Chennai, Oct. 25 -- Celebrity chef K. Damodaran, popularly known as Chef Damu, passed away at the age of 72, leaving behind a legacy of contributions to the culinary arts and television. Widely recognised for bringing cooking to television audiences through popular shows such as 'Cooku with Comali', he became one of the familiar faces of Tamil television.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay condoled his demise in a post on X, remembering the chef for his contribution to the culinary arts and his efforts to make cooking accessible to a wider audience through television programmes.

The post shared by the Office of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu read, "Through his culinary expertise and unique approach, he brought the art of cooking...