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| Chef Chidambara | |
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|   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  | 
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| Country | India | 
| Language | Kannada | 
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.
The film is based on a true story from Sri Lanka. [1] Aniruddha Jatkar learned cooking for the film. [2]
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]