On World Food Day, we give you 15 sequences, written around food, that have tickled our funny bones over the years.

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World Food Day: 15 howlarious, food-related comedies in Tamil Cinema

Team CE

Updated:16th Oct, 2019 at 7:38 PM

The Parotta challenge (VKK): The owner of a hotel, misguided by Soori's physical appearance, invites him for a parotta-eating contest. In an anti-climax, Soori stuns him by going for a second round.

The Soup conundrum (Kanni Rasi): The Ilai saappadu scene involving Prabhu & Goundamani is a riot. Goundar's expression, when he goes 'Unaku Soup Veika Theriyumney enaku ippadaan theriyum,' is gold.

The mystery of the Kaaka Voice (Run): Vivek, lost and hungry in a new city, has no choice but to eat from what’s available which leads to the famous Kaakka Biryani. One for the ages.

The 'information' aficionado: The boys befriend a foodie with a difference - AnnaVeri Kanayan (Senthil) - who lives off free food from temples. 'Information's wealth' became part of the pop-culture.

The Liver-Paper roast connect: Goundar proposes 'The effect of eating paper roast on liver health' to Sathyaraj, only to be ridiculed. The roast which eventually arrives is stuff of nightmares.

The Alert Arumugam twist: Vadivelu is in top form as the thief, who waits for an opportunity to steal from the hotel. And when the opportunity presents itself, he walks away with almost everything.

The Muni feast: Rajkiran gives us all dinner-goals in this hilarious scene, where he devours a whole buffet, in one sitting.

The Idiot's guide to a lavish free lunch: Sathyaraj and Prabhu, as Periya Thambi and Chinna Thambi, bring the ceiling down in this scene, where they get into a make-shift brawl, after a 10-course meal

The 'Vidhiyai Madhiyaal VellaMudiyuma?' challenge: Senthil masterminds a smart escape after eating upto his throat, leaving Goundamani behind, in this super-funny episode.

The 20-mark essay on Uthappam: Vadivelu spends close to 5 minutes in describing the way he wants his ghee uthappam, only to be cut off by the waiter, who screams 'Annanukku oru uthappam parcel!'

The Ramarajan banquet: Goundar looks ahead in horror, as his brother-in-law (Ramarajam) loosens his veshti, to go for the nth course in his dinner, at his sister's house. Howlarious stuff!

The hunt for the Ullaann: Goundamani is in his element in this side-splitting scene from Nadigan, where he demands the most exotic of dishes. 'Ullaan tomorrow, Now puliyan biryani!' became an anthem.

Napoleon's a week's food in one sitting challenge: Vivek is flabbergasted as Napoleon claims that the rice-heap on his leaf is just for the kari kozhambu. What follows is a foodie's wet-dream!

The get-away: Bakkiyaraj takes a stranger (Senthil) to a restaurant, and scoots out after lunch, complete with a pack of cigarettes. The way he deals with the cashier, when he demands money, is epic.

And finally, the emperor's feast: Kalyana Samayal Saadham from Maya Baazar will go into the annals of time as the best ever comical tribute to food. Brilliant stuff by S. V. Ranga Rao.

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