Biriyani (2013) on Netflix
Sugan has a weakness for biryani, and Parasuram is his childhood friend. After a cocktail party hosted by Varadharajan, the pair are blamed for his death and the police give chase.
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Plot summary
Sugan chases women and biryani, and his girlfriend Priyanka, a journalist, argues with him about it. Parasuram, his childhood friend, is usually with him. At a function for a branch opening, Varadharajan, the chief guest, takes a liking to Sugan. CBI officer Riyaz Ahmed is tracking Varadharajan's illegal activities. Varadharajan decides that Sugan should marry his daughter, a plan his son-in-law Vijaykrishna objects to. Varadharajan hosts a cocktail party, the friends drink heavily, and Sugan goes looking for biryani. They come across Maya there. The next day the police search for Varadharajan, and the two find his body in their car trunk.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Biriyani (2013)
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- For the lead female role, the team considered Parineeti Chopra and Ileana D'Cruz before casting Richa Gangopadhyay, who left by mid-October 2012 over "changes in the role and script"; Venkat Prabhu then sought Nayantara and Hansika Motwani was finalised as the leading lady.
- Suriya chose to work with director Hari on the sequel to his Singam after finishing Maattrraan, prompting Venkat Prabhu to make another film for Studio Green instead, starring Suriya's brother Karthi in the lead.
- A planned 14-day schedule in Hyderabad ended after three days when the stunt union of Andhra Pradesh opposed the unit; the crew had paid ₹ 40 lakh in advance to shoot a fight sequence on a train.
- Biriyani's audio tracks were leaked online on 16 August, causing an uproar; the leak cancelled the planned audio launch, and the album was released directly to stores on 21 August 2013, though a launch eventually happened at an undisclosed FM station.
- A hotel set worth ₹ 1 crore was erected in Chennai for the film's action scenes and songs, and a fight involving Karthi, Nitin Sathya, Murugadas and Panchu Subbu was shot using motion capture technology and a multiple camera setup in Puducherry.
- Venkat Prabhu was keen on casting Diana Penty for the role that went to Mandy Takhar, whom he zeroed in on after seeing her photos from her Hindi film Bumboo; Takhar put on weight for the role and did a pole dance in the song "Mississippi".
