MasterChef India – Telugu season 1

Season 1 of the Indian Telugu-language competitive reality TV series MasterChef India – Telugu aired from 27 August 2021 to 27 November 2021 on Gemini TV. Tamannaah Bhatia hosted the first 16 episodes, while Anasuya Bharadwaj took over episodes 17–24. No host was present for the remaining episodes. Professional chefs Chalapathi Rao, Sanjay Thumma and Mahesh Padala served as the judges. The winner of the competition was K. Krishna Tejasvi, a home baker from Hyderabad, with G. D. Anusha as the runner-up.

Format
Out of approximately 5000 applicants, 800 were chosen for virtual auditions. From these, one hundred winners advanced to a live audition at Innovative Film City, Bengaluru. The top 20 home cooks from this round competed in the MasterChef apron challenge, with the winners securing a spot in the Top 14.

Elimination Table

 * (WON) The cook won the individual/pair challenge and was safe for the next challenge(s).
 * (WON) The cook won the team challenge and was safe for the next challenge(s).
 * (IMN) The cook won/used an Immunity Pin in the challenge.
 * (WON) The cook won the individual challenge and was promoted as a finalist.
 * (SAFE) The cook did not participate in the challenge as he/she already advanced to the next round.
 * (TOP) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual/pair challenge but failed.
 * (IN) The cook was not chosen as a top or bottom entry in the individual/pair challenge.
 * (IN) The cook was not chosen as a top or bottom entry in the team challenge.
 * (WAIT) The cook was waiting for the result.
 * (DNP) The cook did not participate in the challenge(s) due to the result of the previous challenge or personal problems.
 * (BTM) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the individual challenge and had to compete in the next elimination challenge.
 * (BTM) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the team challenge and had to compete in the next elimination challenge.
 * (PT) The cook competed in the elimination challenge and advanced.
 * (PELM) The cook was eliminated but later given a second chance to participate in an upcoming challenge.
 * (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.

Guest appearances

 * Allu Sirish
 * Chef Rajesh Kadakanthala
 * V. M. L. Karthikeyan