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About
Indian celebrity chef, actor, and YouTuber known for his expertise in South Indian cuisine, known for hosting numerous cooking shows and reality competitions on Tamil-language television channels, and also known for his YouTube channel where he shares cooking content and recipe videos with his over 1 million subscribers.
Before Fame
He began his cooking career by cooking at the Bombay Taj Hotel. He appeared in the film Kallappadam in 2015 as a fictional chef. He served as a judge on Cooku with Comali on Star Vijay in 2019. He started his YouTube channel in 2019 and uploaded his first YouTube video in September of 2019.
Trivia
He set a Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual by preparing 617 dishes in 24 hours and 30 minutes. He was also the first Indian chef to receive a Ph.D. in Hotel Management and Catering Technology from the University of Madras in 2004.
Family Life
His real name is Dr. Damodharan Kothandaraman. He was born and raised in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He has a daughter named Akshaya with his wife Usha Damu.
Associated With
He appeared in the unreleased film Server Sundaram starring Santhanam in 2016.
