# Chef Damu

> Damodharan Kothandaraman, professionally known as Chef Damu, was an Indian celebrity chef. He was known for hosting numerous cooking shows and serving as a judge on popular Tamil language television programs, most notably Cooku with Comali on Star Vijay. He holds the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual, achieved in 2010. In recognition of his contributions to the culinary arts, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, in 2025.

*Indian chef*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/chef-damodharan

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Chef
- **Category:** Chefs
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1954-09-03
- **Died:** 2026-10-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Damodharan Kothandaraman, professionally known as Chef Damu, was an Indian celebrity chef. He was known for hosting numerous cooking shows and serving as a judge on popular Tamil language television programs, most notably Cooku with Comali on Star Vijay. He holds the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual, achieved in 2010. In recognition of his contributions to the culinary arts, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, in 2025.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 58.8 / 100
- **Historical depth:** 9.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/chef_damu/ (@chef_damu)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7207687/ (@nm7207687)

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85850332)
- [Chef Damodharan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chef_Damu)
- [தாமு (சமையல் கலைஞர்)](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81_(%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%9E%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D))
- [చెఫ్ దాము](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%9A%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%AB%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%81)
- [The Movie DB](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1831380)

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