Biriyani is a 2013 Indian Tamil black comedy thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. Produced by Studio Green, it features Karthi and Hansika Motwani in the lead roles alongside Ramki, Premgi Amaren, Nithin Sathya, Madhumitha and Mandy Takhar. 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. The film was released on 20th December 2013. Upon release, Biriyani received positive reviews from critics