Saravanaa Bhavan
[1] The chain serves South Indian cuisine and operates 33 locations in India (24 in Chennai) and 92+ across 28 countries in North America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Oceania.While visiting Singapore in 1992, Rajagopal observed the functioning of multinational fast food restaurants like McDonald's.In 2000, Saravanaa Bhavan opened its first branch outside India, in Dubai, a city with a large number of Indian expatriates.[7] To save on labor costs, Saravanaa Bhavan sends workers from India to work in their foreign branches.[8] In 2004, founder P. Rajagopal was found guilty of the murder of Prince Santhakumar, the husband of a woman who had rejected his marriage proposal.