Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurant

Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurant
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

  1. Soma, Basu (3 August 2013). "In search of Dindigul Biryani". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. Muthalaly, Shonali (2017-08-29). "California Dreamin': when Dindigul Thalappakatti went to America". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  3. Muthalaly, Shonali (2013-04-11). "Turban Tales: Dindigul Thalapakatti's recipe to success". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  4. R. Sivaraman (2013-04-06). "Dindigul 'Thalappakatti' biriyani wins trademark row". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  5. Sanjay Vijayakumar (2013-04-08). "Use of 'Thalappakatti' in Tamil Nadu restaurant names leads to trademark wars - timesofindia-economictimes". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
  6. "Outlets". Thalappakatti.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.

Coordinates: 10°21′51″N 77°56′20″E / 10.3641416°N 77.9388289°E / 10.3641416; 77.9388289

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