Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurant
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| Company type | Chain of Restaurant |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Genre | South Indian Multi Cuisine |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founder | Nagasamy Naidu |
| Headquarters | India, Chennai , India |
Number of locations | 42(in India),5(outside India) |
Area served | Chennai, Dindigul, Palani, Madurai, Karur, Coimbatore, Bathlagundu, Oddanchatram, Karur, Kanchipuram, Ambur, Namakkal, Theni, Pondicherry, Dharapuram, Dubai, Paris, Malaysia, Singapore & USA. |
| Services | Fine Dining, Take Away, Home Delivery and Outdoor Catering. |
| Website | www.thalappakatti.com |
Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurant (also known as Thalappakatti Biriyani)[1] is a restaurant chain that operates primarily in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The first outlet was opened in 1957 at Dindigul. Since then, it operates over 46 restaurants in Dindigul, Palani, Dharapuram, Chennai, Madurai, Bathlagundu, Coimbatore, Karur, Oddanchatram, Kanchipuram, Ambur, Namakkal, Nagercoil, Theni, Pondicherry, U.A.E, France, Malaysia, United States.[2] The Thalappakatti restaurants focus on biriyani.[3]
History
The founder, Nagasamy Naidu, started Thalappakatti restaurant by the name of Anandha Vilas Biriyani Hotel in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. In 2013 the chain won a trademark lawsuit about the use of the word "thalappakatti" (meaning "turban" in Tamil).[4][5]
Locations
Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurant has 24 restaurants in Chennai, more than a dozen others elsewhere in India, and one each in France, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, and the United States.[6]
References
- ^ Soma, Basu (3 August 2013). "In search of Dindigul Biryani". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ Muthalaly, Shonali (29 August 2017). "California Dreamin': when Dindigul Thalappakatti went to America". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Muthalaly, Shonali (11 April 2013). "Turban Tales: Dindigul Thalapakatti's recipe to success". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ R. Sivaraman (6 April 2013). "Dindigul 'Thalappakatti' biriyani wins trademark row". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Sanjay Vijayakumar (8 April 2013). "Use of 'Thalappakatti' in Tamil Nadu restaurant names leads to trademark wars - timesofindia-economictimes". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Outlets". Thalappakatti.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.