{
  "id": 16443142,
  "title": "Tamil Nadu's favourite Chef Damu passes away at 72; here's all you need to know about ‘Cooku with Comali’ judge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/tamil-nadus-favourite-chef-damu-passes-away-at-72-heres-all-you-need",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-25T06:13:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/tamil-nadus-favourite-chef-damu-passes-away-at-72-heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-cooku-with-comali-judge-11792907925094.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Padma Shri awardee Chef Damodharan, popularly known as Chef Damu, passed away on Sunday at the age of 72 after a period of ill health. He was widely recognised for his culinary work and his role as a judge on the Tamil television show Cooku with Comali.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}