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| Chef Chidambara | |
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| Directed by | M Anand Raj |
| Written by | Shree Ganesh Parashuram (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Shree Ganesh Parashuram |
| Story by | M Anand Raj |
| Produced by | Roopa DN |
| Starring | Aniruddha Jatkar Rachel David Nidhi Subbaiah |
| Cinematography | Uday Leela |
| Edited by | Vijeth Chandra |
| Music by | Ritvik Muralidhar |
Production company | Damthi Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Chef Chidambara is a 2024 IndianKannada-languagethriller drama film directed by M. Anand Raj and starringAniruddha Jatkar in the titular role,Rachel David andNidhi Subbaiah. The film was released to mixed-to-positive reviews.
The film is based on a true story from Sri Lanka.[1]Aniruddha Jatkar learned cooking for the film.[2]
A critic fromThe Times of India rated the film three out of five stars and wrote that "For the audience that is not so used this genre, one can expect a couple of surprises fromChef Chidambara".[3] A critic fromDeccan Herald wrote that "If keeping the audience engaged until the climax without logic is a metric of success, then Raj’s thriller is a success".[4] A critic fromBangalore Mirror wrote that "You can watch this movie if you like the dark comedy genre".[5] A critic fromTimes Now rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "Chef Chidambara as a thriller is only as good as a non-vegetarian dish that hardly has any meat to savour".[6] A critic fromThe South First wrote that "Chef Chidambara makes for an entertaining one-time watch, with enough comedy and some good performances".[7]