# Cooku with Comali season 6
**Cooku with Comali season 6** is the sixth season of the Indian Tamil-language comedy cooking competition *Cooku with Comali* (CWC), in which celebrity contestants are paired each week with comedians, called comalis, who are amateur cooks. It aired on [Star Vijay](https://www.edgepedia.org/star-vijay) and streamed on [Disney+ Hotstar](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-hotstar), premiering on 4 May 2025 and concluding with a grand finale on 28 September 2025.[1](https://indiaglitz.com/cooku-with-comali-season-6-premieres-may-4-new-judges-fresh-faces-and-grand-launch-announced-tamil-news-364388) • [2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-raju-jeyamohan-lifts-the-trophy-takes-home-cash-prize-of-rs-5-lakh/amp_articleshow/124195783.cms) Actor Raju Jeyamohan won the season, with Shabana Shajahan as first runner-up.[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-raju-jeyamohan-lifts-the-trophy-takes-home-cash-prize-of-rs-5-lakh/amp_articleshow/124195783.cms)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premiere | Sunday, 4 May 2025, 8 PM on Star Vijay[1](https://indiaglitz.com/cooku-with-comali-season-6-premieres-may-4-new-judges-fresh-faces-and-grand-launch-announced-tamil-news-364388) |
| Finale | 28 September 2025[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-raju-jeyamohan-lifts-the-trophy-takes-home-cash-prize-of-rs-5-lakh/amp_articleshow/124195783.cms) |
| Episodes | 43 (May to September 2025)[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/cook-with-comali) |
| Judges | Chef Damu, Madhampatty Rangaraj, and new third judge Koushik Shankar[1](https://indiaglitz.com/cooku-with-comali-season-6-premieres-may-4-new-judges-fresh-faces-and-grand-launch-announced-tamil-news-364388) |
| Winner | Raju Jeyamohan, with comali partner Ramar[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-raju-jeyamohan-lifts-the-trophy-takes-home-cash-prize-of-rs-5-lakh/amp_articleshow/124195783.cms) |
| Runners-up | Shabana Shajahan (first), Umair Lateef (second), Lakshmy Ramakrishnan (fourth)[4](https://filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2025/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-name-who-won-cooku-with-comali-6-raju-jeyamohan-wins-prize-money-481949.html) |
| Prize money | Rs 500,000 (Rs 5 lakh) per The Times of India; Rs 1.5 million (Rs 15 lakh) per Filmibeat[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-raju-jeyamohan-lifts-the-trophy-takes-home-cash-prize-of-rs-5-lakh/amp_articleshow/124195783.cms) • [4](https://filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2025/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-name-who-won-cooku-with-comali-6-raju-jeyamohan-wins-prize-money-481949.html) |
## Format and judging panel
The show's format pairs trained or semi-trained cooks with comalis, participants who largely lack cooking experience, and places the pairs in task-based culinary challenges judged weekly.[5](https://filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2026/cooku-with-comali-season-7-when-will-the-popular-cooking-reality-show-return-to-television-500971.html) Season 6 kept this structure but changed the judging panel. Chef Venkatesh Bhat, who had judged the first four seasons alongside Chef Damu, exited in season 5 and was replaced by chef and actor [Madhampatty Rangaraj](https://www.edgepedia.org/madhampatty-rangaraj); for season 6 the channel added a third judge, Koushik Shankar, joining Rangaraj and Damu. The launch promo tagline "Pudhu Rules, Pudhu Judge" (new rules, new judge) signaled the format changes.[1](https://indiaglitz.com/cooku-with-comali-season-6-premieres-may-4-new-judges-fresh-faces-and-grand-launch-announced-tamil-news-364388)
The comali lineup announced for the season included Pugazh, Ramar, Sunitha, and Sarath, and the contestant lineup included [Soundarya](https://www.edgepedia.org/soundarya), a former [Bigg Boss](https://www.edgepedia.org/bigg-boss) contestant.[1](https://indiaglitz.com/cooku-with-comali-season-6-premieres-may-4-new-judges-fresh-faces-and-grand-launch-announced-tamil-news-364388) The season ran 43 episodes between May and September 2025.[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/cook-with-comali) Channel promos branded the season with the hashtag GenGoldVsGenBold.[6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC_d-vY_ogM)
## Finale and results
The grand finale aired on 28 September 2025. The finalists who made it to the ultimate stage were Raju Jeyamohan, Shabana Shajahan, Umair Ibn Lateef, and [Lakshmy Ramakrishnan](https://www.edgepedia.org/lakshmy-ramakrishnan). Raju Jeyamohan was crowned the winner, lifting the trophy; Shabana Shajahan was declared first runner-up, Umair Lateef second runner-up, and Lakshmy Ramakrishnan finished fourth.[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-raju-jeyamohan-lifts-the-trophy-takes-home-cash-prize-of-rs-5-lakh/amp_articleshow/124195783.cms) • [4](https://filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2025/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-name-who-won-cooku-with-comali-6-raju-jeyamohan-wins-prize-money-481949.html) Raju's comali partner Ramar received Rs 100,000 (Rs 1 lakh).[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-raju-jeyamohan-lifts-the-trophy-takes-home-cash-prize-of-rs-5-lakh/amp_articleshow/124195783.cms)
The finale was judged by Chef Damu, Chef Koushik Shankar, Chef Deena, and Chef Madhampatti Rangaraj, along with a jury panel, who praised Raju for his perseverance and creativity.[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-raju-jeyamohan-lifts-the-trophy-takes-home-cash-prize-of-rs-5-lakh/amp_articleshow/124195783.cms)
The two principal reports disagree on the winner's cash prize. The Times of India reported Rs 500,000 (Rs 5 lakh),[2](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-raju-jeyamohan-lifts-the-trophy-takes-home-cash-prize-of-rs-5-lakh/amp_articleshow/124195783.cms) while Filmibeat reported Rs 1.5 million (Rs 15 lakh).[4](https://filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2025/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-name-who-won-cooku-with-comali-6-raju-jeyamohan-wins-prize-money-481949.html)
## Viewership
Filmibeat reported that the season continued to be the number one Tamil non-fiction show across general entertainment channels, outperforming rival channels' reality shows.[4](https://filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2025/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-name-who-won-cooku-with-comali-6-raju-jeyamohan-wins-prize-money-481949.html) The show streams in India on JioHotstar, formerly Disney+ Hotstar, and on VI movies and tv.[7](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/cooku-with-comali)
## Context in the series
Season 6 was the sixth edition of a franchise that premiered on Star Vijay and Disney+ Hotstar on 16 November 2019.[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/cook-with-comali) Earlier seasons ran as follows: season 1 (November 2019 to February 2020, 27 episodes), season 2 (November 2020 to August 2021, 42 episodes), season 3 (January to July 2022, 54 episodes), season 4 (January to July 2023, 53 episodes), and season 5 (April to September 2024, 46 episodes).[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/cook-with-comali) Production of the franchise moved to Box Office Studio from season 5 onward.[8](https://indiatalky.com/cooku-with-comali-winners-list/) A seventh season followed in 2026.[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/cook-with-comali)
## References
1. [Cooku with Comali Season 6 Premieres May 4: New Judges, Fresh Faces, and Grand Launch Announced!, IndiaGlitz](https://indiaglitz.com/cooku-with-comali-season-6-premieres-may-4-new-judges-fresh-faces-and-grand-launch-announced-tamil-news-364388)
2. [Cooku With Comali Season 6 Winner: Raju Jeyamohan lifts the trophy; takes home cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-raju-jeyamohan-lifts-the-trophy-takes-home-cash-prize-of-rs-5-lakh/amp_articleshow/124195783.cms)
3. [Cooku with Comali (குக்கு வித் கோமாளி), TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/series/cook-with-comali)
4. [Cooku with Comali 6 Winner Name: Who Won Show? Winner Prize Money, Filmibeat](https://filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2025/cooku-with-comali-season-6-winner-name-who-won-cooku-with-comali-6-raju-jeyamohan-wins-prize-money-481949.html)
5. [Cooku With Comali Season 7: When Will The Popular Cooking Reality Show Return To Television?, Filmibeat](https://filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2026/cooku-with-comali-season-7-when-will-the-popular-cooking-reality-show-return-to-television-500971.html)
6. [Cooku with Comali 6 Launching on 4th May 2025, Promo 1, Vijay Television, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC_d-vY_ogM)
7. [Cooku with Comali streaming info, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/cooku-with-comali)
8. [Cooku with Comali Winners List of All Seasons [1 to 6], India Talky](https://indiatalky.com/cooku-with-comali-winners-list/)
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