French Biriyani 2020

Film · 2020 · Kannada · Comedy

French Biriyani

TezScore60/100 Mixed Early coverage · 1 scored of 2 Indian-media reviews How TezScore works IMDb 5.7/10
116 min 24 Jul 2020
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Synopsis

French Biriyani

Don Charles aka Powder Charles, a crime boss and drug kingpin, is on his deathbed. He receives a call from someone who says- "Solomon is landing with the thing. " After that, Charles summons his good-for-nothing son Mani, to whom Charles strictly instructs- "Tell Suleiman that Solomon will bring the thing in the evening. " To ensure that he doesn't forget, Mani repeats the statement to himself again and again. Then he gets distracted by a tele-marketing call, which leads him to forget what his father told him. He goes back to get the instruction again. But by then, Charles has already passed away. During Charles' mourning, Suleiman, the driver is given instructions. But Mani fails to recall the proper instruction. It leaves Suleiman no choice but to go to the airport and ask everyone if they have the "Samaan" (transl; thing). As he does so, a French man named Simon thinks that Suleiman has mispronounced his name, and goes along with him thinking that Suleiman is his assigned taxi driver. Simon knows very minimal English, which leads to a lot of misunderstandings. Then a protest led by the taxi drivers association interrupts the journey. Suleiman is dragged out of the car by protesters for against the association rules, which leads to Suleiman telling Simon to hand over the suitcase to him and leave. Simon, confused, then grabs the suitcase from him and starts asking for help.

Director
Pannaga Bharana
Release
24 Jul 2020
Run time
116 min
Language
Kannada

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Reviews

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Critics' consensus

Mixed

Across 2 available source-linked Indian-media reviews for French Biriyani, reception is mixed. The scored review is 60/100.

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Best forViewers looking for comedy in Kannada cinema.

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The Indian Express
What makes this film truly cosmopolitan is each character remains culturally distinct and yet coexist. They speak different dialects and yet they understand each other so well. And is there a better way to pay tribute to a city which is as diverse as Bengaluru? But, how does French Biriyani fare in the humour department? Not bad. The first half of the movie is full of improv humour following the terrifying experiences of the French national. And add to that Danish’s flawless Urdu mixed with urban Kannada dialect, you get plenty of funny moments over the course of two hours. If you are a bit familiar with Bengaluru’s street talk, then this mindless comedy gets even more relatable.
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India Today Janani K
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3/5
The film has underlying messages about racism, hypocrisy and how people easily fool a foreigner in India. Yet, they are not in your face. They are subtle and effective. Even the comedy in the film is not about insulting another person. That’s probably the highlight of the film. There is also some interesting wordplay that will make you go wow.
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Technical specs

Release date
24 Jul 2020
Run time
116 min
Language
Kannada
Country
IN
Director
Pannaga Bharana

Trivia

  • The film commenced filming in January 2019 in Bangalore and finished shooting in forty days.
  • TikTok star Disha Madan made her film debut with this film and enacted the role of a news reporter.