Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurant

Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurant
Company type	Private
Industry	Restaurant
Genre	Biryani Focused Casual Dining Restaurant Chain
Founded	1957;67 years ago
Founder	Nagasamy Naidu
Headquarters	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Number of locations	92 (in India), 9 (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	2800+ (2022);
Website	www.thalappakatti.com

Last updated August 30, 2024

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 with over 101 outlets globally with 92 outlets in India, and 9 outlets overseas.^[2] The Thalappakatti restaurants focus on biryani as the core product.^[3]

History

The founder, Nagasamy Naidu, started Dindigul 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 102 restaurants, with 92 outlets in India & 9 overseas outlets in countries like Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, France, Singapore and the United States.^[6]

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References

↑ Soma, Basu (3 August 2013). "In search of Dindigul Biryani". The Hindu . Retrieved 17 May 2015.
↑ Kandavel, Sangeetha (20 October 2019). "Dindigul Thalappakatti raises ₹260 crore from CX Partners". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 3 December 2019.
↑ 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.

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[1] Soma, Basu (3 August 2013). "In search of Dindigul Biryani". The Hindu . Retrieved 17 May 2015.

[2] Kandavel, Sangeetha (20 October 2019). "Dindigul Thalappakatti raises ₹260 crore from CX Partners". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[3] Muthalaly, Shonali (11 April 2013). "Turban Tales: Dindigul Thalapakatti's recipe to success". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 24 November 2017.

[4] R. Sivaraman (6 April 2013). "Dindigul 'Thalappakatti' biriyani wins trademark row". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[5] 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.

[6] "Outlets". Thalappakatti.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

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