Week 14 2 Week 6 (2/2) Week 15 1 Week 6 (1/2) 2 Week 1 Week 5 (1/2) 1 Week 18
Elimination history
WEEKS Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Week 19 Week 20 Week 21 Week 22 Week 23 Chef of the weekSujitha DhivyaVasanthAkshayIrfanPriyankaSujithaSujitha & PriyankaSujithaAkshay, Dhivya, Ganesh, Irfan, Pooja, Priyanka & SujithaPoojaPriyankaDhivyaPriyankaGaneshPriyankaSujithaVishal (CWC S4)IrfanSujithaPooja, Shaalin & GaneshPriyanka Advantage Winner NASujitha & PriyankaAkshayIrfan NonePriyanka GaneshSujithaPriyankaPoojaAkshayIrfanSujithaPriyankaIrfanAkshaySujithaIrfanVasanth NA Immunity Winner None Sujitha None Priyanka Not Eligible Advantage Winner Not Eligible Advantage winnerChef of the week Not Eligible Chef of the week Not Eligible Not Eligible Chef of the week Not Eligible Chef of the week Not Eligible Advantage winnerChef of the week Not Eligible 2nd FinalistWinner Sujitha Chef of the week Advantage Winner Not Eligible Chef of the week Advantage WinnerChef of the weekChef of the week Not Eligible Advantage Winner Not Eligible Chef of the weekImmunity Winner Not Participated Advantage Winner Chef of the week 1st Finalist Irfan Not Eligible Advantage Winner Chef of the week Not Eligible Not Eligible Advantage Winner Not participatedDanger Zone Faced Elimination Round Advantage Winner Danger Zone Chef of the week Advantage Winner 3rd Finalist Finalist Pooja Not Eligible Danger Zone Faced Elimination Round Advantage winnerChef of the week Advantage Winner Not Eligible Danger ZoneFaced Elimination Round Eliminated (Episode 32) Wildcard roundChef of the week4th Finalist Shaalin Not EligibleDanger Zone Faced Elimination Round Not Eligible Not Eligible Danger Zone Faced Elimination Round Eliminated (Episode 28) Wildcard roundChef of the week5th Finalist Ganesh Not Eligible Advantage Winner Not Eligible Danger Zone Faced Elimination Round Chef of the week Not Eligible Danger Zone Danger ZoneFaced Elimination Round Eliminated (Episode 40) Wildcard roundChef of the week6th Finalist Akshay Not Eligible Advantage Winner Chef of the week Not EligibleDanger Zone Faced Elimination RoundNot EligibleDanger Zone Advantage WinnerDanger Zone Faced Elimination Round Danger Zone Faced Elimination Round Not Eligible Advantage WinnerDanger Zone Not Eligible Eliminated (Episode 42) Wildcard roundEliminated (Episode 45) Vasanth Not Eligible Chef of the week Not Eligible Danger Zone Faced Elimination Round Eliminated (Episode 18) Wildcard round Dhivya Not Eligible Chef of the week Not Eligible Chef of the weekNot Eligible Chef of the week Not Eligible Not ParticipatedDanger Zone Danger ZoneFaced Elimination Round Eliminated (Episode 40) Srikanth Not Eligible Danger Zone Faced Elimination Round Eliminated (Episode 8) Re-Entered/ Wildcard Round None Vasanth, Shaalin, Pooja, Ganesh & Akshay None Danger Zone None Shaalin & Srikanth None Pooja Pooja & Vasanth Pooja, Vasanth & Akshay None Ganesh Ganesh & Akshay Ganesh, Akshay & Shaalin None Akshay & Irfan Akshay, Irfan & Pooja Ganesh Ganesh, Irfan & Akshay Ganesh, Dhivya Ganesh, Dhivya None Faced Elimination Round None Shaalin, Srikanth None Pooja, Vasanth, Akshay None Ganesh, Akshay, Shaalin None Akshay, Irfan, Pooja None Ganesh, Dhivya None Priyanka, Ganesh, Irfan, Pooja, Shaalin, SujithaEliminated None Srikanth NoneVasanthNoneShaalin NonePooja None Dhivya & Ganesh Akshay Vasanth & AkshayShaalinGaneshIrfanPoojaSujithaPriyanka
Production Development While the show had previously been produced by Media Masons, production on the fifth season was taken over by Box Office Studio. The format largely went unchanged, though there were changes in the judging panel; Chef Damu returned, but Venkatesh Bhat left and was replaced by Madhampatty Rangaraj.
Casting The previous year's contestans Pugazh, Sunitha Gogoi, Mohamed Kuraishi, Kpy Sarath returned to compete in the show; they were joined by newcomers Ramar, Shabishabnam, Nanjil Vijayan, Anshita Akbarsha and Vyishali Kemkar.
Contestant and comedian Nanjil Vijayan quit the show after the first week, later announcing on his social media that he had " problem with the channel, and after this, [he] will not appear in any show produced by the box office company." On 15 June 2024, actress Aranthangi Nisha joined the show.
Release The show started airing on Star Vijay on 27 April 2024.
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