In the year 1963, Ambika Appalam Depot had registered as a proprietory commercial establishment. Other food products like snacks, instant food powders, vadaams, vathals etc were also sold in addition to appalam business in Mylapore picked up at faster rate due to the quality of products. Ambika Appalam Depot attracted so many customers because of the delicious south Indian food products.

As the business gained momentum, customers from various places of Madras city started plowing to buy the appalams from Mylapore. The business picked up steadily and the brand name "AMBIKA APPALAM" became familiar among the citizens of Madras city, this was how appalam was established in Madras as a reputed appalam manufacturer. Until this period the appalams were being sold only in retail, but very soon the business transformed to be wholesale due to the active participation of the youngsters and the penetration of business into the neighboring cities.

Simultaneously, our other products, which are sold in our outlets also gained momentum and the business expanded and a partnership came into existence and the partners being Mr.K.A.Velayudham himself and his sons Mr.K.V.Sukumar and Mr.K.A.Vijayaraghavan. This day Ambika appalam in marketing its products in India on a nation-wide well organized distribution system.

We are proud to say that we are the only firm manufacturing appalams and other related South Indian food products hygienically using high-level technology. We occupy major market place in the field of appalams manufacturing and supplying in a systematic manner through nationwide marketing using the expertise. We are the largest producer of appalam from the raw material of urad dhal in India since 1920 traditionally.

There are three varieties (viz) appalams,pappadam and pappad. Appalam that is familiar in Tamilnadu as a specialty to expand nearly double the size during frying. Pappadam that is familiar in kerala as its specialty to dilate during frying. Pappad that is familiar in North India as its specialty to double during frying. We manufacture all these varieties in different flavors. We supply appalams in a first rate quality and the same wholeheartedly approved by the customers from 1920 to 2001.

From the year 1990 onwards, the company started to export its products to overseas also. We are well known as" AMBIKA APPALAM DEPOT" and the name is being echoed throughout the world.

So taste our products and feel free to pass your comments and suggestions so that we can improve our products to serve you better.