Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu has begun shooting for the upcoming culinary reality show ‘Celebrity MasterChef Tamil’, travelling to Chennai to kick off the shoot.
A source close to the development told IANS that Samantha has reached Chennai to begin filming for the much-awaited show. Further details about her role and the format are awaited, while her participation has generated interest among fans eager to see the actress take on a new challenge.
Samantha, who is reportedly in her seventh month of pregnancy, has continued working as she prepares to embrace motherhood.
The actress had earlier expressed her excitement about joining the show, saying food has a special ability to bring people together. She also said she was looking forward to seeing popular faces from the Tamil film industry enter the kitchen and compete.
“I’m incredibly excited to finally share this with everyone. Celebrity MasterChef Tamil is unlike anything I’ve done before, and that’s exactly what made it impossible to say no. Food has a wonderful way of bringing people together, creating memories, and revealing a side of you that the cameras don’t usually get to see,” Samantha had said.
She added that watching Tamil celebrities take on the challenges of the kitchen would be among the highlights of the show.
“What I’m most excited about is watching some of our favourite Tamil celebrities step into the kitchen, take risks, make mistakes, surprise themselves, and compete with a lot more passion than you’d expect! I wish I could tell you who’s cooking, but where’s the fun in that? I can’t wait for everyone to experience what we’re cooking up with Sony Vizha,” she said.
Produced by Banijay Asia, ‘Celebrity MasterChef Tamil’ will be based on the internationally popular MasterChef format, with a distinct Tamil flavour. The show will feature well-known personalities from the Tamil film industry competing against one another in the kitchen.
The culinary reality show is expected to premiere soon on Sony VIZHA and Sony LIV.
Meanwhile, Samantha is preparing for motherhood as she awaits the arrival of her first child with filmmaker husband Raj Nidimoru.
