Tamil Nadu CM Vijay condoles death of Chef Damu
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay condoles death of Chef Damu left Chef Damu. File B. Jothi Ramalingam The Hindu JOTHI RAMALINGAM B CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 10/08/2015: Chef Damu at the food festival at GRT Grand Hotel, T. Nagar in Chennai on August 10, 2015. Photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam Chef Damodaran, a recipient of Padma Shri, set a Guinness World Record in 2010 for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.
CHENNAI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Sunday (October 25, 2026) condoled the death of popular Chef K. Damodaran who was widely known as ‘Chef Damu’. Chef Damu passes away at 72 storyline 1 In a post on X, Mr. Vijay said, through his culinary skills and distinctive approach, Damodaran brought the art of cooking closer to the people through television programmes. In 2010, he set a Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.
He was also honoured with the Padma Shri and his demise is a great loss to the culinary world, Mr. Vijay added.
