Biriyani (film)

This article is about the 2013 film. For the 2020 film, see Biriyaani.

Biriyani
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVenkat Prabhu
Written byVenkat Prabhu
Produced byK. E. Gnanavel Raja
StarringKarthi
Hansika Motwani
Premji
CinematographySakthi Saravanan
Edited byPraveen K. L.
N. B. Srikanth
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
company
Release date
  • 20 December 2013 (2013-12-20)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Biriyani is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action comedy thriller film directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Studio Green.[1][2][3][4] It stars Karthi and Hansika Motwani alongside an ensemble cast including Premji, Nassar, Ramki, Sampath Raj, Madhumitha, Jayaprakash, Prem, and Mandy Takhar (in her Tamil debut). Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the score and soundtrack of Biriyani, which marks his 100th film, while Sakthi Saravanan and Praveen-Srikanth handled cinematography and editing, respectively.

Filming started in November 2012, lasted for over nine months and took place primarily at Chennai, Hyderabad and Ambur.

Biriyani was released on 20 December 2013 to mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. The film was reported to be inspired by the 2004 American film Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, though Prabhu was lauded for making creative changes to the story.[5] The film became a commercial success and recovered its budget at the box-office.[6]

  1. ^ "December 'Biryani' for Karthi". Deccan Chronicle. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013. It's an action-comedy-thriller. For Karthi, too, it's completely different from his earlier films, and he's done a good job with the comic scenes.
  2. ^ "Biriyani (2013) – Venkat Prabhu". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "Biriyani Directed by Venkat Prabhu". Suleka Movies. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Biriyani Directed by Venkat Prabhu". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Southern cinema's uncredited film adaptations". Business Standard. 12 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Karthi Hits, Flops, Blockbusters : Box Office Analysis". 18 November 2017.