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Sholavaram Cholavaram | |
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  Sholavaram  Sholavaram | |
| Coordinates:13°14′07″N80°09′49″E / 13.23528°N 80.16361°E /13.23528; 80.16361 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvallur |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
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| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600 067 |
| Telephone code | 044 |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tiruvallur |
| Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency | Madavaram |
Cholavaram, also spelledSholavaram, is a suburb 24 km (15 mi) north ofChennai,Tamil Nadu,India. It is popular as Sholavaram and is also known for theCholavaram lake. Adjoining the lake, there was a defunct Air Force Airfield which was used as amotor racing track. It was an air strip used duringWorld War II; After theMadras Motor Sports Club was formed in mid-50s, it selected Sholavaram[1] to conduct its racing events. Since then racing events took place every year[2] and continued till late 1980s until the Madras Motor Sports Club built a new track atIrungattukottai,Sriperumbudur,Chennai.
The Malayalam actorJayan was killed in a helicopter accident here during the shooting of his filmKolilakkam on 16 November 1980.
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