Celebrity MasterChef Tamil

Celebrity MasterChef Tamil
GenreCooking
Game show
Presented by
Judges
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
Production
Production locationsChennai, Tamil Nadu
Running time60-70 minutes
Production companyBanijay Asia
Original release
NetworkSony Vizha
Release19 October 2026 (2026-10-19) –
present

Celebrity MasterChef is an Indian Tamil-language competitive cooking game show and the spin-off of the series MasterChef India – Tamil, featuring Tamil Television celebrity contestants, hosted by Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Rj Vijay. Chef Shreeya Adka reprised their roles as judges from the original series, while Cooku with Comali fame Chef Venkatesh Bhat and MasterChef Australia series 10 winner Chef Sashi Cheliah joined as co-judge.

The show is produced by Banijay Asia and it premiered on Sony Vizha on 19 October 2026, and airs from Monday to Friday at 20:00 and streams digitally on SonyLIV.

Hosts and judges

Starring Season 1
Samantha Ruth Prabhu Host & Judge
Chef Venkatesh Bhat Judge
Sashi Cheliah Judge
Shreeya Adka Judge
Rj Vijay Host

Series synopsis

Season 1

The first season of Celebrity MasterChef Tamil airs from 19 October 2026, and airs from Monday to Friday at 20:00 and streams digitally on SonyLIV. The show based on Celebrity MasterChef Australia and is part of Celebrity MasterChef (Indian TV series). Hosted by Samantha Ruth Prabhu, while professional chefs such as Chef Venkatesh Bhat, Sashi Cheliah and Shreeya Adka are the judges for this season.

Contestants

# No Contestant Notability Status Ref.
1 Ravi Mariya Actor, Writer, Director
2 Dheena Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter
3 Mathichiyam Bala Playback Singer
4 Reshmi Menon Actress
5 Janani Ashok Kumar Television Actress
6 Shiyara Shalini Television Actress
7 Vinodhini Vaidyanathan Actress
8 Siddhartha Shankar Actor, Producer
9 Abhi Actress
10 RJ Deepak Radio Jockey
11 Balaji Murugadoss Actor, Model Eliminated
9 November
12 Maria Juliana Reality show alumnus Eliminated
30 October

Production

Development

In August 2026, Sony Pictures Networks India announced MasterChef India – Tamil, a spin-off featuring celebrities as contestants. Chef Venkatesh Bhat, Sashi Cheliah and Shreeya Adka as the judging panel along with them, actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu joined the Celebrity judging panel. Rj Vijay joined as co-host. The series is produced by Banijay Asia and it premiered on Sony Vizha television channel and it is currently streaming on SonyLIV and Amazon Prime Video.