Tharamani
Neighbourhood
TIDEL Park
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Coordinates: 12°59′11″N 80°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.chennai.tn.nic.in

Tharamani is an area in the south Indian city of Chennai. 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 of Adyar and Besant Nagar in South Chennai. It is an Estate with Express IT Companies, making it a massive located neighbourhood in the IT Expressway.^[1]

The temple of Madhya Kailash, at the junction of the Old Mahabalipuram Road and Sardar Patel Road, marks the beginning of Tharamani. Tharamani adjoins Adyar, Besant Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, Velachery and Perungudi. The arterial road, often described as an IT corridor, is Rajiv Gandhi Salai, formerly known as Old 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 in Saidapet to Tambaram via Medavakkam. 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:

• American International School–Chennai
• Adyar Film Institute
• Asian College of Journalism
• Central Polytechnic Chennai
• Central Leather Research Institute
• Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute
• University of Madras
• Institute of Mathematical Sciences
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
• Institute of Textile Technology, Madras
• Institute of Printing Technology, Madras
• Institute of Chemical Technology, Madras
• Institute of Polymer Technology, Madras
• Institute of Leather Technology, Madras
• MS Swaminathan Research Foundation
• National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
• National Institute of Fashion Technology
• National Institute of Technical Teachers' Training and Research, Chennai
• Tidel Park
• Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER)—Chennai
• The School of Excellence in Law, The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai
• IIT Research Park
• TICEL biopark

Japanese School Educational Trust of Chennai (チェンナイ補習授業校 Chennai Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a weekend 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 two MRTS in the area, Thiruvanmiyur and Taramani.

The MGR Film City was constructed in Tharamani in 1996. The Film City was a major project of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. 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.

• GeoHack - Tharamani

v t e Areas of Chennai
North	Aaladu Aamullaivoyal Aathur Agaram Alamathi Alinjivakkam Alinjivakkam Amoor Andarkuppam Angadu Annadanakkakavakkam Annamalaicheri Anuppampattu Arambakkam Arani Arasur Arikkambattu Ariyalur Ariyanvoyal Arumandhai Assisi Nagar Athipattu Athipattu Pudunagar Athivakkam Attanthangal Avurikollaimedu Ayanavaram Bandikavanoor Baljipalayam Budhoor Basin Bridge Chinnakavanam Chinnambedu Chinnamullaivoyal Chinnasekkadu Chinnathoppu Chettimedu Devadanam Devampattu Dhargaas Echankuzhi Edapalayam Edayanchavadi Ennore Elandhanoor Elandhanjery Elavur Eliambedu Ellapuram Ernavoor Erukkancherry Girudalapuram Gnayiru Gounderpalayam Grant Lyon Gummidipoondi Guruvoyal Jaganathapuram Janapanchatram Jawahar Nagar Kaaladipettai Kadapakkam Kakapallam Kakkathoppu Kalakkral Kalpalayam Kamarajapuram Kammarpalayam Kandigai Kannadapalayam Kannampalayam Kannankottai Kannapuram Kanniammanpettai Kanniampalayam Kannigaipair Karanodai Karungali Kasimedu Kathirvedu Kathivakkam Kattavoor Kattupalli Kattur Kavangarai Kavaraipettai KK Thazhai Kaviyarasu Kannadhasan Nagar Kodipallam Kodungaiyur Kokkumedu Kalanji Kolathur Kollatti Kolur Kondakkarai Kondithoppu Korukkupet Kosappur Kottaikarai Kumaran Nagar Kummanur Kuruvimedu Lakshmipuram Lighthousekuppam Madhavaram Madhavaram Milk Colony Madaharpakkam Madiyur Mafuskhanpettai Mahakavi Bharathi Nagar Manali Manali Pudhunagar Manjambakkam Manjankaranai Manellore Marambedu Mathur Melsinglimedu Melur Medhur Mettu Surapedu Mettu Thandalam Mettur Minjur Moolachatiram Moolakadai Muthialpet Nallur Nandiambakkam Naravarikuppam Nerkundram Orakadu Padianallur Palavoyal Palla Surapedu Pammadukulam Panchetti Pannivakkam Pasiyavaram Pasuvanpalayam Pattamandiri Payasambakkam Pazhaverkadu Pazhayanaappaalayam Pazhaya Erumaivettipalayam Payasambakkam Pennalurpet Perambur Peravallur Periapalayam Periyamullavoyal Periyar Nagar Periyasekkadu Periyathoppu Perungavoor Peruvoyal Pondavakkam Ponneri Ponniammanmedu Poochiathipattu Poorivakkam Poovalambedu Pothur Pudhukuppam Pudhu Erumaivettipalayam Pudhunaappaalayam Pudhuvannarapettai Pudhupakkam Puduvoyal Pulli Lyon Puthagaram Puzhal Puzhudhivakkam Rajakadai Rettambedu Retteri Royapuram Sadayankuppam Sathangadu Seemapuram Sekkanjeri Selavayal Sendrambakkam Sembulivaram Sembium Sembiyamanali Sengundram Senganimedu Sholavaram Sirugavoor Sirupazhaverkadu Siruvapuri Siruniam Sothupakkam Sothuperumbedu Sowcarpet Sozhipalayam Subbareddipalayam Surapattu Surapattu Thadaperumbakkam Thandalkazhani Thandavarayanpalayam Thangalperumbulam Thatchoor Thathamanji Theerthakiriyampattu Theeyampakkam Thervoy Kandigai Thirukkandalam Thirunilai Thirupair Thirupalaivanam Thiruvellavoyal Thiru. Vi. Ka Nagar Tiruvottiyur Tollgate Tondiarpet Upparapalayam Uthukottai Vadakarai Vadakkunallur Vadamadurai Vadaperumbakkam Vaikkadu Vairavankuppam Vallalar Nagar Vallur Vaniyanchatram Vannipakkam Vazhuthalambedu Vazhuthigaimedu Vellivoyal Vellivoyalchavadi Vengal Verkadu Vichoor Vijayanallur Vilakkupattu Vilangadupakkam Villivakkam Vinayagapuram VOC Nagar Voyalur Vyasarpadi Washermanpet Wimco Nagar
West	Adayalampattu Alwarthirunagar Ambattur Aminjikarai Athipattu Andankuppam Anna Nagar Anna Nagar West Annanur Arakkambakkam Aranvoyal Ashok Nagar Arakkonam Arumbakkam Avadi Ayanambakkam Ayapakkam Ayathur Beemanthangal Chembarambakkam Choolaimedu Egattur Gerugambakkam Govardhanagiri ICF Colony Ikkadu Ikkadu Kandigai Irungattukottai Iyyapanthangal K. K. Nagar Kadambathur Kadavur Kakkalur Kakkalur Industrial Estate Kallikuppam Karalapakkam Karambakkam Karayanchavadi Karukku Kattupakkam Kilkondaiyur Koduvalli Koladi Kolapakkam Konnur Korattur Kovur Koyambedu Kumananchavadi Kundrathur Kuthambakkam Maduravoyal Malayambakkam Manapakkam Manavala Nagar Melkondaiyur Menambedu Mettu Kandigai MGR Nagar Mogappair Morai Moulivakkam Mugalivakkam Muthapudupet Nandambakkam Nandambakkam Narasingapuram Nazarathpettai Nemam Nemilichery Nesapakkam Nerkundram Nolambur Noombal Oragadam Padi Pakkam Pallipattu Pandeswaram Pandur Paraniputhur Parivakkam Paruthipattu Pattabiram Pattaravakkam Perambakkam Periyapanicheri Perumalpattu Poonamallee Poondi Poonthandalam Porur Pudhur Putlur Ramapuram Ramavaram Sekkadu Seneerkuppam Sevvapet Shenoy Nagar Sorancheri Sriperumbudur Sunguvarchatram Surapet Tamaraipakkam Thandalam Thandurai Thathankuppam Thirumangalam Thirumazhisai Thirumullaivoyal Thiruninravur Tiruvallur Tiruverkadu Valasaravakkam Vanagaram Veerapuram Vellanur Vellavedu Velappanchavadi Vengathur Venkatapuram Veppampattu Vilinjiyambakkam Virugambakkam
Central	Alandur Alwarpet Broadway Burma Bazaar Chennai Central Chepauk Chetput Chintadripet Choolai Egmore Foreshore Estate George Town Gopalapuram Greenways Road Kilpauk Kodambakkam Kosapet Kothawal Chavadi Kotturpuram Mandavelli Mannadi Mambalam Moolakothalam MRC Nagar Mylapore Nandanam Nochikuppam Nungambakkam Otteri Panagal Park Park Town Parry's Corner Pattalam Periamet Pondy Bazaar Pudupet Pulianthope Purasawalkam Quibble Island R A Puram Royapettah Saidapet Saligramam Santhome T Nagar Teynampet The Island Triplicane Trustpuram Vadapalani Vepery West Mambalam
South	Adambakkam Adyar Agaramthen Alandur Anakaputhur Besant Nagar Chitlapakkam Chromepet Chengalpattu Egattur Ekkaduthangal Erumaiyur Gowrivakkam Guduvancheri Guindy Guindy TVK Estate Devaneri Hasthinapuram Illalur Injambakkam Irumbuliyur Jafferkhanpet Jaladampet Kanathur Kandanchavadi Kandigai Kannivakkam Karanai Karapakkam Karumbakkam Kattankulathur Kazhipattur Kizhkalvoy Keelkattalai Kelambakkam Kottivakkam Kovalam Kovilambakkam Kovilanchery Madambakkam Madhuvankarai Madambakkam Madipakkam Mamallapuram Mambakkam Manimangalam Mannivakkam Maraimalai Nagar Medavakkam Meenambakkam Melkalvoy MEPZ Mettukuppam Mudichur Muttukadu Nandivaram Nanganallur Nanmangalam Navalur Neelankarai Nellikuppam Noothancheri Okkiyam Okkiyampet Oragadam Ottiambakkam Padappai Palavakkam Palavanthangal Pallavaram Pallikaranai Pammal Panaiyur Paranur Pattipulam Payanur Pazhanthandalam Peerkankaranai Perumbakkam Perumathunallur Perungalathur Perungudi Perunthandalam Ponmar Polichalur Potheri Pudupakkam Puzhuthivakkam Rajakilpakkam Rathinamangalam Selaiyur Sembakkam Semmencherry Sholinganallur Singaperumalkoil Siruseri Sithalapakkam Somangalam St. Thomas Mount Tambaram Tambaram Sanatorium Thaiyur Tharamani Tharapakkam Thirumudivakkam Thiruneermalai Thiruporur Thiruvanmiyur Thiruvidandhai Thuraipakkam Tirusulam Ullagaram Urapakkam Uthandi Vadanemili Vandalur Vanuvampet Velachery Vengaivasal Vettuvankeni
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v t e Chennai district
City	Chennai
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Tondai Nadu
Revenue divisions	Ambattur Guindy Tondiarpet
Taluks	Alandur Ambattur Aminjikarai Ayanavaram Egmore Guindy Madhavaram Maduravoyal Mambalam Mylapore Perambur Purasaiwalkam Sholinganallur Tondiarpet Tiruvottiyur Velachery
Governing body	Greater Chennai Corporation
History	Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Pandyan dynasty Vijayanagar Empire Carnatic Kingdom
Places of interest	Anjaneya Temple Anna Nagar Tower Park Armenian Church Guindy Snake Park Chetput Aeri Park Dr. Annie Besant Park Edward Elliot's Beach Ennore Beach Gandhi Mandapam V.G.P Golden Beach Government Museum Guindy National Park ISKCON Temple Kalikambal Temple Kalyana Varadharaja Perumal Temple (Thiruvottiyur) Kapaleeshwarar Temple Madhavaram Botanical Garden Marina Beach Marundeeswarar Temple Mathur MMDA Park May Day Park Nageshwara Rao Park Natesan Park Nehru Park Panagal Park Parthasarathy Temple People's Park Perambur Flyover Park Periamet Mosque Ravishwarar Temple San Thome Basilica Secretariat Park Semmozhi Poonga St. George's Cathedral St. Thomas Mount Thiru Vi Ka Park Tholkappia Poonga Thousand Lights Mosque Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvottiyur Tiruvottiyur Beach Triplicane Big Mosque Vadapalani Andavar Temple Valluvar Kottam Vivekanandar Illam
Universities	Anna University Sri Ramachandra University Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University Tamil Nadu Open University Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University University of Madras