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.

Cast

Aniruddha Jatkar as Chef Chidambara
Rachel David as Anu
Nidhi Subbaiah as Mona
Sharath Lohithaswa as corrupt cop
Shivamani as don
KS Sridhar as Avinash

Production

The film is based on a true story from Sri Lanka. Aniruddha Jatkar learned cooking for the film.

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