Biriyani is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action comedy thriller film directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Studio Green.
The film stars Karthi and Hansika Motwani alongside an ensemble cast including Premji, Nassar, Ramki, Sampath Raj, Madhumitha, Jayaprakash, Prem, and Mandy Takhar. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the score and soundtrack of Biriyani.
Filming took place primarily at Chennai, Hyderabad, and Ambur from November 2012 to August 2013. The movie was released on December 20, 2013, to mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.
The film is reported to be inspired by the 2004 American film Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, with Venkat Prabhu making creative changes to the story. Biriyani became a commercial success and recovered its budget at the box-office.