Vada Chennai (transl. North Chennai) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action crime drama film written and directed by Vetrimaaran in his fourth film as a director. It is the first instalment in a planned trilogy. Produced by A. Subaskaran's Lyca Productions and Dhanush's Wunderbar Films with Vetrimaaran's Grass Root Film Company, it stars Dhanush as Anbu, a skilled carrom …

San Thome Church, officially known as St Thomas Cathedral Basilica and National Shrine of Saint Thomas, is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church in India, at the Santhome neighbourhood of Madras (Chennai), in Tamil Nadu.The present structure dates to 1523 AD, when it was rebuilt by the Portuguese, over the tomb of Thomas the Apostle, one of the Twelve commissioned by …

The school system in Chennai consists of an array of structured systems. Children typically start school (junior or lower kindergarten) at the age of three, progressing to senior or upper kindergarten followed by twelve years of study. Class 10 and class 12 involve taking public examinations conducted by various accreditation boards.

Mamallapuram, also known as Mahabalipuram, is a town in Chengalpattu district in the southeastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, best known for the UNESCO World Heritage Site of 7th- and 8th-century Hindu Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram.It is one of the famous tourist sites in India. The ancient name of the place is Thirukadalmallai. Mamallapuram was one of two …

The Government College of Fine Arts (initially known as the Madras School of Art) in Chennai is the oldest art institution in India.The institution was established in 1850 by surgeon Alexander Hunter as a private art school. In 1852, after being taken over by the government, it was renamed as the Government School of Industrial Arts. In 1962, it was renamed as the Government …

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.They play in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008, the team plays its home matches at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The team is owned by Chennai Super Kings Cricket Ltd and India Cements is the major stakeholder. The team served a two-year …

The 2015 South India floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in November–December 2015. They affected the Coromandel Coast region of the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. More than 500 people were killed and over 1.8 million (18 lakh) people were displaced. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from …

The Bangalore–Chennai Expressway or National Expressway 7 (NE-7) is an under construction 258 km long, 4-lane wide (expandable to 8) access-controlled expressway between the cities of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka and Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu.It will run from Hosakote in Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority to Sriperumbudur in …

Chennai (Tamil: சென்னை Ceṉṉai [ˈtʃenːɛi]), bis 1996 Madras (Tamil: மெட்ராஸ் Meṭrās [ˈmeɖraːs] oder மதராஸ் Matarās [ˈmad̪əraːs]), ist die Hauptstadt des indischen Bundesstaates Tamil Nadu.Sie liegt an der Ostküste Südindiens am Golf von Bengalen.Nach der Volkszählung 2011 ist Chennai mit 4,6 Millionen Einwohnern die sechstgrößte ...

SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai is one of the schools run by the SBIOA Education Trust of the State Bank of India Officers Association in Anna Nagar Western Extension, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The school educates students from LKG to class XII. It offers education as per the matriculation and Higher Secondary board of ...

George Town is a neighbourhood in Chennai (formerly Madras), Tamil Nadu, India.It is near the Fort Saint George, Chennai.It is also known as Muthialpet and Parry's corner.It is an historical area of Chennai city from where its expansion began in the 1640s. It extends from the Bay of Bengal in the east to Park town on the west. The Fort St. George is on the south, to …

Madras (/ m a. d ʁ a s / ou / m a. d ʁ ɑ s / [a], [2]) ou Chennai [b] (en tamoul : சென்னை, /t͡ɕ e n ː a ɪ̯/ [c] Écouter) est la capitale de l'État du Tamil Nadu dans l'Inde du Sud [4].Madras est la quatrième ville d'Inde par sa superficie. La ville de Madras compte plus de six millions d'habitants et constitue le centre commercial, culturel et économique majeur de l ...

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is a public technical university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.As one of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), it is recognized as an Institute of National Importance and has been consistently rated as one of India's most prestigious universities. Founded in 1959 with technical and financial assistance from the …

Marina Beach, or simply the Marina, is a natural urban beach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, along the Bay of Bengal. The beach runs from near Fort St. George in the north to Foreshore Estate in the south, a distance of 6.0 km (3.7 mi), making it the second longest urban beach in the world, after Cox's Bazar Beach. It is a prominent landmark in Chennai