Kodambakkam

Coordinates: 13°03′13″N 80°13′32″E / 13.0535°N 80.2255°E / 13.0535; 80.2255
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Kodambakkam
Legislative Assembly constituency
Theagarayanagar (T Nagar)
Planning agencyCMDA
Civic agencyGreater Chennai Corporation
Websitewww.chennai.tn.nic.in

Kodambakkam (also known as K-Town

Kollywood.[2]

Location

Kodambakkam is situated at 13.0481 N latitude and 80.2214 E longitude. It is one of the westerly located neighbourhoods of Chennai city. It is bounded by the neighbourhoods of

West Mambalam and T. Nagar to the south, Vadapalani to the west, Choolaimedu to the north and K. K. Nagar and Ashok Nagar
to the south-west.

Kodambakkam is located at a distance of 8 kilometres from

Fort St. George
.

Etymology

It is believed that the name "Kodambakkam" itself might have been derived from the

Soundarya Lahari according to Sudha Seshayyan. "Kodu-am-bakkam" Kodu means hill, am – denotes arrow. The place is associated with lord Shiva using the meru mountain as bow for destroying Tripura.[citation needed
]

History

The neighbourhood of Kodambakkam has a history going back to about 2,000 years. During the period of the

Later Cholas
, the western part of Kodambakkam formed a portion of the historically important temple town of Vadapalani. One of the oldest temples in Kodambakkam is the Bharthukesavar temple which is over 500 years old.

Present-day Kodambakkam originated in the 17th and 18th centuries CE, when it supposedly served as source for the

Nawab of the Carnatic
.

Under the British, Kodambakkam was administered as a

imposition of Hindi in the Madras Presidency on 3 June 1938.[5]

The first movie studio was established by

Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar in 1948. Since then, a number of other movie studios have been established, notable among them being L. V. Prasad
Studios and Vijaya Vauhini studios. Liberty theater which was the oldest movie theater in Chennai was based here too, it was the place to be seen in the 1950s for movie premieres. However, the theater been demolished in the year 2010 and been replaced by a hotel and condos.

Infrastructure

Kodambakkam Railway Station

The neighbourhood got one of the city's first flyovers in 1967.[6] It is 623 m long and 12.8 m wide and connects the localities of K. K. Nagar, Vadapalani, and Ashok Nagar. The district is also home to the Meenakshi Sundararajan Engineering College, which is affiliated to Anna University.

Religion

There are old temples dedicated to Lord Shiva namely Vengeeswarar Temple and Bharadvajeswarar (Valeswarar) Temple belonging to 13th Century built during Chola Period. One of the oldest mosque in Chennai named Puliyur Juma Masjid is situated here.

Film industry

Kodambakkam is the centre of the

Avichi Meiyappa Chettiar
was the first movie studio to be established in Vadapalani-Kodambakkam. The Vijaya Vauhini Studios was established a little later followed by Prasad Labs in 1974. Today, many Tamil movie studios are located in and around Kodambakkam.

Residences of many film and television stars are located in and around Kodambakkam due to proximity to the movie studios. A film directors' colony situated in Kodambakkam is the home of many Tamil film directors and producers.

Indian music director A. R. Rahman's house and his AM Studios is located in the same street.

Localities

Some of the important localities of Kodambakkam include:

References

  1. ^ "Corona hits K-Town: Shoots disrupted, releases pushed – Times of India". The Times of India. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. OCLC 1134074309
    .
  3. ^ Manichandar, Athirupa (26 August 2012). "K for Kodambakkam: A stitch through time". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Kodambakkam Locality overview". PropertyPistol – Blog. 30 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ^ "A Chronology of Anti-Hindi Agitations in Tamil Nadu, India". Tamil Tribune. Archived from the original on 30 July 2010.
  6. ^ Hemalatha, Karthikeyan (5 July 2013). "OMR, Alandur: Alandur is worst yet has brightest future". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

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