Chef Damodharan

Chef K. Damodharan, also known as Chef Damu,[1] is an Indian chef best known for winning the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by a single individual in 2010.[2] He has hosted cookery shows for various television channels and became the first Indian chef to receive PhD in Hotel Management and Catering Technology.[3]

Chef Damodharan
Other namesChef Dhamu, Chef Damu
OccupationChef

Career

In December of 2010, Damodharan cooked 617 dishes consisting of 190 kilograms of food in a day. He began cooking at 8 o'clock in the morning on December 21 and cooked for a period of 24 hours, 30 minutes, and 12 seconds.[4][5] Damodharan was also a judge at The Hindu's Our State Our Taste competition for 15 cities in Tamil Nadu.[6]

Onscreen appearances
Films
Web series
TV Series (Tamil)
  • Athu Ithy Yethu (Cameo appearance)[9]
  • Chocolate (Cameo Appearance)
  • Cooku With Comali (Indian TV show)

References
  1. "Chef Damu selects best three winners". The Hindu. July 28, 2019.
  2. "World's longest dosa at over 48 ft sets Guinness record". NDTV. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. http://www.cookatease.com/uploads/files/Chef_Damu_News.pdf
  4. Vijayakumar, Chithira (December 22, 2010). "Damu's day-long dhamaka!". The Hindu.
  5. "A Guide to the Cuisine of Tamil Nadu with Chef Damu ⋆ Greaves India". Greaves India. August 3, 2015.
  6. Kannadasan, Akila (August 31, 2019). "How chef Damu went around Tamil Nadu in 60 days". The Hindu.
  7. "Chef Dhamu to make his Kollywood debut? - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. Shrikumar, A. (January 27, 2016). "Cook, eat and act". The Hindu.
  9. "Chef Dhamu on Adhu ldhuYedhu - Times of India". The Times of India.
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