Cooku with Comali season 5

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)

Comalis

Guests

Pairings

Elimination history

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 succeeded 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.