MasterChef India – Telugu
Season 1
Presented by
Judges
No. of contestants14
WinnerK. Krishna Tejasvi
Runner-upKamal Jakkilink
Country of originIndia
No. of episodes28
Release
Original network
Original release27 August (2021-08-27) 
27 November 2021 (2021-11-27)

Season 1 of the Indian Telugu-language competitive reality TV series MasterChef India – Telugu was aired from 27 August 2021 to 27 November 2021 on Gemini TV. Tamannaah Bhatia hosted the initial 16 episodes of the season and Anasuya Bharadwaj hosted episodes 17–24. There was no host present in the remaining episodes. Professional chefs Chalapathi Rao, Sanjay Thumma and Mahesh Padala serve as the judges. K. Krishna Tejasvi, a home baker from Hyderabad won the competition, with G. D. Anusha as the runner-up.[1][2]

Format

From around 5000 applicants, 800 were selected for virtual auditions. One hundred winners were selected for a live audition at Innovative Film City, Bengaluru. The top 20 home cooks were selected from this audition to compete in the MasterChef apron challenge. The winners were placed in the Top 14.[3][4]

Top 14

No Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status
1 K. Krishna Tejasvi 32 Hyderabad, Telangana Home Baker Winner; 27 November
2 Kamal Jakkilinki 32 Vizag, Andhra Pradesh Fashion Designer Third; 27 November
3 G. D. Anusha 22 Hyderabad, Telangana House Surgeon Runner-up; 27 November
4 K. Parvathi Anupama 48 Secunderabad, Telangana Housewife Eliminated; 26 November
5 Mohammad Abdul Khader 30 Hyderabad, Telangana CEO
6 Rachakonda Sai Sri 19 Mancherial, Telangana Engineering Student Eliminated; 20 November
7 Nazimunisha Mohammad 27 Hyderabad, Telangana Student Eliminated; 6 November
8 Thakur Jaideep Singh 52 Hyderabad, Telangana Retired Corporate secretary Eliminated; 30 October
9 Sourabh Aravind 37 Hyderabad, Telangana Architect Eliminated; 24 October
10 Manisha Panda 24 Vizag, Andhra Pradesh Safety Officer Re-eliminated; 16 October
Eliminated; 4 September
11 O. P. Manoj Kumar 23 Hyderabad, Telangana MNC Employee Eliminated; 9 October
12 Massirala Sarat Kumar 31 Vizag, Andhra Pradesh Digital Marketing Eliminated; 2 October
13 Madhavi Mohan 42 Hyderabad, Telangana Housewife Re-eliminated; 24 September
Eliminated; 18 September
14 Priyadarshi Sahgal 57 Hyderabad, Telangana Brand Consultant Re-eliminated; 24 September
Eliminated; 11 September

Elimination Table

No. Contestant Episode
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
1 Tejasvi DNP WON SAFE TOP BTM PT TOP WON SAFE IN WON SAFE SAFE IN IN BTM PT IN PT IN WON SAFE IN BTM PT BTM PT BTM PT IN DNP BTM WON TOP WINNER
2 Anusha PELM DNP PT WON IN WON SAFE WON SAFE WON SAFE SAFE DNP WON SAFE WON SAFE WON SAFE WON SAFE BTM PT WON SAFE TOP WON SAFE TOP RUNNER-UP
3 Kamal WON SAFE WON SAFE WON SAFE WON SAFE SAFE IN WON SAFE DNP TOP BTM PT WON SAFE WON SAFE BTM PT IN DNP WON SAFE TOP THIRD
4 Anupama DNP WON SAFE IN WON SAFE IN BTM PT IN WON SAFE SAFE IN WON SAFE WON SAFE WON SAFE WON SAFE BTM PT BTM PT IN DNP BTM WON ELIM
5 Abdul DNP WON SAFE WON SAFE IN WON SAFE WON SAFE SAFE IN IN WON SAFE IN PT IN WON SAFE IN WON SAFE WON SAFE BTM PT TOP IN BTM WON ELIM
6 Sai Sri PELM DNP PT WON IN WON SAFE IN WON SAFE WON SAFE SAFE IN IN WON SAFE WON SAFE WON SAFE IN WON SAFE WON SAFE BTM PT IN DNP BTM ELIM
7 Nazimunisha WON SAFE IN WON SAFE WON SAFE WON SAFE SAFE IN WON SAFE IN PT IN WON SAFE IN BTM PT WON SAFE BTM ELIM
8 Jaideep DNP PELM PT WON IN WON SAFE TOP BTM PT IN WON SAFE SAFE IN IN BTM PT WON SAFE IN BTM PT IN WON SAFE BTM ELIM
9 Sourabh WON SAFE IN WON SAFE IN WON SAFE IN BTM PT SAFE IMN IN WON SAFE IN PT IN IMN SAFE IN BTM ELIM
10 Manisha DNP WON SAFE IN BTM PELM DNP PT IN IN WON SAFE WON SAFE IN BTM ELIM
11 Manoj PELM DNP PT BTM TOP WON PT IN WON SAFE IN BTM PT SAFE IN IN WON SAFE IN ELIM
12 Sarat DNP WON SAFE IN WON SAFE IN WON SAFE WON SAFE SAFE IN IN BTM ELIM
13 Madhavi DNP WON SAFE IN BTM PT WON SAFE IN BTM PELM ELIM
14 Priyadarshi WON SAFE IN WON SAFE IN BTM PELM DNP ELIM
15 Rajesh PELM DNP PT ELIM
Ram DNP PELM PT ELIM
Anitha DNP PELM ELIM
Lakshmi PELM DNP ELIM
Nikhila PELM DNP ELIM
Sridevi PELM DNP ELIM
  (WON) The cook won the individual/pair challenge and was safe for the next challenge(s).
  (WON) The cook won the team challenge and was safe for the next challenge(s).
  (IMN) The cook won/used an Immunity Pin in the challenge.
  (WON) The cook won the individual challenge and was promoted as a finalist.
  (SAFE) The cook did not participate in the challenge as he/she already advanced to the next round.
  (TOP) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual/pair challenge but failed.
  (IN) The cook was not chosen as a top or bottom entry in the individual/pair challenge.
  (IN) The cook was not chosen as a top or bottom entry in the team challenge.
  (WAIT) The cook was waiting for the result.
  (DNP) The cook did not participate in the challenge(s) due to the result of the previous challenge or personal problems.
  (BTM) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the individual challenge and had to compete in the next elimination challenge.
  (BTM) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the team challenge and had to compete in the next elimination challenge.
  (PT) The cook competed in the elimination challenge and advanced.
  (PELM) The cook was eliminated but later given a second chance to participate in an upcoming challenge.
  (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.

Guest appearances

  • Allu Sirish
  • Chef Rajesh Kadakanthala
  • V. M. L. Karthikeyan

Episodes

Episode Event Original air date
1 Series Premiere: Apron Challenge Part 1

Tamannaah randomly chose ten cooks in the Top 20. They must cook their signature dish within an hour to earn MasterChef aprons. Priyadarshi, Sourabh and Nazimunisha earned the aprons. They were ranked in the Top 14. Others were eliminated except Kamal awaiting results.

27 August 2021[5]
2 Apron Challenge Part 2

Kamal scored positively and placed in the Top 14. The other ten cooks in the Top 20 were given the chance to cook their signature dish within the hour to win MasterChef aprons. Six cooks won and ranked in to Top 14. Others were eliminated. All eliminated cooks were given a second chance to win the apron. They have to win a skill test and then food test. Three cooks won the challenges. The winners were ranked in the Top 14. Manoj got placed in the Top 14 on condition that he had to face an elimination challenge to secure his place. The others were eliminated.

28 August 2021[6]
3 Top 14 Mystery Box Challenge

Tamannaah revealed the mystery box and the Top 14 home cooks must cook a dish using at least four ingredients from the box. Cooks have an hour to win a place on the balcony. Kamal won the best dish of the day and got into the balcony with Abdul. They are safe for the week and rest faces more challenges in the next episode.

3 September 2021[7]
4 Skill and Pressure Elimination Challenges

Judges thrown mise en plan as skill test for home cooks. They must complete it within 15 minutes. Madavi, Manisha and Tejasvi didn't make it. They got black aprons and faced the elimination round. Although Manoj wins the challenge, he faces elimination due to previous conditions. Rest got into balcony. In the pressure test challenge the four cooks must re-create the Jugalbandi signature dish by chef Chalapathi. Manisha was eliminated and the rest passed the test. Manoj finally got his named apron.

4 September 2021[8]
5 Innovation Challenge

Judges brought several ingredients to the home cooks and asked them to pick only three items for themselves. At first, the challenge was to make a sweet dish using those ingredients. But Tamannaah intervened and changed it into a beverage challenge. Previous week's winners Kamal and Abdul received the first opportunity to pick the ingredients. In addition, they decided in what order others should get the ingredients. The home cooks got half an hour to complete the challenge. Kamal won the best drink of the day and went into the balcony with Nazimunisha, Anusha and Madhavi in the winning order. Rest must face more challenges in the next episode.

10 September 2021[9]
6 Team equipment and Recreation Challenges

In the team challenge, the judges divided the remaining home cooks into three teams:Red (Abdul, Manoj & Sai Sri), Blue (Sarat, Sourabh & Sai Sree), and Green (Anupama, Jaideep & Priyadarshi). Each team has to make a savory and a sweet within an hour using given equipment. Tamannaah revealed the three equipment. Judges allowed Kamal to decide which equipment was assigned to each team. Red and Blue won the challenge and entered the balcony. The Greens lost the challenge, and they had to face an elimination test. Chef Mahesh asked them to recreate his signature dish in an hour. Anupama and Jaideep passed the challenge. Priyadarshi was eliminated from the show.

11 September 2021[10]
7 Thaali Challenge

In Thaali Challenge, Tamannaah asked the home cooks to make a minimum six-course meal for herself and the judges. The Cooks were divided into two teams: Red (Abdul, Anusha, Kamal, Nazimunisha, Sai Sri & Sarat) and Blue (Anupama, Jaideep, Madhavi, Manoj, Sourabh & Tejasvi). Each team had to complete the challenge within two hours. Red won the challenge and entered the balcony. Kamal won the best dish of the day. The Blues lost the challenge, and they had to face more challenges in next episode.

17 September 2021[11]
8 Taste Test and Elimination Challenge

In the taste test, the judges asked home cooks to identify the dominant flavor from a set of six food items that were handed out one by one. Anupama, Jaideep and Tejasvi won the challenge. The judges were impressed by Anupama's tasting skills and she won a prize for it. Rest had to face the elimination challenge. The judges gave them the ingredient they could not identify and asked them to create dishes using it. They had to complete the challenge within an hour. Manoj and Sourabh passed the challenge. Madhavi was eliminated from the show.

18 September 2021[12]
9 Double Elimination Challenge

The episode began with a fun chat between Tamannaah and the home cooks in which Abdul was awarded as Most Positive Home Cook. Subsequently, the Judges declared everybody safe for the day and gave a second chance to previously eliminated cooks (Madhavi, Manisha, and Priyadarshi). They had to make their favorite dish within an hour. The cooks were about to cook, but the judges switched cooking counters, making it harder for them. Manisha won the challenge and the rest were permanently eliminated from the show.

24 September 2021[13]
10 Immunity Pin Challenge

Allu Sirish arrived as a special guest for the show. After a brief fun chat, he challenged Tamannaah to a Dosa flip and won the challenge. He also revealed the MasterChef Immunity pin to everyone. Judges gave a three-round Immunity pin challenge to the cooks. They gave eight eggs to each cook for the entire challenge. In the first round, cooks had to make meringue and those who finished in the top six spots were advanced to the next round. In the next round, the cooks had to make poached eggs and the top three placeholders were advanced to the next round. In the last round, the cooks had to make a special dish within an hour using the rest of the eggs they had. Sourabh won the immunity pin.

25 September 2021[14]
11 Relay Team Challenge

Judges presented twelve ingredients to the home cooks and explained each item. They let the cooks pick one ingredient. Tamannaah chose Immunity challenge winner Sourabh as the first to pick up the ingredient. Those who selected their ingredient were also asked to select the next person in the queue. Those who got fruit were selected as team captains and were allowed to chose team members under the guidance of the judges. Each team had to make a dish within an hour using the ingredients they obtained. Also like a relay match, each team member would only get a quarter of the total time for cooking. Team Blue (Kamal, Anupama, Anusha & Nazimunisha) won the challenge and went into the balcony. The rest had to deal with more challenges in the next episode.

1 October 2021[15]
12 Taste Test and Replication Challenge

In the taste test, the judges served a dish made of 43 ingredients to home cooks and asked to identify the ingredients. Abdul, Manisha, Manoj, Sai Sri and Sourabh won the challenge. Rest had to face the elimination challenge. Chef Mahesh revealed that the dish they tasted was his signature dish called Sapta Sammohanam. He asked the cooks to replicate this signature dish within an hour and a half. Jaideep and Tejasvi passed the challenge. Sarat was eliminated from the show.

2 October 2021[16]
13 One Pan Wonder Challenge

The judges put the mystery boxes at each cook's countertop and Tamannaah called them onstage. They found a pan in their mystery box. Chief Sanjay showed them how to cook with just one pan. He did four dishes easily. The cooks had to make any dish within an hour in the same way. Jaideep won the best dish of the day and got into the balcony with Anusha, Anupama, Manisha and Sai Sri. Rest had to face more challenges in the next episode.

8 October 2021[17]
14 Elimination Challenge

Judges surprised the remaining five home cooks with an elimination challenge. Tamannaah brought a spinning wheel from the pantry that shows various ingredients on its wheel. Cooks would obtain their core ingredient according to the spinning wheel result. Subsequently, Jaideep was given the privilege of choosing the equipment for the cooks. The cooks had to complete the challenge within an hour. Abdul, Nazimunisha, Sourabh and Tejasvi passed the challenge. Manoj was eliminated from the show.

9 October 2021[18]
15 Pair Challenge

The show began with Tamannaah wishing everyone a joyful Dussehra and serving sweets. Judges asked the cooks to open the cloches in front of them. Half of them found a place's name and the rest found a dish in their cloches. Those that got the matching place and dish were made in a pair. Each pair had to recreate the dish they got. Judges gave them 60 minutes to complete the challenge. Anupama-Anusha pair won the best dish of the day and got into the balcony. Kamal-Sai Sri pair also won but only Sai Sri got into the balcony. Kamal was disqualified because he did not participate last week. So he had to face remaining challenges this week along with others.

15 October 2021[19]
16 Skill test and Elimination Challenge

In the skill test round, the judges asked the cooks to decorate a cake within 30 minutes. Abdul, Nazimunisha and Tejwasi won the challenge. Sourabh escaped the next elimination challenge by surrendering his Immunity pin to Tamannaah. The judges invited Chef Rajesh Kadakantala to the show. He presented his signature dish (Golden hued Irani chai cheesecake on Osmania cookie crust) and asked the cooks to replicate it. The judges gave two hours for the challenge. Kamal and Jaideep passed the challenge. Manisha was eliminated from the show.

16 October 2021[20]
17 Box in box Challenge

The show started with Anasuya, who introduced herself as the new host. In the Box in box challenge, cooks had to make a dish within 30, 45 or 60 minutes depending on how many boxes they opened. Anupama won the best dish of the day and got into the balcony with Anusha and Kamal. Rest had to face more challenges in the next episode.

22 October 2021[21]
18 Skill test and Elimination Challenge

Judges thrown mise en plan as skill test for the cooks. They should finish it in 30 minutes. Abdul, Jaideep and Sai Sri won the challenge. Rest faced the elimination round in which they had to cook a dish with in an hour. Also, the main ingredient in their dish should be the waste of the previous challenge. Sourabh was eliminated from the show and the rest passed the challenge.

23 October 2021[22]
19 Six Tastes Challenge

Judges gave six base ingredients of six tastes to each cook. The cooks had to make a dish within 60 minutes on condition that the dish expresses all six flavors. Abdul won the best dish of the day and got into the balcony with Kamal, Nazimunisha and Sai Sri. Rest had to face the elimination challenge.

29 October 2021[23]
20 Liquid to solid Elimination Challenge

The judges gave each cook different liquid dishes and challenged them to re-create it in solid form. They should finish it in 60 minutes. Jaideep was eliminated from the show and the rest passed the challenge.

30 October 2021[24]
21 Firecracker Challenge

On the auspicious occasion of Deepavali, the judges asked the cooks to make a dish inspired by firecrackers. The cooks had to complete the challenge within an hour. Anusha won the best dish of the day and went into balcony. The rest remained onstage to tackle the next challenge.

5 November 2021[25]
22 Barter Elimination Challenge

The judges gave each cook a core ingredient and asked them to barter with each other to obtain at least three ingredients. The cooks had to complete the challenge within an hour. Nazimunisha was eliminated from the show.

6 November 2021[26]
23 Ticket to finale Challenge Part 1

To determine the first finalist of the season, the judges threw the Ticket to the final Challenge to the cooks. This was a two-phase challenge. In the first challenge, judges asked the cooks to make the best memorable dish of their lives within an hour. Abdul and Anusha qualified and stayed onstage to take on the second challenge. The rest were sent to the balcony.

12 November 2021[27]
24 Ticket to finale Challenge Part 2

In the second challenge, Abdul and Anusha had to cook along with chef Chalapathi and replicate his dish Alanati Kodi Kura Vaibhavam. Anusha won the challenge and was chosen as the first finalist.

13 November 2021[28]
25 Semi Finals Part 1

In the Flavours of the world challenge, the judges presented ten foreign ingredients to the home cooks and explained each item. They let the cooks to pick at least four ingredients. They had to make a dish within an hour and a half. Kamal won the best dish of the day and was promoted as the finalist. The rest remained onstage to tackle the next challenge.

19 November 2021[29]
26 Semi Finals Part 2

In the Auction challenge, the judges gave the cooks two hours to make their dishes. But the cooks had to obtain the ingredients through an auction and the base value for the items was 5 minutes. Tejasvi, Anupama and Abdul won the challenge and were selected as finalists. Sai Sri was eliminated from the show.

20 November 2021[30]
27 Grand Finale Part 1

ln the Pressure test challenge, the judges presented their signature dish (Trayam Pakam) and asked the cooks to replicate it. The cooks had two hours for the challenge. Kamal, Anusha and Tejasvi passed the challenge. Abdul and Anupama were eliminated from the show.

26 November 2021[31]
28 Grand Finale Part 2

In the final challenge, the judges asked the cooks to come up with their desired dish. The cooks had to complete the challenge within two hours. The judges had welcomed Butterfly-Director Karthikeyan on stage before the announcement. Tejasvi won the challenge and become the title winner. Anusha was the runner-up and Kamal eliminated from the show. The awards were distributed among the finalists by the judges and Karthikeyan.

27 November 2021[32]

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