Chef Chidambara

Chef Chidambara is a 2024 Indian Kannada-language thriller drama film directed by M. Anand Raj and starring Aniruddha Jatkar in the titular role, Rachel David and Nidhi Subbaiah. The film was released to mixed-to-positive reviews.

Chef Chidambara
Theatrical release poster
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
Release date	14 June 2024 (2024-06-14)
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Cast

• Aniruddha Jatkar
• Rachel David
• Nidhi Subbaiah
• Sharath Lohithaswa
• Shivamani
• KS Sridhar

Production

The film is based on a true story from Sri Lanka.^[1] Aniruddha Jatkar learned cooking for the film.^[2]

Reception

A critic from The 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 from Chef Chidambara".^[3] A critic from Deccan 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 from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "You can watch this movie if you like the dark comedy genre".^[5] A critic from Times 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 from The South First wrote that "Chef Chidambara makes for an entertaining one-time watch, with enough comedy and some good performances".^[7]