Padmaraj Ratheesh Interview — Cooking up a new identity
Content creation, however, was never part of the plan until a spontaneous decision to post a video of cooking his all-time favourite dish: biriyani. This was exactly a year back, in March 2025, and since then, he has amassed over a lakh followers. “Maybe it’s because I started auspiciously with biriyani,” he laughs. “That’s my any day, any time dish, both to cook and eat. Tamil Nadu-style biriyani,” he stresses. “Within that, there are many varieties like Thalappakatti, Ambur, Chennai style, but I prefer Ambur for the spiciness.”
