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  Tharamani Tharamani (Chennai) Show map of Chennai Tharamani Tharamani (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu Tharamani Tharamani (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:12°59′11″N80°14′36″E / 12.9863°N 80.2432°E /12.9863; 80.2432[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Government | |
| • Body | Chennai Corporation |
| Elevation | 20.5 m (67.3 ft) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600113 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-07 |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
| Civic agency | Chennai Corporation |
| Website | www |
Tharamani is an area in the south Indian city ofChennai. It is known for the presence of the city's first IT parks and numerous government educational and research institutions. It is located adjacent to the posh residential area ofAdyar andBesant Nagar in South Chennai. It is an Estate with Express IT Companies, making it a massive located neighbourhood in theIT Expressway.[1]
The temple ofMadhya Kailash, at the junction of the Old Mahabalipuram Road and Sardar Patel Road, marks the beginning of Tharamani. Tharamani adjoinsAdyar,Besant Nagar,Thiruvanmiyur,Velachery andPerungudi. The arterial road, often described as an IT corridor, is Rajiv Gandhi Salai, formerly known asOld Mahabalipuram Road. Another important road in the area is the Tharamani Link Road which connects Tharamani with Velachery. It runs from SRP Tools Junction on Rajiv Gandhi Salai to Vijayanagar bus terminus in Velachery, where it merges with Velachery Main Road, which goes from Little Mount Junction inSaidapet toTambaram viaMedavakkam. This is being widened into a six-lane road because of the enormous increase in traffic.[2]
Tharamani is home to several research labs and institutions such as:
Japanese School Educational Trust ofChennai (チェンナイ補習授業校Chennai Hoshū Jugyō Kō), aweekend Japanese school, is at American International School Chennai.[3] It moved to AIS Chennai in 2003.[4]
There is a bus terminus in Tharamani. There are also twoMRTS in the area,Thiruvanmiyur andTaramani.
The MGR Film City was constructed in Tharamani in 1996. The Film City was a major project of Tamil Nadu Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalitha during her first term in office. Recently, there have been news reports that it is being converted into a "Knowledge Park".[5]
There are several temple,mosque and churches in the area.
