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Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurant
Private
Industry Restaurant
Genre Biryani Focused Casual Dining Restaurant Chain
Founded 1957; 68 years ago (1957)
Founder Nagasamy Naidu
Headquarters Chennai,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
Number of locations
90 (in India), 15 (outside India)
Area served
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Sri Lanka, UAE, Malaysia, France, Singapore, United States
Key people
  • Nagasamy Dhanabalan (Executive Chairman)
Services Casual Dining, Take Away, Home Delivery and Outdoor Catering.
Number of employees
  • Steady 2800+ (2022)

Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurant is a famous chain of restaurants. It is also known as Thalappakatti Biriyani. This restaurant chain mainly operates in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

The very first restaurant opened in 1957 in a place called Dindigul. Today, there are more than 105 restaurants around the world. About 90 of these are in India, and 15 are in other countries. Thalappakatti restaurants are well-known for their delicious biryani.

How It Started

The founder of Dindigul Thalappakatti restaurant was Nagasamy Naidu. He started the first restaurant in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. Back then, it was called Anandha Vilas Biriyani Hotel.

In 2013, the restaurant chain won an important legal case. This case was about using the word "thalappakatti." This word means "turban" in the Tamil language. The win meant they could keep using their special name.

Where You Can Find Them

Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurant has many locations. There are 102 restaurants in total. Most of them, 92 outlets, are in India.

You can also find 9 restaurants in other countries. These include Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, France, Singapore, and the United States.

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