Sholavaram

Sholavaram
Cholavaram
Suburb
Sholavaram Lake
Sholavaram Lake
Sholavaram is located in Chennai
Sholavaram
Sholavaram
Sholavaram is located in Tamil Nadu
Sholavaram
Sholavaram
Coordinates: 13°14′07″N 80°09′49″E / 13.23528°N 80.16361°E / 13.23528; 80.16361
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTiruvallur
MetroChennai
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600 067
Telephone code044
Planning agencyCMDA
Lok Sabha constituencyTiruvallur
Tamil Nadu Assembly constituencyMadavaram

Cholavaram, also spelled Sholavaram, is a suburb 24 km (15 mi) north of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is popular as Sholavaram and is also known for the Cholavaram lake. Adjoining the lake, there was a defunct Air Force Airfield which was used as a motor racing track. It was an air strip used during World War II; After the Madras 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 at Irungattukottai, Sriperumbudur, Chennai.

The Malayalam actor Jayan was killed in a helicopter accident here during the shooting of his film Kolilakkam on 16 November 1980.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Madras Musings - We care for Madras that is Chennai". madrasmusings.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ Takle, Abhishek. "Why did 70,000 fans flock to a town in Tamil Nadu to watch Indians motor-racing in the early 1970s?". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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