Top Cooku Dupe Cooku season 2
| Top Cooku Dupe Cooku | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
 Promotional poster for season 2, featuring the hosts, and contestants | |
| Starring | see below |
| Hosted by | VJ Rakesh Sivaangi Krishnakumar |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sun TV Sun NXT |
| Original release | 17 August 2025 – present |
| Season chronology | |
Top Cooku Dupe Cooku season 2 is the second season of the Tamil reality comedy cooking TV show Top Cooku Dupe Cooku. The season premiered on 17 August 2025 on Sun TV and digitally on Sun NXT.[1][2] This season is judged by Chef Venkatesh Bhat and Chef Rammohan. This season is hosted by VJ Rakesh and Sivaangi Krishnakumar.[3][4]
Production
The show is produced by Media Masons and broadcast by Sun TV Network. A pre-recorded episode airs every Saturday and Sunday at 2pm IST on Sun TV. It is available for free streaming in the OTT platform Sun NXT and will be made available on YouTube as well.
Participants status
| Sr | Top Cooku's | Week entered | Week exited | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Besant | Week 1 | ||
| 2 | Delna | Week 1 | ||
| 3 | Kiran | Week 1 | ||
| 4 | Preetha | Week 1 | ||
| 5 | Priyanka | Week 1 | ||
| 6 | Robo | Week 1 | ||
| 7 | Shivani | Week 1 | ||
| 8 | Srinivasan | Week 1 | ||
| 9 | Vaaheesan | Week 1 |
Participants
Alphabetical order of initial cooks name followed by later joined cooks:[5][6]
- Besant Ravi, an actor and stunt choreographer who has played antagonistic supporting roles in Tamil, Hindi and several other Indian language films.
- Delna Davis, a television actress known for works in Malayalam and Tamil film and television industries. She had roles in You Too Brutus (2015), Happy Wedding (2016) and Kurangu Bommai (2017).
- Kiran Rathod, a content creator and actress known for her roles in films such as Gemini (2002), Anbe Sivam (2003) and Winner (2003).
- Preetha, an actress best known for appearing in the mini series Kadhaipoma.
- Priyanka, a television actress known for roles in many serials.
- Robo Shankar, a standup comedian and actor who has appeared in character roles in Tamil films. He made his breakthrough with STAR Vijay's Kalakkapovathu Yaaru, performing standup comedy.
- Shivani Narayanan, an actress who mainly appears in the Tamil films and television industry. she was a contestant on the reality show Bigg Boss 4.
- TSR Srinivasan, a comedian and actor known for his comedy roles in films such as Aranmanai (2014), Rekka (2016) and Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food (2023).
- Vaaheesan Rasaiya, a singer who is Sri Lankan born known for his songs such as "Kanaga", "Porkodi", "Oh Rasikkum Seemanae" and "Velundu".
Dupe Cooku's
Alphabetical order of Dupe cooks names:[7]
- Aaditya Kathir
- Adhirchi Arun
- Bharath
- Dheena
- Kamalesh Jagan[8]
- Lakshmi Patti
- Meenakshi
- Monisha Blessy
- VJ Nikki
Weekly summary
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | |||
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| Besant | |||||||||||||||||
| Delna | |||||||||||||||||
| Kiran | |||||||||||||||||
| Preetha | |||||||||||||||||
| Priyanka | |||||||||||||||||
| Robo | |||||||||||||||||
| Shivani | |||||||||||||||||
| Srinivasan | |||||||||||||||||
| Vaaheesan | |||||||||||||||||
| Notes | |||||||||||||||||
| Against Elimination Round |
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- indicates the winner.
- indicates the first runner up.
- indicates the second runner up.
- indicates the third runner up.
- indicates the fourth runner up.
- indicates that contestant is eliminated.
Guest appearances
| Week(s) | Guest(s) | Notes | Ref. |
References
- ^ "'Top Cooku Dupe Cooku' Season 2 set for grand premiere on August 17; Watch promo". Times Of India. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
- ^ "Top Cooku Dupe Cooku' Season 2 set for grand premiere on August 17; Here's what we know so far". Times Of India. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
- ^ "Top Cooku Dupe Cooku season 2 gears up for grand comeback; Here's what we know so far". Times Of India. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ "Sivaangi Krishnakumar set to host 'Top Cooku Dupe Cooku Season 2; Watch promo". Times Of India. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ "Top Cooku Dupe Cooku 2: Here's the speculated list of 'Cooks' this season". Times Of India. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ "Top Cooku Dupe Cooku 2: Start Date, Contestant List & Other Details of Sun TV's Show". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ "Top Cooku Dupe Cooku 2: Here's the speculated list of 'Dupe Cooku' this Season". Times Of India. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
- ^ "Top Cooku Dupe Cooku 2: Singer and actor Kamalesh joins as new Dupe Cooku". Times Of India. Retrieved 2025-08-10.