| Season Number: | 2 | ||||||
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| Network: | SonyLIV | ||||||
| Next Series: | Season 3 |
Season 2 of the Indian Tamil-language competitive cooking reality TV show MasterChef India – Tamil. was released on SonyLIV[1] [2] on 22 April 2024.[3]
Koushik Shankar returned from Season 1, alongside new judges Rakesh Raghunathan and Shreeya Adka.[4] The Masterchef Tamil season 2 was announced on MasterChef India – Hindi episode on 20 November 2023.[5] 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.[6]
| No | Contestant | Hometown | Occupation | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akash Muralidharan | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Designer and entrepreneur | [7] | [8] [9] |
| 2 | Zarina Banu | Dubai | Housewife | ||
| 3 | Vani Sundar | Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu | Home baker | ||
| 4 | Pavithra Nalin | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | home maker | ||
| 5 | Preethi Raghunandan | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Owner of 'Villa 51,' | ||
| No | Contestant | Hometown | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akash Muralidharan | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Designer and entrepreneur |
| 2 | Arthi Rathore | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Amazon associate director |
| 3 | Jeevika Sri | Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu | Student |
| 4 | Kavitha A | Pondicherry | Laborer |
| 5 | Nanda Kumar | Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu | Farmer and entrepreneur |
| 6 | Pavithra Nalin | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | Homemaker |
| 7 | Praveen Kumar[10] | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | IT employee |
| 8 | Preethi Raghunandan | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Homemaker |
| 9 | Sangeetha Swaminathan | Bangalore, Karnataka | YouTuber |
| 10 | Sudheer Padinchara | India/Sacramento, CA | Software engineer |
| 11 | Vani Sundar | Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu | Baker |
| 12 | Zarina Banu | Dubai | Housewife |
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]
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]